Career Reality: Speed-dating for Planners

Bio: Planning/Law dual-degree candidate at The University of Iowa; current SRC Executive Committee Chair

Education: M.S. Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Iowa, May 2013 (anticipated); J.D., The University of Iowa, December 2013 (anticipated); B.A., Political Science, University of Notre Dame, May 2009

Bio: Partner, Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C.; Adjunct Professor, John Marshall Law School

Education: J.D., University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law B.A., Illinois State University

Key Publications: Social Media and Local Governments: Navigating the New Public Square (ABA Press, 2013) Development by Agreement: A Tool Kit for Land Developers and Local Governments (ABA Press, 2012) Planning and Control of Land Development: Cases and Materials, Eighth Edition (LexisNexis, 2011) Bargaining for Development: A Handbook on Development Agreements, Annexation Agreements, Land Development Conditions, Vested Rights, and the Provision of Public Facilities, (Environmental Law Institute, July 2003). “Six Strategies for Regulating Big Boxes,” The Commissioner (APA, Spring 2010) "Hard Times for Real Estate Developers and the Impact on Municipalities," Illinois Municipal Review (March 2008) “Subdivisions, Subdivision Controls, and Drainage,” IICLE Municipal Law Series Handbook (2012) “From the Traditional to the More Creative: Incentives for Historic Preservation,” Current Trends and Practical Strategies in Land Use Law and Zoning (December 2004). “Annexation Agreements and Development Agreements,” a chapter in the American Bar Association’s book Trends in Land Use Law from A to Z: Adult Uses to Zoning (2001).

Past Assignments: Faculty Member of ALI-ABA's Land Use Institute (2006-present) Social Media and Ethics, APA National Conference (2011) Land Use Opportunities for Foreclosures at the APA National Conference in New Orleans (2010) Distressed Properties and Climate Change at the APA National Conference in Minneapolis (2009) Paying for Growth and Bargaining for Development at the APA National Conference in Las Vegas (2008) Big Box Regulation at the APA National Conference in Philadelphia (2007) Exactions and Takings Law at the APA National Conference in San Antonio (2006). Development Exactions and Vested Rights at the APA National Conference in Washington, D.C. (2004). Development and Agreements at the APA National Conference in Denver, Colorado (2003) and in San Francisco, California (2005). Architectural Design Regulations to the Land Use Committee of the ABA at its annual spring meeting in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (April 2002).

Bio: Jason is a principal planner and urban designer for Arlington County, Virginia. His career has focused on restoring suburban communities into vital pedestrian places through community engagement and high-quality urban design solutions. He held previous planning and urban design positions in Overland Park, KS, Leesburg, VA and West Des Moines, IA. Jason is the current Past Chair of the APA Urban Design & Preservation Division and serves on the APA Emerging Trends and Community Planning Assistance Team task forces.

Education: Bachelor of science in community and regional planning and master's of community and regional planning from the College of Design at Iowa State University

Past Assignments: NATIONAL APA EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS 2013 / Chicago – (accepted) Building the Ideal Planning Department, Fast Funny Passionate I, & Speed Dating for Planners - 2011 / Boston – Planners Guide to Reinventing the Suburbs, The Evolution of Urban Form, Emerging Topics in Retrofitting Suburbia, Reinventing Suburban Corridors, On the Road - 2010 / New Orleans – The Great American Suburb & Urban Design Reclaimed - 2009 / Minneapolis – Urban Design in the 21st Century - 2008 / Las Vegas – Is a Form-based Code Right for Your Community? & Urban Designers as Social Planners - 2007 / Philadelphia – Livable Communities - 2006 / San Antonio – Community Design REGIONAL APA EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS 2006 / Cincinnati (OH, KY & IN) – Architectural Standards STATE APA EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS Virginia 2012 - Is a Form-Based Code Right for Your Community?, Retrofitting Suburban Corridors / Kansas 2010 – What Your Planning Professors Forgot to Teach You / Kansas & Iowa 2009 – Guiding Redevelopment with Form-based Codes / MO/KS 2008 – Form-based Code Mini-Course / Virginia 2008 – Form-based Code Mini-Course Virginia 2006 & 2007 – Form-based Codes & Architectural Standards Michigan 2006 – Design Guidelines & Sustainability National Building Museum 2006 – Sustainable Communities HUD Sustainable Housing Conference 2010 – Transformative Suburban Development

Bio: Chad is the current Chair of the Small Town and Rural Planning Division of APA. He is a immediate past president of both the Nebraska Chapter of APA and the Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association. He has been the Planning Director for the Hall County Regional Planning Commission since 1999. Prior to that he was the Planning Director for Madison County Nebraska and a housing researcher with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.

Education: MCRP from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln BA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Anthropology and English AS from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Conservation and Environmental Science

Past Assignments: Presented on Funding Housing Project with Tax Increment Financing at the Nebraska Housing Conference, The Nebraska Planning Conference and the South Central Nebraska Housing Summit. Presented Ethics for Planners at the Nebraska Planning Conference Presented The Comprehensive Plan and its Relationship to Zoning at the Nebraska Planning Conference

Bio: Provo provides leadership for the university in the implementation of its economic development mission. A “pracademic” with more than 14 years of economic development experience in higher education and government he builds partnerships that link university, community, and industry resources to address the economic development needs of the Commonwealth. In this role Provo secures funding as a major point of contact between academic departments within the university, federal, state, and local governments, as well as other public and private sector leaders. Active in professional and scholarly associations he is experienced at the analysis and dissemination of best practices in economic development for diverse audiences. He also teaches a studio course in economic development planning that puts Virginia Tech graduate students to work solving real problems for real clients.

Education: Portland State University, PhD, Urban Studies 2005 Virginia Commonwealth University, MURP, Planning 1999 The College of William and Mary,BA, Government 1989

Bio: David S. Silverman is a partner with Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C. in Chicago, specializing in local government and land use matters. Prior to his career as an attorney, David was an urban planning and economic development consultant David is a frequent writer and speaker on a wide variety of land use and economic development issues David is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and the honorary society for advancement of land economics, Lambda Alpha International (Ely Chapter). David is co-chair of Ancel Glink’s Zoning and Land Use Group and co-editor of the group’s e-newsletter, In the Zone. David also serves as moderator for the Zoning and Land Use Group’s Twitter site, @AncelGlinkLand (https://twitter.com/#!/AncelGlinkLand).

Education: J.D. - The John Marshall Law School, Chicago M.U.P. - Wayne State University, Detroit B.A. - Indiana University, Bloomington

Key Publications: Green Transportation: ‘Roadblocks’ and ‘Avenues’ for Promoting Low-Impact Transportation Choices,” Legal Strategies for Greening Local Government (ABA Press, 2012) Policy Guide on Planning and Climate Change (American Planning Association Policy Guide, 2008)

Other Publications: “Illinois’ Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act and Case Study,” Tax Increment Financing (ABA Press, 2012) “Annexation and Annexation Agreements,” IICLE Municipal Law Series Handbook (2012) “Subdivisions, Subdivision Controls, and Drainage,” IICLE Municipal Law Series Handbook (2012) “Annexation, Disconnection, Consolidation and Dissolution of a Park District,” Illinois Park District Law Handbook (Illinois Association of Park Districts, 6th Edition, 2010)

Bio: Bob directs economic planning and implementation assignments at Development Strategies, based in St. Louis. He was part of the team that created Development Strategies in 1988. The focus of his professional work is analyzing the market, economic, and organizational forces that influence urban planning, economic growth, and real estate development. His consulting services yield strategic recommendations for clients seeking to maximize economic value. Clients include local governments, private property owners, corporations, government agencies, non-profits, and institutions all around the USA.

Education: MS City & Regional Planning (Public Finance) Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 1976 BS Business Administration (Economics) Miami University, 1973

Key Publications: "Determining the Fiscal Need for Public Intervention in Redevelopment" in Development Strategies Review, 2010. "The Evolution of Economic Development Planning" in News & Views published by the Economic Develoment Division of the American Planning Association, 2008.

Past Assignments: 'Is it Possible to Neatly Define Economic Development?" Presentation to the Greater St. Louis Economic Development Network, 2010. "Continued Spreading of People and Jobs: Challenging the Economies-of-Scale for Commercial Real Estate." Presentation to the International Economic Development Council, 2011. Regular instructor on Real Estate Development and Finance for the International Economic Development Council's certification training courses.

Bio: Terry Holzheimer is the Director of Arlington Economic Development in Arlington, Virginia. Prior to joining Arlington County in 1996, he served as Director of Economic Development for Loudoun County, Virginia. Terry has also served as the Washington Regional Manager for Legg Mason Real Estate Research, Inc. and Field Director for the National League of Cities. He is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Virginia Tech in the Urban Affairs and Planning program.

Education: Holzheimer has a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University; studied Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Miami; and has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Key Publications: “Virginia’s creative economy” with Heike Mayer. Virginia Issues & Answers. Summer 2009 “Brainpower: A snapshot of the physical and social science and research industries and occupations in Arlington, Virginia and the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.” 2007. Arlington Economic Development. http://www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/docs/brainpower.pdf “Urban Development Intensities in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.” 2007 Arlington Economic Development http://www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/docs/UrbanDevelopmentIntensities.pdf “The Density of Traditional Urbanism.” 2007. http://pedshed.net/?p=99 “From Icon to Kudzu: Banks Are Not So Welcome on Main Street Anymore.” 2007. News & Views. Economic Development Division, American Planning Association. Fall. http://www.planning.org/economic/member/newsletters/07fall.htm#5 “Smart Growth Policies and the Public Sector Costs of Growth.” 2006. Dissertation. George Mason University. “Fostering Emerging Technology Sectors in Arlington County: An Economic Development Strategy for Knowledge Creation and Innovation” (with Dr. Heike Mayer, Virginia Polytechnic and State University). 2005. Economic Development Journal. “Landscaping in the Age of Terrorism” (with Dr. Michael Chipley and R. Scott Lawson). 2004. Urban Land. “Benchmarking the Creative Class in Arlington, Virginia.” 2004. Arlington Economic Development http://www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/docs/creativeclass.pdf “Planning in an Era of Heightened Security: Making Communities Safer.” 2004. Practicing Planner v2. no. 1, American Planning Association. http://www.planning.org/practicingplanner/member/04spring/feature.htm “The Federal Presence in the Urban Village: The Impact of Federal Facilities on the Office Market in Arlington, Virginia.” 2003. Arlington Economic Development. http://www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/docs/federalpresence.pdf “Ten Principles for Re-inventing Suburban Business Districts” Technical Advisor, 2002. Urban Land Institute. http://www.smartgrowth.org/pdf/uli_ten_principles.pdf “How has fiscal impact analysis been integrated into local comprehensive planning? Case studies of Howard County, Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia.” 1998, Planners Casebook, American Planning Association. Spring. http://design.asu.edu/apa/proceedings98/Holz/holz.html