CEO, Principal Planner The Highbridge Group, LLC August 2011– Present (1 year 3 months) The Highbridge Group is a collaborative practice of land use planners, GIS specialists, scientists, community and environmental designers. The firm is dedicated to creating interconnected, vibrant urban places while protecting, and restoring the natural resources upon which they depend. We identify specific strategies to effectively merge ingredients of “community”, in both the built and natural environment, through thoughtful and creative planning and design by emphasizing: - Personalized attention to our clients’ unique circumstances; - The highest quality and presentation of design; and, - Development of clear, effective and pragmatic implementation strategies. Director of Special Programs New Jersey Pinelands Commission 2003– 2010 (7 years) Regional housing needs assessment, community design, environmental planning, regional and sub-regional resource protection planning, open space acquisition, community outreach and public education Project manager for a broad variety of assignments including: community-wide visioning; region-wide transportation planning and corridor impact assessment; regional forestry management and regulation; community wildfire assessment and protection strategy; regional zone capacity/housing demand analysis; environmental resource protection/land use planning Responsible for project facilitation and community outreach; liaison with state, county, municipal and non-profit agencies and committees Recommend David’s work at New Jersey Pinelands Commission Associate, Senior Planner Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart 1999– 2003 (4 years)West Palm Beach, Florida Area Master planning; traditional neighborhood and community development planning; parks, recreation and open space system master plans; downtown redevelopment plans; preparation of land development regulations Project manager for a wide array of assignments ranging from corridor redevelopment and small area plans to community-wide visioning and county-wide recreation and natural system master plans Responsible for all aspects of client satisfaction from proposal response through contract negotiation to successful project completion

Charles Latini, PP, AICP Managing Partner CWL Planning LLC - Planning, Design & Redevelopment Consulting Trenton, New JerseyArchitecture & Planning Current American Planning Association , CWL Planning LLC Previous NJ Transit , Heyer, Gruel & Associates , State of New Jersey Education BS, Environmental Planning and Design at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick CWL Planning, LLC www.cwlplanning.com cwl@cwlplanning.com (212) 203-5137 Our work assists municipalities create healthy, sustainable communities through an integrated and holistic design approach. Through leadership that produces informative open public dialogue, we work toward building understanding of the complexities and consequences of land development decisions. Once a community understands where they want to go, and the steps necessary to get there, CWL works to create a strategic roadmap for implementation. The firm uses its knowledge, expertise, and interest as Urban Planners to facilitate improvement of both the natural and man-made environment toward the building better communities through sustainable economic growth patterns. Specialties - Transit-oriented development - Commercial corridor planning and redevelopment - Public education and consensus building. - Complete Streets & Safe Routes to School - Demographic Analysis - Economic Development Plans - Municipal Master Plans & Reexam. Reports - Neighborhood Revitalization Plans - Open Space, Recreation & Historic Preservation Plans - Sustainable Jersey Assistance

Carlos Rodrigues is a Princeton, NJ based urban designer, planner, and educator. He is Director of Land Use and Regulatory Affairs for the New Jersey Builders Association. He also works with public, private, and non-profit clients on a wide range of planning, sustainability, design, research, and educational initiatives. He has worked in senior management positions in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. He is a charter member of the Congress for a New Urbanism, Past President of APA-NJ, a board member of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History and Downtown New Jersey, and chair of the Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Charter Award from the Congress for a New Urbanism. Carlos received a Masters of City and Regional Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.

Todd Poole is president and founder of 4WARD PLANNING LLC. Todd is currently providing socio-economic, real estate, fiscal and economic impact analyses consulting services to to a variety of public, non-profit and real estate development organizations, nationally. Before establishing 4WARD PLANNING, Todd served as Director of Economic Planning for EDAW’s U.S. operations – one of the largest land-use consulting firms in the world. Todd and his team supported a variety of public and private land-use projects with economic, fiscal and policy analysis. In this capacity, Todd managed or co-managed variety of large land-use planning projects, incuding the multi-billion dollar redevelopment planning effort for Fort Monmouth, Monmouth County, New Jersey and a mixed-use retail development project within the Pocono Mountain Region, Todd has more than 18-years of extensive urban redevelopment, large-scale land re-use, community development, market analysis and public policy experience, as both a private-sector consultant and a public sector practitioner. Todd earned a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Rutgers University, and an M.P.A. with a focus in finance from Rutgers Graduate School, Newark. He is certified as an Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) by the National Development Council, and has presented on small businesses loan programs to the New Jersey Main Street organization. Todd is a member of ULI, Reconnecting American-Transit Oriented Development Center, City Parks Alliance and APA. Specialties Real estate and market analysis Fiscal and Economic Impact Analyses Policy Studies Economic Analysis of Parks and Trails

Karin A. Mille, MS, RD NPAO Nutrition Consultant Family Service Division, Office of Nutrition & Fitness, NJ Department of Health

Policy Analyst and New Jersey Project Director, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University Ingrid W. Reed directs the New Jersey Project, an initiative designed to reinforce and expand the contributions of Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics to the governance and politics of its home state. Among its initiatives are research and programs on campaign and election activity, ethics administration, and governance issues. Reed’s work focuses on campaigns and elections from the point of view of the citizen. She organized the study of “Clean Elections: Public Financing in Six States including New Jersey’s Pilot Projects” and a report on “Television Coverage of the 2005 New Jersey Election,” authored by Professor Matthew Hale of Seton Hall University. Most recently, Reed prepared the report, “The New Jersey Local Government Ethics Law and an Assessment of Its Effectiveness.” Other papers by Reed are: “Issues in Voter Participation: Do We Know What They Are? If We Know, What Can We Do About Them?” prepared for Rutgers’s Center for Government Services Policy Seminar Series; “The 2001 New Jersey Election,” one of four reports prepared for The Century Foundation assessing the extent to which problems in the 2000 Florida election persisted in 2001; a report with recommendations about the 1998 New Jersey Congressional Campaigns, “Not Bad But Not Enough,” co-authored with Professor Gerald Pomper. Reed has conducted similar studies for the 2000 congressional campaigns, the 2001 and 2003 New Jersey gubernatorial and legislative races, and the 2002 U.S. Senate and House races. In 2001-2002, Reed was associate director for a pilot project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the NJ Department of Community Affairs, conducted collaboratively with Syracuse University's Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Administration, that resulted in a report, "The New Jersey Initiative: Building Management Capacity in New Jersey Municipalities." Reed has written columns on New Jersey politics and government for the state’s major newspapers and for NJBIZ, a weekly business publication. She is frequently interviewed for analysis of New Jersey public affairs by state, national and international media. In her public service activities, Reed has a wide range of experiences in state politics and planning, governance and community affairs including: member of the New Jersey State Planning Committee for Implementing the Federal Help America Vote Act; chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Local Government Ethics; chair of the Capital City (Trenton) Redevelopment Corporation, a state agency, since it began in 1988; founder and board member of New Jersey Future, the organization advocating the implementation of the State Development and Redevelopment Act; member of the Regional Plan Association, New Jersey Committee; trustee of the Community Foundation of New Jersey from 2000 to 2009; and vice-chair of the board of the Institute of Public Administration (NYC). In 1993, she was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and served on its special panel on Civic Trust and Citizen Responsibility. From 1983 to 1986, she held a Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fellowship. She received the 2009 Civic Leadership Award from the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association. Before joining the Eagleton Institute in 1996, Reed was vice president for public affairs and corporate secretary of The Rockefeller University in New York City, and assistant dean of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where she also directed the Rockefeller Public Service Awards Program. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Robert P. Bzik is Director of Planning for Somerset County where he directs the current and long-range planning operations of the County Planning Board, including transportation planning, land development review, housing and demographic analysis, natural resource and utility planning and intergovernmental land use coordination. In addition, he manages the professional staff assigned to the Office of Economic Development and County Agriculture Development Board, Culture & Heritage Commission and Solid Waste Planning, which help maintain the attractiveness and competitiveness of the County as a prime living and business location. He is a licensed professional planner and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, with undergraduate and graduate degrees in Economics and City Planning from Seton Hall and Rutgers Universities. In 1993, he had the distinction of being chosen as a recipient of Johnson and Johnson Harvard Fellowship to the JFK School of Government for Senior Executives in Government. As a professional Planner, he brings extensive experience in housing, open space, traffic, land development, resource planning and public infrastructure management, as well as an in-depth understanding of county and regional issues. He is currently an Executive Officer in New Jersey County Planner’s Association and New Jersey County Transportation Association and a member of the State Aviation Advisory Council, Scenic Byways Committee, I-287/I80 HOV Steering Committee, NJ Transit Rail Station Design Enhancement Committee, Ridewise of Raritan Valley Management Committee, Somerset County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and liaison to numerous other County organizations and Advisory Boards. Prior to joining the County in 1981, he served as a County Planner in suburban Philadelphia and Southeast Florida.

John (Jack) Fisher is a Govermental Affairs Specialist with Archer & Greiner. Jack brings more than 40 years of experience working with municipalities, counties, and the State of New Jersey and its citizens. He possesses a career that spans the public and private sectors. Jack received his Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in Economics/City & Regional Planning and currently serves as the Chairman of the New Jersey Local Unit Alignment Reorganization and Consolidation Commission (LUARCC) under Governor Chris Christie. Appointed as Gloucester County’s first Planning Director, Jack established the first fulltime professionally staffed County Planning Department. As Planning Director, he was the County’s representative and charter member of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), where he worked closely with New Jersey State and County officials and the City of Philadelphia in forming this new regional entity. It is with distinction that Jack became the first County Administrator for Gloucester County. A posistion he has held twice, Jack recommended and designed a new centralized Administrative Department structure, including Budgeting and Purchasing. In concert with the Freeholders, Jack helped establish the Gloucester County Community College, Vocational School and Special Services School. He also contributed significantly to the establishment of a public/private County waste disposal system which included resource recovery and landfill facilities, making the County completely self-contained with an affordable rate system. In addition, Jack played a significant role in the establishment of the first County-wide Public Health Department which included in-house clinical services, outreach community services and environmental services not previously available. Jack served as liasion and representative of Freeholder Director, Stephen M. Sweeney and the Board of Freeholders on several “smart growth” initiatives including the Woolwich Town Center, the Richwood Town Center and the Rowan University Campus Town Center, as well as, the development of an integrated port system along the Delaware River, including the Ports of Paulsboro, Repaupo and Carney’s Point. Jack, while serving as County Administrator, was also directly involved in establishing a new Justice Complex and jail facility; regionalizing municipal taxation systems, voting processes and police records into a County-wide system and; organizing the administrative elements of the Gloucester County Central Communications Center. Jack has served as a Member and Chairman of the New Jersey Building Authority with distinction since 1991 and as a Member and Chairman of the Underwood Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees.

Director of Planning & Economic Development, Burlington County, NJ.

Vivian E. Baker, Assistant Director Transit Friendly Land Use & Development New Jersey Transit Corporation (973) 491-7822 vebaker@njtransit.com Ms. Baker has 28 years of experience in adaptive reuse, redevelopment, community engagement, transit supportive planning and Transit Oriented Development (TOD). She currently directs the award-winning Transit Friendly Planning, Land Use and Development Program (TFPLUD), for New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), the nation’s largest statewide public transportation system. The TFPLUD Program provides comprehensive technical and consultant assistance to communities interested in creating and implementing sustainable, transit-supportive plans, development strategies and TOD projects around existing or proposed transit facilities (http://www.njtransit.com/). Dozens of NJ communities have been engaged through and benefitted from the Program, connecting local land use decisions to regional transit investments. Vivian also serves as NJ TRANSIT’s representative on a variety of cabinet-level interagency teams focused on TOD, sustainability, smart growth, brownfield redevelopment, greyfield re-use and public/public and public/private partnerships. Vivian began her career with NJ TRANSIT in 1993 as a Project Manager in the agency’s Real Estate & Economic Development unit, where she managed a variety of adaptive reuse and joint development projects designed to maximize NJ TRANSIT assets, increase ridership and spur economic growth around the state. Prior to joining NJ TRANSIT, she worked for the City of Jersey City’s Department of Housing & Economic Development managing numerous private and non-profit redevelopment projects. Vivian is a founding member of New Jersey’s Transit Village Task Force, a consortium of state agencies that support the state’s Transit Village Initiative, dedicated to fostering compact, mixed-use, walkable development around transit in designated communities seeking to grow in population, jobs and housing, improve air quality and mitigate traffic congestion. She is also a founding member of the Editorial Board of Transit-Friendly Development, a quarterly, electronic newsletter designed to keep NJ’s municipal officials, planners and advocates up-to-date on the “state of the practice” of transit friendly planning and the latest transit oriented development and redevelopment projects, both in the state and around the country. Vivian serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for Downtown New Jersey, a non-profit organization focused on strengthening New Jersey’s commercial business districts (urban, suburban and rural), traditional downtowns, neighborhood shopping districts and commercial corridors. Vivian is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Metro NY TOD-Newsletter, an e-newsletter highlighting transit oriented development in NYC, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley. Vivian represents NJ TRANSIT on the One Region Funders “Livable Communities Collaborative” and is NJ TRANSIT’s lead on the North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium, a multi-disciplinary collaborative of counties, municipalities, an MPO, state agencies, not-for-profits and Rutgers University that is charged with creating of a Regional Plan for sustainable and equitable TOD in northern NJ, pursuant to a 2011 Sustainable Communities grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Vivian also serves on the Community Planning Assistance subcommittee of the American Planning Association, New Jersey Chapter and has been a member in good standing of APA-NJ since 1984. In 2004, Vivian received the Mary I. Riggins Honorable Mention Award, presented by NJ TRANSIT and the New Jersey Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, for her extraordinary professional contributions to NJ TRANSIT. In 2005, she received a State of New Jersey “Teamwork Partnership Achievement Award” for her work on the Office of Smart Growth’s Intera

Associte Principal, EE&K: Eric Fang’s 20 years of experience as an architect, planner and development consultant have given him a broad perspective on how communities and cities develop over time. Eric has led large-scale urban redevelopment, transit-oriented development and campus planning projects for public agencies, private developers and large institutions nationally and internationally. His focus is on helping communities and transit agencies develop and implement strategies for sustainable growth. A lifelong student of the city, Eric co-founded the design journal LINE and has written for publications including Urban Land and Architectural Record. Projects of Note •Arverne by the Sea, Arverne, NY •Market East Strategic Development Plan, Philadelphia, PA •Princeton Junction West Windsor Station Area Vision Plan, West Windsor, NJ •CityCenter, Las Vegas, Nevada •Akron Core City Vision Plan, Akron, Ohio •Assembly Square Mixed-Use Masterplan, Somerville, Massachusetts •Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis Campus Plan, Indianapolis, Indiana •San Jose Airport Transportation Access Plan, San Jose, California •Rincon South Specific Plan, San Jose, California •Chek Lap Kok Airport Village, Hong Kong Education •Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Master of Architecture, 1990 •Columbia University, Bachelor of Architecture, 1985 Registration •New York, California, New Jersey, LEEP AP Notable Honors and Awards •Housing Design Award, Boston Society of Architects/AIA New York, Arverne by the Sea, 2004 •Excellence in Design, Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens, Arverne - Phase 1A, 2004 •New Jersey Future Smart Growth Award, Oceanfront Asbury, 2003 •The Waterfront Center Excellence on the Waterfront Award, Oceanfront Asbury, 2002 Beyond the Office •“Getting Ready for BRT: Bus Transportation and Transit-oriented Development in New Jersey,” NJ American Planning Association: 2011 New Jersey Planning Conference •“Mayors Institute on City Design, Meridian, MS” September 2008 •“TOD to Town Center,” Railvolution, 2006 •Village of Tuckahoe Planning Board, Commissioner, 2004-Present •AIA NY Chapter, Planning and Urban Design Committee •LINE: Journal of the San Francisco AIA Chapter, Founding Editor, Chair, Editorial Board; Guest Editor: Spring 1998, Summer 1999 •San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, Committee on Urban Design, Civic Center Task Force, 1995-1999 WRITING •“New York City’s Rockaway Peninsula enters into a new era,” Urban Land, September, 2004. •“Plan creates a 21st century downtown for South Jersey,” Op-Ed article for The Camden Courier Post, April 25, 2004 (with Stanton Eckstut). •“The Hospital and the City” (with Scott Prysi, MD), in Design and Health: The Therapeutic Benefits of Design, Dilani ed., (Stockholm: Svenskbyggtjanst, 2001) pp 97-107. •Correspondent’s File: “Fearing runaway sprawl, Silicon Valley heads downtown,” Architectural Record (February, 2000). •“Urban Renewal Revisited: a design critique” San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association Newsletter (Feburary, 1999). •Correspondent’s File: “As a once forlorn San Francisco area gains cachet, artists are squeezed out of affordable housing,” Architectural Record (May, 1998). •“From Brown Field to Biotech Campus in San Francisco: UCSF Mission Bay Master Plan Competition.” Competitions. (Spring 1998). •“Confession of a Magazine Junkie, or Is Architectural Journalism Possible?” Architecture California (Summer 1996), GSD News (now Harvard Design Magazine), (June, 1996) •Harvard Architecture Review 9: a journal of architectural research.(Rizzoli International: 1993); Co-Editor

Robert Freudenberg is RPA's New Jersey Director and oversees the NJ office in Princeton where he coordinates RPA's New Jersey Committee and manages the state program with a focus on sustainability planning and policy. Robert applies sustainability principles to his project management work, which includes downtown revitalization, TOD, regenerative design, natural resources stewardship, coastal planning, and parks & recreation initiatives. Current project work in New Jersey includes creating a neighborhood plan for East Camden, developing land use and economic profiles for communities along Union County's Route 28 corridor, partnering with the HUD North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium, working to implement regenerative practices in the New Jersey Highlands and providing technical assistance to the City of Newark. Robert is also the Acting Director for RPA's Long Island Program where his most recent work focused largely on TOD planning in downtowns, co-authoring the 2010 LI Index Places to Grow report; partnering with the firm Moule & Polyzoides to prepare the Village of Freeport's Downtown Master Plan; and working with Senior Fellow Rob Lane to write a Downtown Revitalization Plan for the Village of Lynbrook. Additionally, Mr. Freudenberg co-managed the LI 2035 Visioning Initiative and ran the 2008 Long Island Regional Design Institute at Adelphi University. Prior to joining RPA, Mr. Freudenberg was selected as a 2004 NOAA Coastal Management Fellow by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Working for the DEP's Office of Policy, Planning and Science, he developed and delivered place-based educational community workshops designed to increase awareness of state policies at the local level. Mr. Freudenberg holds a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a BS in Environmental Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He currently serves on the Board of Downtown New Jersey. Publications 2012.02.15: Report: Large Landscape Conservation Key to Nature Preservation 2011.09.19: Redevelopment Potential in Camden, NJ 2010.07.31: Report: Building a Better Freeport 2010.03.24: Study: Using the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway to Manage Stormwater 2010.01.21: LI Index 2010: Downtowns Can Grow 2010.01.08: Long Island 2035 Report Outlines Alternative Futures for America's First Postwar Suburb 2009.10.20: Revitalization Plan for Downtown Lynbrook 2009.01.05: Transit-Centered Development Solutions for 5 Long Island Downtowns 2008.11.24: The Nissequogue Stewardship Action Plan 2008.11.13: RPA Releases Draft Study on Maritime Uses 2008.06.01: Long Island Sound Threat Assessment 2007.10.01: The Long Island Mayors' Institute on Community Design 2007.06.01: On the Verge: Caring for New York City's Emerging Waterfront Parks and Public Spaces 2006.09.01: Long Island Stewardship Atlas 2006.07.01: Governors Island: Guidelines for Parks and Public Spaces

Principal. Looney, Ricks, Kiss Jim joined LRK in 1998 as the director of planning and research for the Princeton office. With expertise in urban design, master planning, historic preservation, community relations and qualitative research, Jim oversees planning and community relations for numerous Smart Growth, Traditional Neighborhood Development and New Urbanism projects. He has worked as a licensed professional planner in more than 25 states and Canada. Jim is a Rutgers University graduate and resides in Princeton.

Linda Morgan, AICP Urban Policy & Planning Consultant, LPM Strategies Greater New York City AreaPublic Policy Current Principal at LPM Strategies Previous AECOM , Cogswell Realty Group , New Jersey Institute of Technology Education Graduate, Urban Planning and Public Affairs at Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School Urban policy planner (AICP certification) with expertise in predevelopment planning and securing economic incentives for complex urban and environmental (brownfields) projects. Experienced project manager for both for-profit and nonprofit clients including real estate companies, A/E firms, business improvement districts, arts organizations. Excellent freelance writer and public speaker; good team-worker and a creative thinker who has helped lead major entrepreneurial initiatives to redevelop urban communities in NY and northern NJ. Committed to improving land use, public policy and quality of life by applying innovative strategies for urban revitalization. Specialties Writing, public speaking, policy analysis, governmental liaison, securing economic incentives and entitlements for real estate and environmental projects, making presentations, team building, strategic thinking.

Ron Beit is the founding partner and CEO of RBH Group, LLC, and president of RBH Management, LLC. In these roles, Ron has acquired, developed, rehabilitated, and/or operated over 1,000,000 square feet of office, retail, industrial, hotel, and residential space on more than 20 projects in three states. Ron’s professional passion is in Newark, where he has been an active participant in helping the city become New Jersey’s business and entertainment capitol and 24 hour, 7-day-a-week playground. RBH Group boasts over 25 properties in Newark’s downtown core. The company’s efforts there to date have been in land assemblage, land development and creating a platform for large scale institutional grade development. Ron sits on the Steering Committee for UJA’s REX Division (young real estate professionals), is a member of the Newark Real Estate Board, the Newark Alliance, a board member of St. Benedict’s Preparatory, Newark Downtown District and Teach for America and an active participant and contributor to several other charities. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, his Juris Doctorate at New York Law School and has been admitted to both the New York and New Jersey Bar Associations. Ron lives in Manhattan with his wife and three children.

For the past six years, Robert Antonicello has served as the Executive Director of the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency. The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, New Jersey’s largest and oldest municipal redevelopment agency, is responsible for project implementation and oversight within the City’s 82 redevelopment areas. The Agency’s broad area of expertise includes project facilitation, site assemblage and clearance, environmental remediation and developer selection. Since taking over the reigns of JCRA, Bob has championed the “forgotten” neighborhoods and workforce housing quickly making Jersey City one of the leaders in the development of workforce housing in the State. Bob has quickly earned the reputation of the “bridge” between the City’s private real estate professionals and the City. His vast and diverse background include 25 years as owner/manager of a number of brokerage management real estate consulting businesses. Early in his career, Bob served both as a City Planner and Executive Director of Neighborhood Housing Services for the City of Jersey City. In December, 2008, Bob was named Public Official of the Year by the Urban Land Institute of Northern New Jersey. Bob earned a B.S. from Rutgers University in Planning and Urban Affairs and an M.S. in Real Estate Development from New York University. Bob is also Chairman of the Board of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Urban Land Institute. Bob has been married 26 years to his wife, Karen, and has two sons.

Anthony L. Marchetta has over 35 years of professional planning and development experience in both the public and private sector. Mr. Marchetta became the Executive Director of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency on September 1, 2010. During his initial two years with the Agency he has worked with staff to create new revenue generating programs including the Multifamily Conduit Loan Program and the Single Family Market Maker Loan Program. The Agency under his direction is updating and reprioritizing Qualified Allocation Plan of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program to incorporate education and employment opportunities in project site selection. Prior to joining the Agency, he was Vice President of LCOR Inc., where he developed multi-family and mixed-use projects within the Mid-Atlantic region. As an executive at LCOR, he managed the development of Gaslight Commons, a 200-unit luxury rental project in the “Transit Village” of South Orange, NJ. This project won the first New Jersey Future “Smart Growth” award in 2002. Mr. Marchetta has also worked with other major developers such as Matrix Development Group and Baker Residential Inc. Governor Whitman appointed Mr. Marchetta to serve on the New Jersey State Planning Commission in 1998. Some of his many affiliations include the Regional Plan Association (RPA), The Urban Land Institute, and The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP). He received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers College, and later two master’s degrees one in City and Regional Planning and the other in Business Administration both from Rutgers University. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy celebrating its twentieth anniversary named him the Alumnus of the Year 2012.

Scott Weiner is the President, CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of the Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation, a Not For Profit Corporation that develops affordable, supportive and senior housing for individuals engaged in the performing arts and entertainment industry. Prior to being elected to those positions in May 2010, Scott served as the Chairman of the AFHDC and as a Trustee of its parent organization, The Actors Fund. Scott is an experienced executive who has successfully led public agencies and private enterprises. From 2006 through 2008, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and its predecessor, the New Jersey School Construction Corporation. In that capacity, he was responsible for the state’s multi-billion dollar initiative to develop and construct public schools in New Jersey’s poorest districts. Immediately prior to that position, Mr. Weiner served as a member of the transition team for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and also served as the Governor’s Special Counsel for School Construction. Previously in his career, Scott has practiced law with a concentration in land use and municipal finance where he represented public agencies seeking to raise funds through the sale of tax-exempt bonds. Scott has also had a distinguished career in the energy industry. Scott led an initiative to commercialize solar energy applications in the commercial real estate and utility sectors. He is the founding Director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University and has served as a Senior Policy Fellow and Faculty Fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He has served as the President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy and Chief Counsel to former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio. During the Florio Administration, Scott served as Vice Chair of the New Jersey Executive Commission of Ethical Standards. Scott also served as a member of the Clinton-Gore EPA Transition Team. Scott currently serves on the boards of The American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, The Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, and Newark Public Radio - WBGO. He is a graduate of New York University and has a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School where he graduated magna cum laude.

Lecturer, Bloustein School of Rutgers University, former Executive Director of Summit Housing Authority, current APA-NJ Housing committee Chair, currently a consultant.

Phil is a Project Manager with Jonathan Rose Companies whose work is focused on creating a more environmentally, socially and economically responsible world. The firm is a multi-disciplinary real estate development, planning, consulting and investment firm, as a leading green urban solutions provider. The firm currently manages over $1.5 billion of work. In 2005, the firm launched the nation’s first green transit oriented acquisition and redevelopment fund. Phil is responsible for gathering and presenting the necessary data for analyis and to support decision-making. He has an MCRP and JD from Rutgers.

Chief, Bureau of Labor Market Information New Jersey Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Internet: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/LMI_index.html

Director if Data & Product Development, The Reinvestment Fund (PolicyMap). Elizabeth Nash, Director of Data and Product Development As Associate Director, Elizabeth is responsible for all the data that goes into PolicyMap. In addition to researching new datasets, her work includes maintaining current data, validating data through geospatial analysis and working with clients to ensure data and report integrity. Elizabeth combines a strong understanding of statistical methods with an expertise in demographic data, mathematics, and GIS analysis. Elizabeth joined TRF in 2007 and was instrumental in developing the underlying data and designing the functionality of PolicyMap. She holds a Bachelor's in History with a Minor in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College and a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

Tiffany is currently a planner for The RBA Group. She has nearly seven years of planning experience in local, regional and statewide planning projects. Her recent work has included projects involving bicycle and pedestrian facility planning, scenic byways, trails, open space and recreational master plans, and the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School and Pedestrian Safe Corridor initiatives. Prior to her work at RBA, Tiffany worked as an Assistant Planner for the Ocean County Department of Planning as designee for administration of the County’s Subregional Transportation Program and Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program. She also served as the County liaison with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ Office of Smart Growth (OSG) and municipalities on issues such as Plan Endorsement and Cross Acceptance. Tiffany is one of the founding members and current Chair of the Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Committee (ECDC), which was created in 2009. ECDC’s primary focus is to actively promote and increase awareness among APA-NJ members for socially equitable planning that embraces the diversity and unique perspectives found in communities across the State. ECDC conducts this outreach to APA-NJ members, and the community at large, through its 4Thought Forums – ongoing professional forums that examine emerging planning topics for a diverse community. Tiffany holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Public Policy from Boston University. In addition to her volunteer committee to the APA-NJ Executive Board, she currently serves as a Trustee and Outreach Chair for Bike&Walk Montclair, a local bicyclist and pedestrian advocacy group.

Stacey is an Associate at Interface Studio LLC, a planning and urban design practice based in Philadelphia. She received a Master of City Planning degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, where she studied real estate development and urban design. As an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, she studied post-colonial and Marxist theory, which informed her interest in issues of social justice. Prior to undertaking graduate work at Penn, she focused on community development and social service programs for low-income and immigrant communities as a program manager for a settlement house in New York City. Her interest in city planning and urban design developed after living in Asia for a number of years where she observed transformations in Asian urbanism and gained fluency in Mandarin Chinese. As a planner, Stacey draws on research, analytic and graphic skills, as well as her international and cross-cultural experience.

As Director of the North 5th Street Revitalization Project, Melissa applies a place-based, incremental and grass-roots approach to improving the quality of life in Olney, one of Philadelphia’s most diverse neighborhoods. Prior to assuming this role, Melissa worked as a litigation attorney. She serves on the boards of Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation and the Asian American Women’s Coalition. Melissa holds an M.S. in Community and Regional Planning from Temple University, a J.D. from Temple University and a B.A. in Political Science from Amherst College.

Mindy is a Senior Associate at Interface Studio LLC, a planning and urban design practice based in Philadelphia. Trained both as a printmaker and urban planner, Mindy brings an artistic sensibility to her planning work and the public engagement that Interface Studio emphasizes. Mindy has worked extensively in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods, addressing the polar challenges of managing growth in robust markets and fostering revitalization in those facing continued decline and abandonment. She teaches a Planning Workshop for first-year graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and serves on the board of The Village of Arts and Humanities.

Senior Director of State Policy, New Jersey future: Chris is responsible for policy development and advocacy across a host of policy issues including state and regional planning, environmental protection, transportation, and economic development incentives. She co-chaired the Transfer of Development Rights Statewide Policy Task Force and spearheaded New Jersey Future’s Smart Housing initiative. Her career experience includes serving as the assistant director of the Capital City Redevelopment Corporation, as well as working for the MSM Regional Council (now PlanSmart NJ), the Eagleton Institute, and the Office of State Planning. She holds a master’s degree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, where she concentrated in Urban and Regional Planning. Email Chris or reach by phone at 609-393-0008 ext. 114.

Principal Engineer / Planner at T&M Associates: As a licensed Professional Engineer and licensed Professional Planner, Ms. Flor has worked on a variety of projects that have benefited from her multidisciplinary skill set. She is the Borough Engineer for Sea Bright, and an engineering consultant for the Hudson County Planning Board and has been a Planning and/or Engineering Consultant for various municipalities and Counties within the state, including the City of Jersey City, Bergen County, Somerset County, the Townships of Woodbridge, Hazlet and Marlboro, and the Boroughs of Red Bank, South Plainfield and Highlands. Ms. Flor has 12 years of experience in various aspects of Planning and Civil Engineering. Ms. Flor specializes in sustainable urban design. She is the Project Manager for the engineering and survey of Canal Crossing in Jersey City, an 111 acre redevelopment area that is currently in the design phase. The design of this new urban development includes a new light rail station, separation of the combined sanitary sewer into separate stormwater and sanitary infrastructure, new water mains, streetscapes, multiple parks, road design, and a new street grid that subdivides 17 existing city blocks into 40 new city blocks. Canal Crossing is one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in the nation at this time. Ms. Flor was recently on a four member panel at the 2009 APA New Jersey Planning Conference Chapter, where she provided guidance on the integration of transportation planning and land use planning. Ms. Flor managed the Circulation Element of the Jersey City Master Plan, which won the 2009 Outstanding Plan Award in New Jersey as presented by the American Planning Association. Prior to joining T&M, Ms. Flor designed coastal structures and beach replenishment projects for Fire Island, Estero Island, Key West, and Panama City Beach. She was previously an onsite engineer in Key West for the construction of the Smathers Beach Terminal Groin and Beach Replenishment project.

Amy Rowe is the Rutgers Environmental and Resource Management Agent for Essex and Passaic Counties. Prior to coming to Rutgers, Amy worked at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Urban Watershed Management Branch in Edison, NJ. At the EPA, her research focused on runoff from sealed asphalt surfaces and on the monitoring of a permeable pavement demonstration site. Amy received her Ph.D. from Rutgers in Environmental Sciences, and her dissertation work examined the fate and transport of polychlorinated biphenyls in the Delaware River Estuary.

Environmental Planner, Passaic County Department of Planning & Economic Development Jennifer Gonzalez is an Environmental Planner with the County of Passaic, where she focuses on city and regional planning projects that improve environmental sustainability and quality of life for Passaic County residents. She provides planning support and technical assistance to the Planning & Economic Development and Energy & Sustainability Committees of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Paterson Environmental Revitalization Committee, and serves as the Administrator of the County Agriculture Development Board. Her current efforts include the Morris Canal Greenway, Passaic County Future: Sustainability Element of the County Master Plan, and Green Streets. Jennifer also assisted with the Molly Ann Brook Rain Barrel & Rain Garden Initiative and Moving Passaic County: Transportation Element of the County Master Plan. Jennifer received her M.A. in Environmental Policy from Lehigh University, and is an Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) Senior Fellow. She serves on the Steering Committee of the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, and the executive boards of the Lehigh Alumni Club of Northern New Jersey and Young Alumni Council. She is also an active volunteer with the City of Hoboken Green Team and American Cancer Society.

Jeanne Herb is Research Program Administrator at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University where she is involved in a variety of program areas related to environmental policy and sustainability. Prior to joining the Bloustein School, Jeanne was Assistant Commissioner for Policy, Planning and Science at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. While at NJDEP, she oversaw programs related to environmental justice, sustainable development and “green” design, state planning, environmental health tracking, smart growth, oceans governance and climate change. Jeanne began her career at NJDEP in the mid 1980’s through the late 1990’s when she was engaged in the state’s landmark Worker and Community Right to Know and Pollution Prevention Acts. In between her two “tours of duty” at NJDEP, Jeanne spent six years as the Manager of the public policy program at Tellus Institute, a Boston-based nonprofit consulting “think-do” tank which focuses on environmental policy, sustainable development, corporate governance and energy planning. She holds a BA degree from Rutgers University and an MA from New York University.

Jeffery Perlman is a principal planner at the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, managing the agency’s climate change research activities, notably the regional greenhouse gas inventory and forecast project. He has worked as a planning consultant for a number of New Jersey municipalities, where he conducted a variety of planning studies including master plans, redevelopment plans, and affordable housing plans. He holds a Masters of City and Regional Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, and is a NJ licensed professional planner. Jeffrey also holds LEED-Accredited Professional status from the US Green Building Council.

E d u c a t i o n Rutgers University – Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, NJ Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development – Enrolled Fall 2007 – Degree Anticipated 2011 University of Illinois School of Law - Champaign, Illinois Juris Doctor Degree - May 2002 University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts - Champaign, Illinois Master of Urban Planning Degree - May 2002 Emory University - Atlanta, Georgia Bachelor of Arts - Majors: Economics and Human and Natural Ecology - May 1998 Research Interests: Land use law and zoning, sustianable development and smart growth, state and federal urban policy and law, public participation and dispute resolution, economic development, urban history and theory, regionalism and governance, climate change and environmental impact, coastal zone management, severe weather, natural disasters and homeland security, housing, transportation, urban form and energy supply. A c a d e m i c a n d W o r k E x p e r i e n c e Rutgers University, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Doctoral Student, Enrolled Fall 2007, Degree Expected: Fall 2011 Dissertation Title - Repealing the Law of Sprawl: Connecting Climate Change, Land Use and Transportation Planning for Building the Green Metropolis Adjunct Lecturer Summer 2008, 2009, 2010 and Fall 2009 Class Title: Survey of Planning Law Principles - Designed and prepared syllabus, organized class - Prepared and delivered lectures/lessons, lead discussions - Assisted student research on a variety of substantive areas in planning and land use law - Prepared, administered and graded assignments and exams - Assisted students with briefing, reading and outlining A c a d e m i c a n d W o r k E x p e r i e n c e { C o n t i n u e d } Teaching Assistant Fall 2008 - Assisted with preparation for Real Estate Development class - Lectured in class as needed - Graded papers and exams - Assisted students with research projects and group projects - Provided extra help and advising to undergraduate and graduate students Research Assistant Fall 2007 - 2010 Center for Urban Policy Research - Conducted research related to projects undetaken at the Center, including: The Impact Assessment for the New Jersey State Plan ‘ Kelo vs. the City of New London and the Backlash: Impacts on Declining Cities SunCal Companies Upper Petroglyphs Fiscal Impact Assessment Assisted with grant writing and RFP responses SEIU 1199 Summer Camp at Canarsie Ecology Teacher Summer 2007 - Prepared lesson plans and taught class of 5-11 year olds ecology, biology, geology and environmental studies - Designed and executed a political-action recycling art project - Helped students prepare and put on a mock press conference related to recycling project - Provided support and outreach to other teaching artists regarding ecological and environmental issues - Acted as counselor and mentor to students Pirouzian & Schechtman, Architects, Great Neck, New York Associate May 2005-June 2007 - Prepared zoning analysis and calculations - Presented projects before Zoning Boards of Appeals and Architectural Review Boards - Filed plans, met with building inspectors and clients to review projects - Assisted at job sites – observing/monitoring construction, ensuring compliance, taking measurements - Prepared photosimulations and assisted with preparation of drawings and renderings Brooklyn Borough President’s Office Brooklyn, New York Environmental and Land Use Specialist March 2004-May 2006 - Conducted research and advised the Borough President (Chief Executive of the Borough of Brooklyn) on environmental, land use, redevelopment, energy, waste management and transportation issues - Represented the Borough President on environmental boards and commissions - Interfaced with community boards and environmental organizations - Acted as BP’s delegate to Solid Waste Advisory Board and participated in solid wast

Watershed Coordinator - Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve Bio: Lisa Auermuller is the Watershed Coordinator for the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve in Tuckerton, NJ. Lisa graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in December 2001 with her Masters in Marine Science, after completing her thesis investigating the role that chemical defenses play in the evolution of file clams’ shell morphologies. As the Watershed Coordinator Lisa’s duties include assessing the needs of coastal decision makers and assembling training opportunities. These programs are designed to better inform decision makers of the research that is being conducted in the reserve, the competing uses of New Jersey’s coastal zone and the impacts that decisions have on watershed quality. Most recently, Lisa’s primary areas of interest have been in stormwater management, climate change and coastal community vulnerability as it relates to sea level rise. Lisa has been working with a variety of partners to develop tools and protocols to help communities understand their risks, plan for those risks and put adaptation measures into place.

Director of Environment Policy for the Ironbound Community Corporation.

Peter Kremer is a Supervising Planner for Parsons Brinkerhoff with more than 20 years of experience as a professional planner. Peter’s work is focused on the analysis of multimodal transportation systems to address congestion, and improve safety and mobility. He has a diverse background in transportation planning, policy analysis, and travel demand modeling, and has worked on a variety of plans, studies, and modeling efforts, as both project manager and technical lead. His recent work includes bicycle and pedestrian facilities planning, the NJDOT Complete Streets initiative, Somerset County’s Making Connections Circulation Plan, and the Southern New Jersey Freight Transportation Assessment. Peter also serves on the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, and is a Trustee of the Lawrence- Hopewell Trail.

3 BAYDON WAY  MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY 08055 PHONE (609) 953-2672  E-MAIL DMKRLT86@VERIZON.NET DAVID M. KUTNER, AICP, PP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE THE HIGHBRIDGE GROUP, MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY C.E.O., Principal Planner, 2011 to present  Master planning; traditional neighborhood and community development planning; environmental resource protection/land use planning; downtown redevelopment plans; preparation of land development regulations  Responsible for all aspects of client satisfaction from proposal response through contract negotiation to successful project completion NEW JERSEY PINELANDS COMMISSION, NEW LISBON, NEW JERSEY Director of Special Programs, 2003 to 2010  Regional housing needs assessment, community design, environmental planning, regional and sub-regional resource protection planning, open space acquisition, community outreach and public education  Project manager for a broad variety of assignments including: community-wide visioning; region-wide transportation planning and corridor impact assessment; regional forestry management and regulation; community wildfire assessment and protection strategy; regional zone capacity/housing demand analysis; environmental resource protection/land use planning  Responsible for project facilitation and community outreach; liaison with state, county, municipal and non-profit agencies and committees GLATTING JACKSON KERCHER ANGLIN LOPEZ RINEHART, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Associate, Senior Planner, 1999 to 2003  Master planning; traditional neighborhood and community development planning; parks, recreation and open space system master plans; downtown redevelopment plans; preparation of land development regulations  Project manager for a wide array of assignments ranging from corridor redevelopment and small area plans to community-wide visioning and county-wide recreation and natural system master plans  Responsible for all aspects of client satisfaction from proposal response through contract negotiation to successful project completion TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS Division Director, Planning and Economic Development, 1997 to 1999 (Departments Managed - 4, Staff 15)  All tasks and responsibilities of Planning Director (see position description, immediately below)  Primary community representative for economic development initiatives including TIF, ETA, EOA designations  Municipal representative to the Boston Area MPO (Town elected 2/97)  Director of division encompassing Planning Department, Conservation Commission, Historical Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals Planning Director, 1996 to 1997 (staff-12)  Municipal liaison to regional, state and federal agencies  Preparation and implementation of Comprehensive and Strategic Plans  Technical review of zoning, subdivision and related land development regulations  Long range and strategic transportation planning, TIP and infrastructure capacity assessment  Administration of Community Development Block Grant Program, related housing activities  Municipal grants including recreation, historic preservation, planning, infrastructure  Extensive public outreach  Administration of local transit program Planning Board Administrator, 1991 to 1995  Responsible for municipal land-use planning, zoning and site development review  Extensive responsibility for project negotiation with developers and project representatives  Primary project review contact with local, regional, state and federal agencies and all interested parties  Preparation and implementation of Strategic Plans  Preparation of zoning, subdivision and related land development regulations  Long range and strategic transportation planning and infrastructure capacity assessment  Created Town-wide project review procedures and coordinated inter-departmental project assessment IEP, INC., WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS Planner, 1990 to 1991  Prepared or assisted in the preparation of a range of municipal planning projects including: * Comprehensive and Strategic

Tiffany Robinson is a Planner at The RBA Group, a multi-discipline planning and design firm, with over seven years of planning experience in local, regional and statewide planning projects and outreach techniques. Recent work has included bicycle and pedestrian facility planning, scenic byways, trails, open space and recreational master plans, and the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Complete Streets, Safe Routes to School and Pedestrian Safe Corridor initiatives. Tiffany is one of the founding members and current Chair of APA-NJ’s Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Committee (ECDC). Aside from her planning work, Ms. Robinson has led the charge in a number of project-related volunteer efforts including the creation of parklets to celebrate National Park(ing) Day in Hoboken and as a Citizen Schools Teacher teaching middle schoolers in Newark, NJ about planning and the built environment. She currently serves as a Trustee and Outreach Committee volunteer for Bike&Walk Montclair, a local bicyclist and pedestrian advocacy group.

Dan Fatton is responsible for individual and corporate fundraising at New Jersey Future, coordinating event logistics and sponsorships for annual events and other donor cultivation efforts. Dan also works on health and transportation policy, co-coordinating the community strategy implementation group for Shaping NJ, the statewide anti-obesity initiative. He received a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University and just before joining New Jersey Future, he spent five weeks studying transportation systems in Brazil. Dan is a member of the Partnership for Healthy Kids-Trenton, serves as Vice-President of the Board of Trustees for the I Am Trenton Community Foundation, and chairs Trenton Cycling Revolution, a bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organization.

Debra Kingsland is the Section Chief for the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs. Her professional experience includes work in Design and Planning. For the past eight years, she has worked in the Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs where she oversees the work program, as well as the development, implementation and funding of bicycle & pedestrian safety improvements. She wrote the New Jersey Complete Streets Policy which is still ranked the top policy in the nation by the Complete Streets Coalition. She continues to work on integrating Complete Streets into all Department roadway projects.

Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP, is a national award-winning planner who specializes in community development, local economic development, leadership development and creative placemaking. For more than 15 years, he has advised communities, organizations and decisionmakers in California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He is an author and educator whose continuing education programs have served more than 1,500 people since 2007. He is the founder of Arts Build Communities, which provides expertise to cultural and civic leaders in connecting arts to community and economic development. He is the author of Leading from the Middle: Strategic Thinking for Urban Planning and Community Development Professionals and co-editor of Dialogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities. He developed and writes for two blogs -- The Placemaker's Advisor and NJ ArtiFacts. Leo has developed several distinct initiatives in the creative placemaking field, including community coaching and a master practitioner certificate in creative placemaking. He is also the principal author of the New Jersey Creative Vitality Index, a series of reports exploring the health of the creative sector in New Jersey

Mary Eileen Fouratt is the Executive Director of the Monmouth County Arts Council where she has worked since 1997. She has a B.A. in History from the College of the Holy Cross and an M.A. in Museum Leadership from Bank Street College of Education. She has worked at a number of Monmouth County history and arts organizations including the Monmouth County Historical Association, the Monmouth Museum and Longstreet Farm. Ms. Fouratt has consulted with the Newark Museum, Ocean County Historical Society, Historic Allaire Village, Lefferts Homestead and Cold Spring Village. She designed the first history Discovery Room in New Jersey for the Monmouth County Historical Association. During her time at Monmouth Arts the organization has grown from 35 to over 75 arts groups, all areas of revenue have increased and the Monmouth County Arts Endowment was opened in 2003 with the Community Foundation of New Jersey. She has successfully written grants to the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the NJ Cultural Trust and many corporations and foundations. During her tenure MCAC received the highest grant of any County Arts Agency from the NJ State Council on the Arts for 13 years. Under her leadership Monmouth Arts led the development of a county arts plan, A Blueprint for the Arts as well as the Asbury Park Arts Plan. Monmouth Arts has received a Citation of Excellence from the NJ State Council on the Arts for 2006-2008, 2009-2011 and 2012-2014. Ms. Fouratt is currently the President of the ArtPride NJ Board, on the board of Red Bank RiverCenter and the Jersey Shore Convention & Visitors Bureau and is the past Chair of RiverCenter. She is past Chair and a founding member of the Red Bank Visitors Center. She was a member of the Shrewsbury Borough School Board for four years. She is a 2001 alumnus of Leadership Shore and a 2005 graduate of Leadership NJ. She is the Past President of the Association of New Jersey Cultural & Historic Agencies.

Scott Weiner is the President, CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of the Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation, a Not For Profit Corporation that develops affordable, supportive and senior housing for individuals engaged in the performing arts and entertainment industry. Prior to being elected to those positions in May 2010, Scott served as the Chairman of the AFHDC and as a Trustee of its parent organization, The Actors Fund. Scott is an experienced executive who has successfully led public agencies and private enterprises. From 2006 through 2008, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and its predecessor, the New Jersey School Construction Corporation. In that capacity, he was responsible for the state’s multi-billion dollar initiative to develop and construct public schools in New Jersey’s poorest districts. The agency’s responsibilities spanned the development process from need assessment through land acquisition and construction. During Scott’s tenure, among other accomplishments, 40 new schools were opened and an additional 50 projects were funded and commenced. Immediately prior to that position, Mr. Weiner served as a member of the transition team for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and also served as the Governor’s Special Counsel for School Construction. Previously in his career, Scott has practiced law with a concentration in land use and municipal finance where he represented public agencies seeking to raise funds through the sale of tax-exempt bonds. Currently, he is working on a project to develop affordable housing for artists in Rahway. The project is funded in part through the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town program.

Larry McCullough is A publicist, event coordinator, grant administrator and copywriter who has spent the last 7 years in the Mayor’s Office of Woodbridge Township, NJ (pop. 100,000), working with three administrations as Public Information Officer (2004-06) and Grants Officer/Special Projects Coordinator (2007-present).

Executive Director, Millville Development Corporation - Main Street Millville, Glasstown Arts District Marianne Lods has spent her entire adult life as an entrepreneur and executive in a variety of businesses. She was a partner in a beverage manufacturing and distribution company, owned and operated a small restaurant and catering business and was the executive director of the Vineland Chamber of Commerce. After an unsuccessful run for the mayor’s seat in Vineland in 1996, Lods and her husband owned a corporate and leisure travel business. Lods was hired as the Arts District Coordinator by the Millville Development Corporation in February 2000. Her background in business development, consensus building, marketing, and with her family background in art education and appreciation; it was a perfect blending of “art and economics.” She took over as the Executive Director of the MDC in January 2004. The City of Millville applied for Main Street New Jersey status and received the designation in September 2004. The Main Street program is under the auspices of the MDC and Marianne serves as the Executive Director. In 2009 she earned the credentials of Certified Main Street Manager from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Since taking the position, first floor occupancy has climbed from 50 to 92 percent, property values have tripled, and a typical Third Friday (open gallery and business night) brings about 1,000 to 2,000 visitors to the thriving arts district in Millville. The 2012 opening of the Levoy Theatre balances the performing arts with the visual arts. In September 2012 Cumberland County College announced the creation of the “Arts & Business Innovation Center” to be built in the heart of the district.