Retired from MRED Program. Researching St. Louis and national urban redevelopment history; community service; relaxing.

Founding Director of MRED Program from 2004-2010 and prior Director of MCRP Program from 2001-2005. Teach Market Analysis, Public-Private Partnerships, Mixed-Use Development, Human Settlement/Location Theory, and 12-day S.C. Coastal Field Trip.

Director of MCRP Program from 2001-2005. Taught Planning Process & Administration, Housing and CD, Economic Development, and Land Use Law & Growth Management plus numerous thesis/terminal project committees. Taught Human Settlement (location theory and neighborhood dynamics) in first semester for MCRP, MRED, and MLA programs.

Founding Director of two year interdisciplinary full-time program with classes in MBA/Finance, Construction Science, Law, Architecture, City Planning, and RE Development.

Ph.D.in Social Science--Urban & Regional Planning Minors in Public Administration and Urban GeographyTaught Introduction to Planning and Development, Project Evaluation, Urban Policy Analysis, Housing Programs, Real Estate Development, and Planning Practice primarily at the graduate level.

First development director for six redevelopment agencies' consolidation supervising 40 staff of 75 total including the divisions of real estate, planning, relocation, construction and engineering, public housing modernization, and port development for $500 million projects. Responsible for four boards of commissions. Administered enterprise zone, tax abatement/increment, tax foreclosures, and public/private partnership projects. Focused on shopping center, hotel, convention center, parking… Show more First development director for six redevelopment agencies' consolidation supervising 40 staff of 75 total including the divisions of real estate, planning, relocation, construction and engineering, public housing modernization, and port development for $500 million projects. Responsible for four boards of commissions. Administered enterprise zone, tax abatement/increment, tax foreclosures, and public/private partnership projects. Focused on shopping center, hotel, convention center, parking, and other major planning and development projects. Responsible for tax increment financing and redevelopment legislation including testimony and negotiations with the Mo. State Legislature. Project Manager for city's first TIF project and first public sale of $15 million bonds in Missouri for 50-acre, $53 million power shopping center--then, the largest K Mart center in the nation. Show less

Supervised 30 staff of 60 total in annual expenditure of over $20 million of public funds for housing and other neighborhood projects. Responsible for regulatory activities and monitoring of all block grant funded entities including 32 UDAG projects. Handled development negotiations and staff administration for the creation of over 1,000 for sale and rental housing units. Administered urban homesteading, rental rehab, 312 loans, and other rehabilitation programs. Administered Davis-Bacon and… Show more Supervised 30 staff of 60 total in annual expenditure of over $20 million of public funds for housing and other neighborhood projects. Responsible for regulatory activities and monitoring of all block grant funded entities including 32 UDAG projects. Handled development negotiations and staff administration for the creation of over 1,000 for sale and rental housing units. Administered urban homesteading, rental rehab, 312 loans, and other rehabilitation programs. Administered Davis-Bacon and affirmative action construction and permanent employment programs. Established City Living public relations campaign. Worked with over thirty developers and neighborhood housing groups. Show less

Small development firm renovated and newly built over 1,000 housing units in the St. Louis metro area including variety of federal and state financing programs. Developed successful 36-unit moderate-income for-sale townhouse project with tax abatement and initiated successful 55-unit middle income single family project in city of St. Louis; consulted on three suburban townhouse and single family developments. Interim position while seeking employment with local public agency.

Worked with over 30 communities and developers in preparing market studies, development planning, negotiations, grantsmanship, public presentations, and project coordination for twenty-person consulting firm. Direct responsibility for neighborhood and business area development planning throughout the Midwest in primarily six states. Responsible for over 20 approved competitive applications for community development block grant funds and directly involved in securing 21 UDAG approvals for… Show more Worked with over 30 communities and developers in preparing market studies, development planning, negotiations, grantsmanship, public presentations, and project coordination for twenty-person consulting firm. Direct responsibility for neighborhood and business area development planning throughout the Midwest in primarily six states. Responsible for over 20 approved competitive applications for community development block grant funds and directly involved in securing 21 UDAG approvals for development projects including Walmart, Holiday Inn, J.C. Penney, Sears, John Q. Hammons, Cummins Engine, Caterpillar, Burlington Northern RR, and many small companies. Consulted in many minority neighborhoods and successfully assisted the implementation of the 55-unit Dr. Martin Luther King subdivision in Champaign, IL. and the redevelopment of an abandoned golf course in the African-American community of Kansas City, MO. for over 100 units of single family housing. Assisted Rockhurst College in Kansas City in working with surrounding neighborhood housing corporation. Show less

Worked on national HUD studies for neighborhood preservation, urban renewal, and downtown redevelopment for national consulting firm headed by Dr. Anthony Downs. Encouraged and staffed corporate effort to assist communities in the new federal community development program. Administered initial housing market research efforts for new Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Program with over 10,000 employees--a successfully redeveloped 280-acre area with $500 million of mixed income… Show more Worked on national HUD studies for neighborhood preservation, urban renewal, and downtown redevelopment for national consulting firm headed by Dr. Anthony Downs. Encouraged and staffed corporate effort to assist communities in the new federal community development program. Administered initial housing market research efforts for new Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Program with over 10,000 employees--a successfully redeveloped 280-acre area with $500 million of mixed income housing and development. Prepared market studies, grant applications, and public sector consultations for suburban and redevelopment projects. Selected as on-site coordinator during six-month inventory and analysis phase of a $1 million comprehensive plan and growth management strategy for Oklahoma City by a four-team planning consortium. Show less