URP Advisory Council
The UF Urban And Regional Planning Department Advisory Council comprises alumni and practitioners dedicated to the advancement of the URP program. The Advisory Council has identified three focus areas to guide work with the Department: Development (Fundraising); Professional Development (including the Future of Planning), and; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Work in each of these areas is progressing through monthly committee meetings and a number of exciting initiatives.
If you are interested in finding out more about the Advisory Council and opportunities for involvement please contact the chair, Jerry Bell, AICP (MAURP ‘92) at Jerry.Bell@miamidade.gov.
Advisory Council Officers
Douglas Kelly, AICP, CSI
Land Development Manager;ETM Inc. Engineers & Planners
Advisory Council Vice Chair
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• 10 years experience in the public sector as a development review manager
• 20+ years experience in the private sector as a land development manager
• Primarily works with national retailers and SFR/MFR developers (Publix, Target, CVS, Kohls, Pulte, Embrey)
• Master Plan Communities
• Site Selection, Site Analysis, Concept Planning and Development Permitting
• Expert Witness for City, County and State Governments and Private Developers
Zachary Shrader, AICP
Project Manager;Federal Railroad Administration
Advisory Council Vice Chair
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• Federal Government Planning
• Intra- and Intergovernmental Planning
• Grantee Coordination
Rich Doty
GIS Coordinator & Research Demographer;University of Florida
Bureau of Economic & Business Research
Advisory Council Secretary
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• GIS consultant / demographer
• Population estimation and forecasting
• Develops the official population estimates for Florida, its counties and cities
• GIS-based, small-area forecasting models (population, water use, environmental)
• Florida’s representative to the Census Bureau’s Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates
Advisory Council Members
Jerry Bell, AICP
Assistant Director of Planning;Miami-Dade County
Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Planning Division
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• Comprehensive Planning
• Current Planning
• Land Use
• Growth Management
• Housing
• Community and Economic Development
• Agricultural Preservation
• Historic Preservation
Nicole Bitzan, AICP
Safety and Research Lead;SRF Consulting Group
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• Local Road Safety Plans
• Safety Analysis
• Research Implementation
• ADA Transition Plans
• Grant Writing
• Community Engagement
• Equity Analysis
Adrienne Burke, AICP, Esq.
Principal;Community Planning Collaborative, LLC
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• Historic Preservation
• Comprehensive Planning
• Land Use Regulations/Zoning
• Resilience Planning
• Local Government Management
• Community Engagement
Lois Bush
Senior Policy Planning Analyst;FDOT District Four,
Office of Planning and Environmental Management
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• Public sector planning at state, regional, and local levels (community, transportation, water resources, etc.)
• Increasing resilience of transportation system and communities – mitigation and adaptation
• Advancing performance management/performance measurement
• Implementing complete streets using context classification, target speeds, and other means
• Skilled at convening parties, building partnerships, promoting multidisciplinary approach, providing technical support, and representing agencies
Maria Cahill, AICP
Planner;Orange County,
Planning Division Community Environmental and Development Services
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Juan Castillo
Planner III;City of Gainesville
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• Land Use and Zoning
• Long Range Planning
• Development Review
• Liaison to the City Plan Board
• Annexation
• Public Involvement
• Environmental planning
• Redevelopment
Alvimarie Corales-Cuadrado
Chief Transportation Planner;City of Sarasota
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• Regional Transportation Planning
• City Transportation Planning
• Long Range Transportation Planning
• Multi Modal Transportation Planning
• Safety Analysis
• Traffic Analysis
• Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Public Involvement
• Grant Writing and Management
Gerry Dedenbach AICP, LEED AP
Vice President Infrastructure Florida;CHW, an NV5 Company
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• Public-private collaboration
• Sustainable community planning
• Economic development, redevelopment, and master planning
• Land use & transportation integration
• GIS & facilitation expertise
• Public engagement leadership
Suzanne Roulston-Doty
GIS Projecct Manager & Research Demographer;University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research
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• GIS consultant / demographer
• Population estimation and forecasting
• Develops the official population estimates for Florida, its counties and cities
• GIS-based, small-area forecasting models (population, water use, environmental)
• Florida reviewer for 2020 Census
Cheri Ehrhardt
Natural Resource Planner;US Fish and Wildlife Service,
US Department of the Interior
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• Federal Government Planning
• National Environmental Policy Act
• Natural and Cultural Resource Management
• Visitor Services Planning
• Landscape Conservation
• Land Acquisition Planning
• Public Engagement
• Coordination with Native American Tribes
• Intra- and Intergovernmental Coordination
Christy Fischer
Director, Planning & Economic Development;City of West Melbourne
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• 10 years experience in the public sector as a development review manager
• 20+ years experience in the private sector as a land development manager
• Primarily works with national retailers and SFR/MFR developers (Publix, Target, CVS, Kohls, Pulte, Embrey)
• Master Plan Communities
• Site Selection, Site Analysis, Concept Planning and Development Permitting
• Expert Witness for City, County and State Governments and Private Developers
Alyssa Henriquez, AICP
Project Manager;Orange County Housing and Community Development Division
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• Growth Management
• International Development
• Comprehensive Planning
• Community Engagement
• Housing
• Project Management
Yingfei Huang
Transportation Analyst;Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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• Local and Regional Transportation Planning
• Traffic Analysis and Forecasting
• Transportation Resilience Assessment
• Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
• Transit Planning and Operations Analyses
• Transportation Modeling
• Transit Asset Management
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Big Data Analytics and Visualization
Scott Koons, AICP
Executive Director;North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
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• Community planning
• Transportation planning
• Economic development planning
• Organization management
George Kramer, AICP, LEED AP
President;Inspire Placemaking Collective, Inc.
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• Strategic Master Planning
• Comprehensive Planning
• Land Use Entitlements
• Redevelopment Planning
• Complete Streets/Multi-Modal Transportation
Ashon Nesbitt
CEO;Florida Housing Coalition
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• Housing program administration
• Housing finance
• Housing development
• Land development regulations for affordable housing
Lian Plass
Senior Manager / Adjunct Lecturer, GIS;Urban Land Institute / Georgetown University
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• Project and grant management
• Public outreach/stakeholder engagement
• GIS and data analysis
• Sustainability and climate change
• Education and knowledge-sharingt
Samuel Veraldi
VP Mobility Sales / Visiting Associate Professor;Flash Parking / Duke University
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• Mobility
• Transporation Planning
• First Mile/Last Mile
• EV Charging
• Budgeting and Financial Planning
• Data Analysis