Jessica Morriss, Aicp, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Asheville, North Carolina

Oversee all functions of the Transportation Department, including Traffic Engineering, Parking, Transit, and Transportation Planning. Strategic planner for transportation capital projects, transit planning and operations, traffic safety and maintenance, and parking operations for the City of Asheville.Administer over $20 million in annual department operations. Participate in organizational strategic planning, project and program prioritization, and policy development. Lead internal and cross-departmental teams to advance the City of Asheville’s organizational work program and Council goals. Implement transportation department master plans, including the Transit Master Plan, Greenway and Pedestrian Plan, and other multimodal transportation plans. Plan and implement multimodal transportation projects, including bike lanes, greenways, sidewalks, and transit improvements. Oversee the City’s fixed-route and paratransit services and transit operations and capital budget. Secure and manage transit grants to enhance service operations and improve transit facilities.

Missoula, Montana Area

Manage short and long-range transportation planning functions for the Missoula Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), as well as transportation planning and policy development for the City of Missoula. - Coordinate and plan for transportation system projects to support the next 30 years of growth in the Missoula-region totaling more than 500 hundred million dollars of federal, state, and local funds.- Responsible for development and implementation of the MPO’s Long-Range Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Plan, annual Unified Planning Work Program, and other federally required documents and planning processes.- Provide professional support to the Transportation Policy Coordinating Committee, Transportation Technical Advisory Committee; coordinate extensively with the Montana Department of Transportation, Missoula Urban Transportation District (Mountain Line), Missoula County, the City’s Parking Commission, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency, and other departments within the City.- Manage and administer multiple federal transportation grants. - Oversee the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian program and the Missoula In Motion Travel Demand Management program dedicated to reducing single-vehicle occupancy use and vehicle miles travelled in the Missoula-region; work with numerous advocacy organizations to advance multimodal transportation.- Develop and implement effective public outreach and engagement processes, including workshops, surveys, and public meetings. - Oversee numerous consultant and contractor contracts and work products, ensuring successful project completion within required budget and schedule. - Participate in and develop high-level, complex policy related to transportation and growth.

Mammoth Lakes

Provided support to both the Town’s Community Development and Public Works departments to coordinate and manage a range of grant, permit, and capital projects; develop and implement various policies related to transportation and land use; and provide excellent customer service to residents, developers, and Town officials.

Mammoth Lakes

Selected to fill one of only eight available positions in the nation to work as a transportation consultant to the Devils Postpile National Monument. Successfully completed a financial and operational feasibility assessment of the Park’s transit system, in cooperation with the United States Forest Service and US DOT Volpe Center. Feasibility assessment was subsequently presented at the 87th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting in Washington, DC, 2008.

Tampa, Florida

Provided project management and technical oversight for the transportation-related aspects of various large-scale development projects as part of a multidisciplinary consulting firm. - Developed comprehensive transportation mitigation plans in accordance with local concurrency regulations for local and regional development projects, including Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs).- Utilized advanced technical tools in traffic modeling, traffic simulation, level of service analysis, and GIS to prepare traffic impact studies and presentations for clients and local government staff and officials. - Worked extensively with local government staff to identify transportation deficiencies and develop appropriate short and long-term transportation mitigation measures associated with various development projects.

Me, Transportation Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Transportation EngineersMasters thesis topic: "Identification of Preferred Performance Measures.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master Of Public Administration

MPA from the University of Montana

Bs, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Transportation Engineers- president of ITE student chapter as a graduate student - recipient.