Katie Gerbes, Aicp Email & Phone Number

Rockville, Maryland, United States

College Park, MD

Margrave Strategies is an embedded consultancy that provides specific placemaking and economic development strategies at anchor institutions and in the private sector throughout Maryland.* Serve as primary contact and project manager for Margrave's university clients, including the University of Maryland, College Park and Bowie State University. * Provide.

College Park, Maryland, United States

Co-teacher of undergraduate course "Innovation in the Public Sector" cross listed in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Department of Government and Politics. Through lectures, guest speakers and case studies, students gain an understanding of how things actually get done at the local, county and state levels; examine pinch points to.

Hyattsville, MD

• Led Community Sustainability Plan update, including organization of project timeline, deliverables and scheduling; conducting SWOT analyses via 1-on-1 interviews and focus groups; hosting public meetings; and drafting.
• Represent the City’s interests at public meetings, stakeholder groups, Planning Board hearings and County Council hearings;
• Perform development review work for conceptual site plans, preliminary plans of subdivision and detailed site plans and variance requests located within the City in response to referrals from M-NCPPC;
• Assist with the preparation and facilitation of monthly Planning Committee meetings;
• Facilitate the City's Commercial Facade Improvement Program;
• Brief the Mayor and City Council on development projects and other Community and Economic Development activities occurring in the City;

Hyattsville, Maryland

• Lead Community Sustainability Plan update, including organization of project timeline, deliverables and scheduling; conducting SWOT analyses via 1-on-1 interviews and focus groups; hosting public meetings; and drafting.
• Represent the City’s interests at public meetings, stakeholder groups, Planning Board hearings and County Council hearings
• Perform development review work for conceptual site plans, preliminary plans of subdivision and detailed site plans located within the City in response to referrals from M-NCPPC
• Assist with the preparation and facilitation of monthly Planning Committee meetings
• Facilitate the City's Commercial Facade Improvement Program
• Brief the Mayor and City Council on development projects and other Community and Economic Development activities occurring in the City

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

• Community Planning Division
• Assisted in the programming for the Town of Upper Marlboro Facade Improvement Program
• Created conceptual plans for a streetscape improvement program
• Assisted with the research, rewriting, editing and collaboration on the Melwood Industrial Area Study, update to the Prince George’s Planning Department’s Citizen’s Handbook and applications for Enterprise Zone Focus.
• Assisted in the redesign of the Westphalia project website
• Identified and researched homeowner’s and civic associations in the Upper Marlboro and Rosaryville planning areas

College Park, Maryland

• Assistant to Willow Lung-Amam, Ph.D, researching displacements of minority owned businesses in the Washington D.C. metro area as a result of downtown revitalizations and the proposed Purple Line light rail project
• Coordinated and executed interviews with government officials, local organizations and small business owners
• Chronicled the development history of case study areas using primary sources such as newspapers, public hearing testimonies and planning documents
• Researched preventative and protective measures to minimize small business displacements
• Presented research at MM2 | Moving Montgomery Forward conference in May 2014

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted the Senior Outreach Associate and Director of Professional Practice in performing qualitative and quantitative research
• Generated presentations and reports on Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT) technical assistance projects
• Created an organizational program to track project status and deliverable progress for the AICP Exam Prep 3.0 product
• Communicated with communities to get feedback on technical assistance programs
• Assisted in the selection and notification of new communities for partnership initiatives
• Reviewed and managed material for the AICP Exam Prep 3.0 examination preparation software program

Fredericksburg, VA

• General customer service duties, including welcoming guests and assisting with inquiries
• Maintained equipment and facility
• Provided support and education to guests by demonstrating proper usage of machines and equipment

Fredericksburg, Virginia

• Represented the university whilst giving tours and working college fairs
• Acted as a liaison between admissions staff and tour guides for scheduling purposes
• Assisted with planning of large scale admission events

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Identified and contacted potential new donors
• Collaborated in the planning of fundraising events
• Updated databases and records
• Promoted the foundation to local businesses and agencies

Forest Hill, Maryland

• Responsible for the opening and closing of the store
• Prepared product daily
• Basic scheduling and managerial duties, including handling of deliveries and shipments, adjusting schedule due to demand and maintaining an accurate inventory of supplies
• Worked with guests, specifically handling any inquiries or complaints

Master Of Community Planning

Conducted a thesis on how to improve quality of life in a shack settlement. Spent one month in an informal settlement in Cape Town, South.

Ba, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Pi Gamma Mu- Social Sciences Honor Fraternity Alpha Kappa Delta- Sociology Honor FraternityMinor in Urban.

Sociology

Studied abroad for a semester at the University of Westminster in London, England.

Education record