WORK HISTORY:
Arizona
Land Planning & Development, L.L.C and State Land Properties, Inc. As the owner of both companies, providing the following services to clients:
manage development projects, secure entitlements i.e. general plan amendments,
rezonings and use permits; review ordinances and design guidelines;
due diligence; governmental processing at the municipal, state and federal
levels; neighborhood outreach and purchasing or leasing State Trust
Land. (July 2000 to Present.)
Del Webb Corporation, Phoenix, AZ. Director of Land Planning, primarily
responsible for the planning and securing of development approvals for
Anthem, a 5,855-acre multi-generational community in northern metropolitan
Phoenix. Served on the executive management team responsible for constructing
and marketing the first phases of Anthem which included an elementary
school, 63-acre park, community center, office building, golf course
and clubhouse. More than 1400 homes were sold in the first year. Other
responsibilities included acquiring State Trust Land at auction; directing
the purchase, repair and resale of more than 40 homes damaged from soil
settlement; due diligence for new acquisitions; monitoring general plans
and other regulatory processes; market research; lobbying for and obtaining
revisions to ordinances; archaeological compliance; processing zoning
cases and participating in the creation of smart growth regulations.
(May 1993 to June 2000.)
Laraway & Associates, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ. As the company's owner,
provided the following services to the private and public sectors: obtained
approval for various kinds of development including more than 40 telecommunications
facilities, state and federal property acquisition, project management,
lobbying, neighborhood and governmental relations. (December 1986 to
May 1993.)
Arizona State Land Department, Phoenix, AZ. Director of the Urban Planning
Division, responsible for supervising several project planners. Entitled
13 projects in excess of 13,000 acres, including shopping centers, master-planned
communities and industrial parks. Managed contracts with developers
and consultants for planning, engineering and marketing services. Participated
in the formulation of numerous general plans and ordinance revisions
throughout the state. Created a marketing plan to increase public awareness
of the Land Department's properties available at auction. (November 1983
to December 1986.)
Arizona Governor's Office of Economic Planning and Development, Phoenix,
AZ. Assisted communities and developers throughout the state in obtaining
development financing for businesses and development projects. Advised
rural communities on general plans and zoning ordinances. (September
1982 to November 1983.)
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Michigan State University.
Major emphasis: land planning, design, civil engineering and construction.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS AND LICENSES:
Audubon Arizona Business Advisory Board, 2003 - Present
Arizona Planning Association, Board of Directors 2001.
Appointed by Governor Jane Hull to serve on the Working Advisory Committee
of the Growing Smarter Commission, 1999.
Valley Forward Association, Board of Directors 1993 - 1996.
McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, 1994.
National accreditation by the American Institute of Certified Planners
in 1994.
City of Scottsdale Planning Commission, 1988 - 1991. Chairman 1990
- 1991.
Valley Partnership, Board of Directors 1988 - 1989.
Citation of Merit from Governor Bruce Babbitt for Outstanding Achievements
in Planning State Urban Lands, 1986.
Served on the City of Phoenix Peripheral Planning Area D Advisory Committee
that formulated the General Plan for a 90 square mile area north of
the CAP canal in 1986.
Served on the City of Phoenix Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee charged
with making recommendations on infrastructure financing methods, 1986.
Awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Administrator of the Year
by the Arizona Administrators Association in 1986.
Arizona Real Estate Brokers License, 1989.
