Mr. Zucker has 30 years of experience in public and private management and planning. As President of Zucker Systems since 1982, Mr. Zucker has completed numerous management consulting projects throughout the United States and Canada. He has consulted with more than 150 cities and counties in 29 states. His 86 non-government clients have included such diverse groups as private land developers, Holiday Inn, the Minneapolis Public School System, the American Planning Association, the California State Coastal Commission and private developers. His management contracts have included comprehensive management and organizational studies, customer service training, process and systems analysis, work flow analysis, management training, retreat facilitation, conducting focus groups, and fee studies. He has served as personal management advisor to department heads and has managed entire departments on a contract basis. Three of his studies have received national attention including a business climate study of the City of San Jose, an organizational and management review of the San Diego Housing Commission described by the City Manager as the best organizational study ever received by the City, and the ground breaking analysis of the City of Los Angeles Planning Department. Mr. Zucker also developed a unique approach to peer review, which he has conducted for Austin, Texas; Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; Hillsborough City, Florida; and Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to forming Zucker Systems, he was a department head for three major public agencies in Brookline, Massachusetts; Marin City, California; and Tucson, Arizona. He was also an Assistant City Administrative Officer for San Diego City. As President of a private non-profit development company, Mr. Zucker headed a multi-discipline team with a focus on industrial and commercial development for low-income and minority residents. In this capacity, he created and managed five manufacturing plants. He also created a variety of non-profit social service corporations including a health clinic, legal aid office, and credit union. Mr. Zucker served as a visiting lecturer at the Universities of California at Irvine and Berkeley, California State Universities at Fresno and San Diego, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also taught planning commissioner practice and management skills for the American Institute of Certified Planners. He is author of The Management Idea Book, The ABZ's of Planning Management, The ABZ's of Planning Management Second Edition, and What Your Planning Professor Forgot to Tell You. He also has articles published in numerous national publications, and is lecturing throughout the country on management. Mr. Zucker has taught a comprehensive 30-hour management course to over 700 top managers in 15 cities and counties, and has taught management short courses to over 10,000 executives throughout the United States and Canada. Mr. Zucker was educated in architecture at the University of Nebraska where his thesis was chosen for the National Institute of Architectural Education competition. He received a master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Sears Fellow. He has completed postgraduate work in management at the Main Event Management Institute in Houston, Texas, and at the University of Phoenix.

Northeast Community College, 801 East Benjamin Avenue, P.O. Box 469, Norfolk, NE General Counsel & Vice President of Human Resources, June 1, 2006 to present. Engaged in representing the college in all legal matters and responsible for the human resource function for over 270 full-time and 450 part-time employees Stratton, Ptak & Kube, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 200 West Benjamin Avenue, P.O. Box 888, Norfolk, NE Partner/Co-owner, Attorney at Law, January, 1995 to May 31, 2006 Engaged in the general practice of law including representation of the City of Battle Creek and the Village of Meadow Grove, Nebraska, Norfolk Public Schools, and Northeast Community College. Domina & Copple, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 2425 Taylor Avenue, P. O. Box 78, Norfolk, NE Associate, Attorney at Law, March, 1993 to January, 1995 Engaged in the general practice of law. Ptak & Schukei, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 111 South 2nd Street, Norfolk, Ne President/Co-owner, Attorney at Law, June, 1975 to March, 1993 Engaged in the general practice of law during which time was Deputy Madison County Attorney, 1975-76; Norfolk City Attorney, 1981-1993; and involved in the development and implementation of planning and zoning for Madison County and City of Norfolk. Education University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), Lincoln, Ne Juris Doctor (Law Degree), 1975 Hastings College, Hastings, Ne Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, 1972 (cum laude) Organizations and Awards  Member, Madison County, Nebraska and American Bar Associations, member of Law Practice Management Section of the ABA  President, Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association (NPZA) 1998-2008  Twice awarded the “Outstanding Professional Service Award” by the Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association (NPZA) 1989 and 1995  Frequent lecturer and presenter of seminars on all facets of planning and zoning throughout Nebraska 1975 to present  Has worked extensively with various planning consultants in Nebraska and worked with and for over 60 municipalities and counties in Nebraska in the implementation and administration of planning and zoning