Stephen Bezold, Aicp Email & Phone Number

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Participates in the preparation, updating, and implementation of plans, including those for transportation, housing, community development and overall comprehensive plan• Creates surveys and investigations and prepares reports on planning problems• Creates sketches, maps, graphs and charts for graphic and oral presentations• Assists in analyzing needs for facilities or services and provides pertinent statistical studies to determine needs and impact• Prepares and reports on community characteristics pertaining to particular planning specialty areas• Collects, analyzes and evaluates data related to planning programs• Analyzes data to determine past trends and project future trends• Participates in preparation of planning goals and policies• Coordinates and participates in citizen participation activities, arranges meetings, prepares public notices, reviews permit applications for compliance with zoning and other applicable city ordinance requirements• Prepares grant applications for historic preservation projects.• Provides planning, zoning, and historic preservation information to the public.• Assists in providing staff support to the Planning Board, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Historic District Commission.• Assists in coordinating the City’s work for Redevelopment Ready Communities and Certified Local Government programs.

Jackson, Michigan, United States

• Assist communities in the development of comprehensive and recreationplans; • Administer and analyze community surveys to inform plan development; • Preparation of zoning ordinances and amendments; • Site plan reviews; • Economic development activities; • Presentations at planning commission and local governmentalmeetings; • Assisting with urban and regional transportation planning activities.

Jackson, Michigan, United States

• Assist communities in the development of comprehensive and recreationplans; • Administer and analyze community surveys to inform plan development; • Preparation of zoning ordinances and amendments; • Site plan reviews; • Economic development activities; • Presentations at planning commission and local governmentalmeetings; • Assisting with urban and regional transportation planning activities.

• Develop maps using ArcMap to display data such as future land use zoning, flood zone levels, and economic vitality.• Created ArcGIS Online Storymaps to showcase the locations and details of client affordable housing projects.• Drafted a 60+ page plan document that provided historical, social, and economic context in regards to the subject area and potential benefit of Historic District development.• Designed 3D models of subject and nearby properties to identify distance and perspective issues that might occur during development.

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Develop maps using ArcMap to display data such as future land use zoning, flood zone levels, and economic vitality.• Develop ArcGIS Online Storymaps to showcase the potential benefits of affordable housing.• Draft relevant documents for the placemaking development of historic preservation districts.

• Research on and synthesis of historical on existing multi-modal options national, statewide and in the north Florida region.• Email and phone outreach to help build an expert panel.• Field survey data collection.• Planning for and facilitation of web-based and in-person task force meetings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Attend court hearings and negotiations with prosecutors.• Handle client intake, correspondence, and notification of case outcomes.• Legal research and file management.

Alexandria, Virginia

• Attend court hearings and negotiations with prosecutors.• Handle client intake, correspondence, and notification of case outcomes.• Legal research and file management.

Miami, Florida

• Categorize, inventory & monitor the daily stock of my particular section.• Handle customers and their different requests.• Organize large groups of customers.

Master Of Science In Planning - Msp, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs