Khristopher Taggart Email & Phone Number

Review and develop recommendations on signs, building permits, site plans, architectural drawings, and special usevpermits within the County's Entrance Corridors to ensure consistency with the County's design guidelines and ordinances.Prepare and deliver staff reports and presentations to the public and appointed/elected officials at various public meetings (Architectural Review Board, Community Advisory Committees, Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors).Provide recommendations and guidance on special use permits and rezoning’s impacts on the County’s historic resources.Assist with managing the County's Historic Preservation Committee, including preparing materials and agendas, coordinating demolition documentation, and facilitating monthly public meetings.Provide technical assistance, guidance, and information to the public, applicants, and boards/commissions regarding the County’s design guidelines, Historic Preservation, County regulations, application procedures and processing, and related issues.Serve as a web editor and assist the Planning Department with updating the County’s external website.

Richmond, Virginia

Conducted architectural surveys in Virginia and other states to record new and update previously recorded historic resources.Updated information on previously recorded and created entries for newly recorded historic resources in the Virginia Cultural Resource Information System (VCRIS) and other state databases.Assisted with writing project reports for clients, VDHR, and other State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs).Gathered hardcopy documentation and coordinated delivery to the VDHR and other SHPOs.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Supervised, trained, and assisted an offshore team of six in uploading and processing labor corrections to ensure projects and clients were billed correctly.Tracked and processed employee changes to comply with state and federal regulations.Resolved employee and project issues through detailed research within Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and Oracle modules.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Conducted background research and literature reviews on various community development topics including workforce housing, foreclosures, and community indicators.Researched and composed brief pieces on educational attainment changes, West Virginia loan funds, and community development financial institutions for external publications.Maintained and analyzed large datasets using ArcCatalog and created visuals from datasets for publications using ArcMap.

Richmond, Va

Assisted in planning and researching for museum exhibits including Pearls of Wisdom: Black Families and the Nobility of Everyday Living and Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits.Served as point of contact by greeting and assisting visitors of the museum. Participated in fundraising and organizing for various events.

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Minor in Religious Studies

Master’S Degree, Urban And Regional Planning

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Urban Revitalization