Title: Mid-Atlantic director of planning, VHB
Job: Leading VHB’s planning practice in the Mid-Atlantic region. Focused on land use, transportation, and environmental planning projects.
Years on the job: 3.5
Organization: Engineering, planning and design firm with more than 1,200 employees in 23 offices on the East Coast. Virginia offices in Tysons, Richmond, Williamsburg, Virginia Beach. 2015 gross revenue was $184.7M.
Memorable Project: Worked closely with Fairfax County for nearly four years helping prepare the Laurel Hill Redevelopment Plan and General Park Plan in 2004. Our planning and redevelopment efforts transformed the 2,000-plus-acre Laurel Hill property from a prison to a thriving community, which includes the Lorton Arts Foundation, Laurel Hill Golf Course, other parks and open space areas, and the ongoing Laurel Hill Redevelopment.
Current Project: Working on the Union Station Expansion Project. My role is managing VHB’s efforts related to multimodal transportation planning and NEPA compliance. This is a technically complex and important project for the region that will occur over the next 15-20 years.
CRE career: I started as entry level planner for EDAW in Old Town Alexandria.
Grew up: Youngstown, Ohio.
Current home: Arlington.
School: University of Cincinnati.
Job in another life: Meteorologist.
Favorite app: Spotify and Yelp.
Favorite movie: Boyhood.
Favorite restaurant: Grand Cru Wine Bar in Ballston.
Favorite band: Dog Days Are Over, Florence and the Machine.
Favorite vacation spot: San Francisco.
Favorite charity: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.
Hidden talent: I make a great brisket.
Coast, desert or mountain: Coast, for the beaches and cities.
Drink of choice: Dirty martini.
One thing you couldn’t live without: Cincinnati chili.
Family: Twin 16-year-old daughters.
Hobbies: Cycling and swimming.
Biggest pet peeve: People who make excuses.
Startling fact: Biked the C&O Canal and Great Allegheny Passage Trail from Georgetown to Pittsburgh.
