
URP Advisory Council
The URP Advisory Council is composed of alumni and professional practitioners dedicated to advancing the mission of the program and enhancing student success. In collaboration with the department, the council has identified two primary areas of focus: Fundraising and Professional Development (including consideration of the Future of Planning). Ongoing efforts in these areas are supported through regular committee meetings and the implementation of targeted initiatives.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the Advisory Council and opportunities for involvement please contact council chair Jarrell Smith.
Advisory Council Officers

Douglas Kelly, AICP, CSI
Land Development Manager;ETM Inc. Engineers & Planners
Vice Chair
LinkedIn
Website
• 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
Senior Transportation Planner;CDM Smith
Vice Chair
LinkedIn
Website
• Multi-modal transportation
• Project management
• Freight planning
• Project involvement
• Grantee coordination
• State and Federal-level planning

Alvimarie Corales-Cuadrado
Chief Transportation Planner;City of Sarasota
Secretary
LinkedIn
Website
• 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
Advisory Council Members

Nicole Bitzan, AICP
Safety and Research Lead;SRF Consulting Group
LinkedIn
Website
• Local Road Safety Plans
• Safety Analysis
• Research Implementation
• ADA Transition Plans
• Grant Writing
• Community Engagement
• Equity Analysis

Gerry Dedenbach AICP, LEED AP
Vice President Infrastructure Florida;CHW, an NV5 Company
LinkedIn
Website
• Public-private collaboration
• Sustainable community planning
• Economic development, redevelopment, and master planning
• Land use & transportation integration
• GIS & facilitation expertise
• Public engagement leadership

Cheri Ehrhardt
Natural Resource Planner;US Fish and Wildlife Service,
US Department of the Interior
LinkedIn
Website
• 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
LinkedIn
Website
• 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
LinkedIn
Website
• Growth Management
• International Development
• Comprehensive Planning
• Community Engagement
• Housing
• Project Management

Scott Koons, AICP
Executive Director;North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
LinkedIn
Website
• Community planning
• Transportation planning
• Economic development planning
• Organization management

George Kramer, AICP, LEED AP
President;Inspire Placemaking Collective, Inc.
LinkedIn
Website
• Strategic Master Planning
• Comprehensive Planning
• Land Use Entitlements
• Redevelopment Planning
• Complete Streets/Multi-Modal Transportation

Ashon Nesbitt
CEO;Florida Housing Coalition
LinkedIn
Website
• 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
LinkedIn
Website
• Project and grant management
• Public outreach/stakeholder engagement
• GIS and data analysis
• Sustainability and climate change
• Education and knowledge-sharingt

Suzanne Roulston-Doty
GIS Project Manager & Research Demographer;University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Website
• GIS consultant, demographer