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The Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation
The PlaceMakers Planning Team
The Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation
C. Barton Rice, Jr., Executive Director
C. Barton Rice Jr. is the Executive Director of the Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation, which has funded the initial stages of the Early County 2055 project. Serving as liaison to the Early County community for the past 18 months, Barton shares a grand vision with his parents to preserve the cultural richness of Blakely and Early County while at the same time creating a more viable economic model for the future. The grandson of longtime Blakely residents, Jean and Katha Rice, Barton spent many childhood summers in Blakely and holds a deep personal connection to the community.
In addition to EC 2055, Barton is also an active member of Vistage (formerly known as TEC) and consults and collaborates with small business owners all over the U.S.
Barton worked at the family business - Barton Protective Services Inc. (BPS) -from 1985 until its sale in August of 2004. While at BPS, Barton held management positions in Human Resources, Operations and Sales among many other roles. In 2002, he became the Chief Strategy Officer at the company's corporate offices in Atlanta.
Barton received an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in 1999 and graduated from The University of Georgia in 1992 with a BA in Geography.
He and his wife Andrea Lauer, live in Roswell, GA, with their 3 year-old son, Nicholas.
Charles Barton Rice, Sr., Director
The founder of the Atlanta-based Barton Protective Services Inc. in 1977, Charles Rice developed the company into the third largest contract security service firm in the United States. The company provided customers with protection against fire, burglary, and a host of other services by providing security officers as well as emergency response, intellectual asset protection, concierge, and workplace-violence prevention services to clients in the United States and Europe. For five consecutive years, Barton Protective - which employed some 13,000 people -- was named by Fortune Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For." In addition Charles was named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Southeastern Region in 2002.
Barton Protective Merged with Allied Security in May 2004.
Charles, a South Georgia native, grew up in Blakely where his parents Jean and Katha Rice settled in the 1930s. He and his wife Catherine established the Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation in 2004.
Because of the strong family history in Blakely and Early County, the Rice Family Foundation recently funded the Early County 2055 (EC2055) Revitalization Initiative as the first step in an effort to provide the area with an opportunity to prepare for the future, and grow and prosper through new economic opportunities.
Catherine Boylen Rice
Catherine Boylen Rice worked side by side with her husband, Charles Barton Rice, Sr., to build, Barton Protective Services Inc., where Charles was chairman and founder. She was instrumental to the success of Barton Protective. An Atlanta, GA native and daughter of Anne Lee Bell Boylen and Herbert Lynn Boylen, Sr., she graduated from Marsh Draughon Business College and attended Georgia State College. Catherine was employed by Munich Reinsurance Company in Atlanta for 18 years, prior to joining her husband Charles at Barton Protective.
Catherine is the co-founder of the Charles and Catherine B. Rice Foundation and an active member of the Early County 2055 Board, which is charged with overseeing the creation of an economic development initiative that will help the community preserve its assets and integrate them with a viable and healthy economic future.
Catherine's philanthropic interests include The Georgia Trust, Friends of the River, Alexis deToqueville Society, Woodruff Arts Center, Child Kind and Battered Women's Shelter. She is the mother of Kimberly Anne and Charles Barton Rice, Jr., and the grandmother of five beautiful children. Catherine's interests include golf, travel, antiquing, reading, and sharing quality time with family and friends.
Lisa Collins, Project Manager
Lisa Collins, a Georgia native, is the project manager of Early County 2055 and will oversee the execution of the economic development master plan for Blakely and Early County Georgia, which will focus on preserving the historical foundation of the area while reviving its economic base. Ms. Collins has over 10 years of experience in facilitating and implementing various comprehensive urban design projects for state and community organizations. Most recently, she was the president and chief executive officer of UPtown Columbus, Inc., a non-profit organization in Columbus, GA where she facilitated the economic revitalization initiatives throughout the city's central business district, riverfront, and overall uptown area. Before working for UPtown Columbus, Ms. Collins was senior vice president of governmental affairs and transportation of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, working closely with governmental, business and community leaders on issues affecting the economic development and quality of life in the region.
Earlier in her career she served as legislative affairs coordinator for the Albany, Ga. Area Chamber of Commerce and was county coordinator for a congressional campaign and two gubernatorial campaigns. She served as a Columbus Consolidated Government Airport Commissioner, was a steering committee member for the Columbus River Restoration Project, a member of the Columbus Economic Development Advisory Board and a special invitee to the Columbus/Muscogee County Development Authority. Ms. Collins lives in Blakely with her son Samuel. Her daughter Fran lives in Columbus, Ga. where she will complete her degree in music at Columbus State University in May.
Stanley C Houston, Board Member
Stanley C. Houston is a founding member of the Early County 2055 initiative and been instrumental in building the project's visibility in Blakely and Early County, Ga. He was born and raised in Blakely, GA and received a BS in Business Administration from of Valdosta State University. He has worked for State Farm Insurance Company in Blakely for over 40 years, is a member of the Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He was named as Zone Chairman of the Year in 1968-69 under then Lions District Governor of District 18C, Jimmy Carter, who later became Georgia Governor and President of the United States. Mr. Houston is married to Linda V Houston and has with one son and two daughters, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Lorelei Grazier, Grazier Design Works
The principal and lead designer of Grazier Design Works in Boston, MA, Lorelei is a multidisciplinary designer with experience in both teaching and real-world design application. She launched her career in Budapest, Hungary, as art director for global design firm, Saatchi & Saatchi. There, she gained her "design stripes" working on multimillion-dollar accounts like Johnson & Johnson and Samsung. Later Lorelei worked for New York design firm Chermayeff & Geismar, focusing on exhibit design for permanent museums like The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. Ms. Grazier's teaching experience includes a visiting professorship at American University and adjunct professorships at Northeastern University, The Art Institute of Boston and Simmons College. Lorelei received her undergraduate degree at American University and her MFA at the Basel School of Design in Basel, Switzerland.
Celia J. Doremus, D&A Communications
The principal of D&A Communications, a Marketing Communications and Public Relations firm, Ms. Doremus has over 20 years of comprehensive expertise in designing and executing strategic communications plans and managing multiple publicity campaigns with national/international media. She served as Manager of Marketing Communications for the international management-consulting firm, Arthur D. Little, Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts. She acquired agency experience as a senior account manager at Trinity Communications, Inc., Boston, MA, and as Vice President and Senior Account Executive of Jaffe Associates, Inc Washington, D.C. She was a journalist and Regional Bureau Staff Reporter and writer for United Press International in London and Boston, MA. Ms. Doremus holds a Masters of Education and Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Georgia, Athens. She successfully completed the Executive Program in Business to Business Marketing Strategy at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. She is a graduate of the Outward Bound School, Hurricane Island, Maine.
Todd Parrott, Contractor
Tod Parrott Is the owner of Parrott Building Group Inc., located in Alpharetta, GA. In the late 1980's Todd began as a carpenter framing houses in the 3-4,000 sq. ft. range and quickly became a key player in helping construct over 25 neighborhoods around Atlanta throughout the 90's for Atlanta's leading move-up home builder John Wieland Homes. Since 2000, the company has specialized in the high-end residential market of renovations and new custom homes. "We really listen intently...and then over-deliver...on a silver platter"...
Todd is a member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). He lives in Alpharetta with his wife and two boys, ages two and six.
The PlaceMakers Planning Team
Susan Henderson, Project Principal, Planning
As PlaceMakers' Director of Design, Susan Henderson plays the crucial role in Project Management, ensuring total client satisfaction through on-schedule delivery of the firm's tools. In a career that began in Austin, Texas, and included work on the Federal Courthouse Complex renovation and expansion there, Susan has since brought her keen understanding of architecture and planning to community design/build projects throughout the southern United States. She worked with Mouzon & Associates, architects in Huntsville, Alabama, for seven years and helped set a new standard for classical architecture in the region. Susan was the Architectural Team Leader for the Mississippi Renewal Forum rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina, the largest planning effort in the last 100 years. She continues to lead the architectural efforts on the Gulf Coast, and is one of the designers of Katrina Cottage II for Louisiana. Susan co-authored "Traditional Construction Patterns," a McGraw-Hill publication. A LEED Accredited Professional, Susan graduated cum laude from Ball State University with degrees in Architecture and Environmental Design and a minor in Honors Studies. She is an active member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, a participant in the CNU's Charter Design Council, and a member of the American Institute of Architects. She lives and works amidst the southwestern charms of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Nathan Norris, Project Principal, Economic Visioning
As the Director of Implementation Advisory for PlaceMakers, Nathan provides developers and municipalities with proven implementation strategies and battle-tested tactics. Nathan is also the Director of Marketing and Sales for The Waters, a 2,400-unit traditional neighborhood development in Montgomery, Alabama, poised to become a national model for planning, implementation and marketing. He served as the Project Leader for the New Urban Development Project System, a rating system that encourages the building of better places by identifying the degree to which they adhere to the time-tested principles of placemaking. He works as a member of the Corresponding Committee for the Leadership in Energy and Efficiency Design - Neighborhood Development ("LEED-ND"), a system for rewarding developers who build Smart Growth projects. Nathan received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of Alabama. He served as an Army JAG officer with the 1st Cavalry Division as well as a JAG officer with the Alabama Air National Guard. He is an active member of the Alabama Bar Association, the Alabama Association of Realtors, and the Congress for New Urbanism and a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars --- usually on placemaking as an economic development tool.
Hazel Borys, Project Manager
PlaceMakers' Managing Principal and Director of Sales, Hazel inspires the company to continually rise above the expectations of clients and the team. In the role of principal listener, Hazel keeps a finger on the pulse of the new urban community and helps PlaceMakers be a responsive force within the movement. She has been growing companies for years, beginning with Smith and Johnson, a road construction company that she took from the startup phase to the 17th largest road builder in the United States, all within a ten year timeframe. Hazel was one of a five-person mergers and acquisitions team for American Electric Power, the largest generator of electricity in the U.S. She was responsible for creating and implementing strategies for a $3 billion acquisition budget, and led a sixty-person acquisition team in friendly takeovers. Hazel graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing. She is an active member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, and the Charter Design Council, and is the organizer of the SmartCode Workshop. She lives and works in the Bradenton, Florida.
Jennifer Hurley, Facilitator
Jennifer Hurley is President of Hurley Franks & Associates, a planning and urban design firm based in Philadelphia. Jennifer specializes in group facilitation and mediation with respect to the built environment. Her planning career encompasses work across the country involving urban revitalization, dispute resolution and community visioning, strategic planning, neighborhood planning, transportation, and land development. In her former role as a planner for the City of Philadelphia, one of the largest and most urban of the Knight Communities, Jennifer was involved in efforts to confront some of the most challenging revitalization issues facing American cities. She wrote one of the first articles chronicling the implementation of New Urbanist zoning codes, and has been introducing new urbanists to techniques from the field of large group collaboration. Her professional education includes a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Bachelors in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College, and a fellowship with the Knight Program in Community Building at the University of Miami School of Architecture. Jennifer is originally from Temple, Texas.
Wanda Mouzon, Charrette Coordinator
Every company needs a support infrastructure. At PlaceMakers, it's Wanda Mouzon. As Executive Director and steward of the firm's Miami Beach office, Wanda manages everything from business operations and job reporting to vendor payments to charrette coordination. In 1998, Wanda joined her husband, fellow PlaceMaker Steve Mouzon, in his architecture practice, managing general office administration and firm marketing. When Steve made the decision to help found PlaceMakers, Wanda expanded her role, becoming a pivotal link in organizing the company and creating the internal processes that keep things running smoothly.
Prior to her work within architecture and planning, Wanda spent twenty years in various hospital laboratories serving as staff technologist, research assistant, Department Supervisor, Laboratory Director and Reference Lab Marketing Tech. She is degreed in both Microbiology and Medical Technology from The University of Alabama, and is registered with The American Society of Clinical Pathology and The American Society of Microbiology in the area of Clinical Microbiology and Public Health.
Scott Doyon, iCharrette
As Director of PlaceMakers' PlaceProven Marketing, Scott helps developers, town planners, and municipal leaders recognize the hidden benefits of well-conceived places, and then builds powerful emotional connections with the people who bring them to life. His experience includes 12 years with advertising giant J Walter Thompson, advising global clients in brand marketing and communications strategy. While there, he increasingly realized that conventional marketing rarely acknowledges the real-world environments in which products are used, revealing a wide disconnect between the places we have and the places we want. That began a journey through urban planning, sociology and cultural critique - and a newfound perspective on the relationships between people and the places they inhabit. A Mass Communications graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and an active member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, he lives and works in Decatur, Georgia.
Joan Pauly, iCharrette
Over the course of her 20+ years in marketing, advertising, and public relations, Joan Pauly has led numerous creative and technical teams in strategic and tactical planning, and has spearheaded the launch of many branding and advertising campaigns. She has worked with both for-profit and non-profit institutions. In her recent role as Chief Marketing Officer for a career education company, Joan led the marketing team in a highly successful branding and advertising campaign, which increased sales in excess of $2 million after initial launch. Because of her background in communications, Joan has been asked to lead technical projects for Glenmore Distilleries, a global manufacturing company, and Adware Systems, a provider of advertising software to multi-billion dollar advertising agencies. With Glenmore Distilleries, Joan facilitated communications between software developers and the accounting, human resource and manufacturing departments for software installations. While Brand Manager at Adware Systems, Joan worked with advertising giant McCann Erickson, General Motors, and Johnson & Johnson to build and customize a highly successful Network Television Buying System. Joan graduated with honors in 1980 from the University of Georgia, Henry Grady School of Journalism with a major in public relations and minors in business management and public speaking.
Bill Dennis, Design Team Leader, Planning
Bill Dennis is a New Urban town planner and principal of B. Dennis Town and Building Design. Bill's work ranges from Kentlands, MD to Hawaii, from Albuquerque to Providence, Rhode Island, working as a consultant directly to developers and municipalities and with prominent firms in New Urbanism, including Duany Plater-Zyberk and Moule & Polyzoides. Bill believes that the design of a town or community can enrich all of the patterns that encompass our lives. The places of work, shopping, civic participation, recreation, and home life can all be found in the model of the Traditional Neighborhood Development. Annapolis, MD; Brattleboro, VT; Hudson, Ohio; Taos, N.M. and Santa Barbara, CA. are all examples of Traditional Neighborhood Developments that have retained their vibrancy and desirability as places to live, work and shop. Bill collaborates with local citizens and resources to recreate the sense of neighborhood present in the best Traditional Neighborhoods, while integrating the needs of today.
Howard Blackson, Planning
Howard advocates time-tested planning strategies that are proven to add value to communities -- one neighborhood, one block, and one building at a time. He looks beyond conventional short-term horizons, and uses neo-traditional urban design to provide needed predictability in the development process. Howard accepts the urban challenge to create the legal parameters for attractive, cohesive, and economically successful mixed use blocks in an urban environment. His collaborative placemaking principle is to simply accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. He believes the re-development of cities is deeply connected to the history and politics of perception. He leads processes that include the design charrette or workshop, followed by a series of meetings with various stakeholders in order to gain support for a three-dimensional design program.
Howard attended the University of Texas for his undergraduate degree and has a graduate degree from University of Westminster in London and a Certificate in Master Planning from Harvard. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two daughters. He is currently working on the City of San Diego Pedestrian Master Plan.
Russell Preston, Planning
Russ is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture as well as the University of Miami master's program in Town Planning. He currently works with Cornish Associates in house architectural and urban designer with a primary focus on the planning and design of Mashpee Commons, a mixed use development on Cape Cod.
He is a member of the CNU and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the New England Chapter. Russ also serves as chair of the Program Committee planning the 14th Congress for the New Urbanism. As a Knight Scholar at the University of Miami he has taught several undergraduate design and drawing studios. Russ has also collaborated on architecture and planning projects with Imai Keller Moore Architect and Duany Plater-Zyberk Town Planners. Russ is an active artist producing work in watercolor, ink and oil.
Jaydean Boldt, Planning
Jaydean Boldt is an urban designer and town planner with a broad range of experience in master planning and urban design ranging from low-density hamlets to high-density inner city work. His experience in town planning includes urban design, project management, policy planning, approvals, urban development and building design. Having grown up in Mainz, Germany, Jaydean's town planning and urban design principles reflect a European quality and ideal. Among numerous successful planning approvals and thousands of planned acres in western Canada, Jaydean has been the master planner of some of Western Canada's most progressive projects including: the redevelopment of 220 acres Canadian Forces Base within inner city Calgary; Elbow Valley's 300 acre Riverside Community; the prestigious Three Sisters Mountain Village: and the 3200 acre Calgary Southwest Area Regional Plan.
Jaydean has been published in Canadian Institute of Planner's Planning Digest magazine and is a longtime member of the Congress for the New Urbanism. He is also currently involved in the design and development of numerous resort projects within North America and the Caribbean. Jaydean is fluent in both English and German.
Christopher Sides, Planning
Chris Sides has been an advocate for traditional town planning for many years. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture at Auburn University in 1994. A graduate from the Urban Design Thesis Studio, he also participated in Auburn's Urban Studies Program in Birmingham, AL.
Chris has worked for several architectural firms. He helped to raise the standard for traditional design in the region while Director of Architectural Operations for Mouzon & Associates Architects & Traditional Town Planners. The Huntsville firm's work encompassed a wide range of building types and included several award-winning projects. Chris was a team member for the esteemed house plan collection "Biltmore Estate Homes," published by Southern Living.
A three-year member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Chris attended Congresses held in Miami Beach, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. He participated with PlaceMakers on the Urban Renewal Project for Vicksburg, MS, and the Town Planning Session for The Waters in Montgomery, AL. In addition, he was on the design team for the Transit-Oriented Development Charrette for Leander, TX, a collaborative effort of Gateway Planning Group and PlaceMakers.
Chris currently operates his own business, SIDES Design, in Athens, AL, with emphasis on the design & production of custom home plans suited to the context of traditional neighborhoods
Victor Deupi, Architecture
Victor Deupi is the Arthur Ross Director of Education at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America in New York. Over the past fifteen years, he has been committed to the advancement of contemporary classicism through both education and practice. He received a Bachelor of Science in architecture from the University of Virginia, a Master of Architecture from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been an assistant professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame since 1998, and has also taught at the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture in London and at the University of Miami, Coral Gables.
In addition to his academic career, Mr. Deupi is an active practitioner and design consultant most recently in partnership with Pier Carlo Bontempi of Parma, Italy. The B&D Studio collaboration is one dedicated to modern classicism and in particular to traditional Italian architectural expression applied throughout North America today. He has worked previously in the offices of distinguished practitioners Allan Greenberg and Demetri Porphyrios and has published widely on a variety of design topics including the New Urbanism and the humanities underpinning the classical tradition. Victor Deupi is also an avid watercolorist whose work representing global architectural expression past and present has been exhibited both here and abroad. His commitment to drawing and rendering are again manifest through practice and teaching alike.
Fabio Paoletti, Architecture
Fabio Paoletti is an Italian civil engineer. Born in March 1969, he graduate at the University of Bologna. He has been student and teaching assistant at The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture and is member of the Prince of Wales's Alumni. Fabio works for Pier Carlo Bontempi's studio in Parma and for the B&D Studio in the U.S. Pier Carlo Bontempi heads his personal studio in the countryside of Gaiano, near Parma. The studio principally carries out architectural projects with the goal of constructing new buildings in a traditional manner. The studio also engages in restoration and reconstruction projects, theoretical and feasibility studies, and urban planning. Fabio Paoletti teaches Technical Architecture at the University of Bologna and in his spare time is a mystery novel writer.
Mary Dennis, Landscape
Mary Dennis is a New Urban landscape architect and designer of civic spaces. Her work has concentrated on open space as useable places that enliven both rural and urban communities. She has worked on projects for Duany, Plater-Zyberk, Moule & Polyzoides and others, giving expression to space in-between buildings. In addition, she looks at the range of streets, squares and parks from the perspective of children, and how play is fundamental to learning. Mary has a background in the arts and a Master's degree from Radcliff in Landscape Design. She is working on a book "Cultivated Wilderness: From Yosemite to Paley Park."
Dede Christopher, Illustration
Dede Christopher received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Clemson University in 1984, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Tennessee in 1996. After receiving her undergraduate degree, Dede worked in the office of Benjamin Hirsch and Associates in Atlanta, GA, as an intern architect. In 1985 she joined the Architectural Illustration firm of Dan Harmon and Associates, where she learned the art of architectural rendering. There she mastered perspective block-outs, pen and ink drawings, and learned marker and watercolor illustration techniques until her departure in the fall of 1989. She worked in several architectural offices during this time as well to further her design, illustration and development skills.
In 1990 she established her firm, Christopher Illustration (CI). Dede has built a strong company that continues to strive for excellence in all areas of design, presentation and artistic expression. CI offers a full range of illustration services with a primary focus on marker and watercolor renderings. She also often serves as a consultant for design charrettes throughout the country as an illustrator and designer, as well as a rendering instructor to many local learning institutions. Dede serves on the Maryville Board of Zoning Appeals in Maryville, TN and other community organizations.
Steve Miller, Illustration
After receiving his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Virginia, Steve Miller relocated to New Mexico, where he earned his Masters in Architecture at the University of New Mexico. He now lives and works in Albuquerque at Mahlman Studio Architecture. His particular concern and passion is revitalization of American spaces that have been "uglified" by the schema of building for the automobile without regard for a cohesive aesthetic. Steve is devoted to designing exterior and interior spaces that inhabitants are genuinely happy to occupy, moving beyond the bare-bones concern of functionality. He utilizes his background in visual art to render three-dimensional images that allow clients and communities to better understand design concepts and proposals.
Chad Emerson, Legal, SmartCode
Chad D. Emerson is an Associate Professor of Law at Faulkner University's Jones School of Law, in Montgomery, Alabama. He joined the faculty in June 2003 after practicing for over five years with the Knoxville, Tennessee law firm of Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC. Professor Emerson is a graduate of David Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee College of Law. He is a frequent lecturer and author in the field of land planning law with a specific emphasis on Smart Growth and SmartCode legal issues. He is the administrator of the SmartCode Listserv, the author of an upcoming law review article on the SmartCode, and frequent speaker at the SmartCode Workshop.
Dwayne Carver, Traffic Engineering
Dwayne Carver has extensive experience in transportation demand management programs and planning, including transit, bicycling and pedestrian planning. As a Transportation Planner with Hall Planning & Engineering (HPE), Mr. Carver provides general planning assistance in all aspects of development planning, as well as transportation planning functions.
While at TalTran, the City of Tallahassee's transit system, Mr. Carver served as the Senior Planner and later as the Transit Planning Administrator. In these positions, he was responsible for collecting and reporting transit data for the National Transit Database, project management for Federal Transit Administration projects and budget preparation and management for TalTran.
From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Carver served as the Executive Director for Commuter Services of North Florida (CSNF), a regional commuter assistance program operated by the Marketing Institute at the Florida State University College of Business. CSNF was responsible for implementing transportation demand management programs in a ten-county area of north Florida. As the Executive Director, Mr. Carver was responsible for preparing and implementing the annual Florida Department of Transportation work program for CSNF. Mr. Carver also represented CSNF on the Technical Coordinating Committee of the Tallahassee-Leon County Metropolitan Planning Organization, where he was recognized as an expert on and advocate for alternative transportation, including walking and bicycling. During the same time period, Mr. Carver served as the Assistant Director of the Marketing Institute, a department of the FSU College of Business that specializes in applying market and business concepts to transportation programs.
DeWayne is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and received his Master of Regional Planning Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Jennifer Carver, and their son. DeWayne is certified as a League Cycling Instructor with the League of American Bicyclists, and he and Jennifer enjoy bicycle touring as well as bicycle commuting in Tallahassee.
Scott Polikov, AICP, CNU
Scott provides town planning and transportation consulting services to both public and private sector clients. Scott and his colleagues with the Gateway Planning Group design and support the development of mixed-use pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, college campuses, retail centers and urban corridors. Scott believes that the key to harnessing sustainable growth is integrating urban design back into master plans and local land development codes, as well as linking land use with transportation through public-private partnerships to unleash the genius of the market.
Scott's work has been featured in Urban Land, the magazine of ULI, and Planning, the magazine of the American Planning Association, and it has earned the Texas American Planning Association awards for Best Current Planning and Best Project Plan; the North Central Texas Council of Government's CLIDE award for sustainable development design; and the Greater Dallas Planning Council Urban Design Award.
After a successful law practice with the Washington, D.C., public policy firm, Patton Boggs, Scott returned to Texas in the early 1990s. Back home, he was appointed director of the State's Alternative Fuels Program. After completing his directorship, Scott started his consulting business. Scott has served on the respective governing boards of his regional transit authority, Capital Metro, and the region's metropolitan planning organization. He is active in the Congress for the New Urbanism and serves as an associate member of the Citistates Group, founded by Neal Pierce; and he serves on the board of directors for the National Civic League and the advisory board for the Institute for Global Urban Development.
John M. Acken, Jr.
John Acken, Jr.'s areas of expertise include transportation, zoning and utility infrastructure. He is currently the Deputy General Counsel to the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Prior to his appointment with SIGIR, John served as an attorney with the law firm of Sasser, Bolton, Stidham, & Sefton, P.C. in Montgomery, Alabama, where his practice areas included zoning, land use law, and utilities law. While in Montgomery, John was chairman of Montgomery's Light Rail Task Force created to examine transportation options for downtown Montgomery and founded a nonprofit economic development corporation for re-developing the historic districts of Montgomery. John is also a former active duty Marine Corps Judge Advocate and served as a prosecutor and international law officer in Norway and Japan. John has an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University, a J.D. from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in economics from Hampden Sydney College in Virginia.
John M. Acken, Sr.
John Acken, Sr. has over thirty years experience in the transportation sector. He spent the majority of his career with CSX, having served in every major department including operations, law, marketing and finance. After retiring from CSX as chairman of Bulk Intermodal Distribution Systems, a CSX wholly owned subsidiary specializing in logistics, John worked as an independent transportation consultant for projects in the United States and overseas. He was also involved in commuter transportation planning for the City of Baltimore, Maryland and Jacksonville, Florida. Early in his career, John worked for Amtrak during its start up phase and as a transportation consultant for Booze, Allen & Hamilton. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia's executive business program, Vanderbilt University School of Law and Hampden Sydney College.
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