Regional Planner

EXPERIENCE

December **** – Present, City of Cleveland

Regional Planner, Department of Public Safety, Office of Emergency Management

Update City of Cleveland Emergency Operations Plan, the City’s overall framework for emergency response, to be in compliance with current federal guidelines.

Draft multiple hazard specific annexes to the City’s Emergency Operations Plan, which reflect City-wide response plans regarding neighborhood evacuation, bridge collapse, improvised explosive devices, and extreme weather, amongst others.

Represent City in multiple meetings of the Public Safety Urban Area Working Group (PSUAWG), an entity established by Cuyahoga County to advise the county regarding homeland security and public safety matters.

Participate in two revisions of PSUAWG Bylaws.

Participate in the preparation of various memorandums of understanding with other City of Cleveland departments, as well as other public entities, regarding the shared use of resources.

Work with representatives from Key Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, and other public and private entities to establish the Northern Ohio First Coalition, an organization that will promote information sharing to heighten preparedness capabilities of member organizations.

September 2005 – December 2007, City of Cleveland

Assistant Director of Law, Department of Law

Negotiated and drafted loan and grant documents primarily for the Departments of Community Development and Economic Development.

Served as counsel for the Department of Economic Development’s Division of Workforce Development.

Served on the Mayor’s Operations Efficiency Taskforce for the Division of Assessments and Licenses, which targeted service delivery problems and recommended various operational improvements.

Served as point person within the City on the establishment of the Downtown Cleveland Special Improvement District, which has brought enhanced safety, economic development, and maintenance services to the downtown area.

June 2004 – September 2005, City of Cleveland

Business Development Specialist, Department of Economic Development, Cleveland Empowerment Zone

Supervised Empowerment Zone HUD 108 Loan portfolio, representing an investment of over $60 million in real estate and business development projects in the federally designated Cleveland Empowerment Zone.

During a period of transition for the Empowerment Zone Labor Force program, reviewed Labor Force proposals and assisted with the initiation of over two million dollars in Labor Force programs that provided entrepreneurial development, computer training, and home health aid training to hundreds of Cleveland residents.

September 2002 – June 2004, City of Cleveland

Assistant Director of Law, Department of Law

• Negotiated and drafted Empowerment Zone business HUD 108 loan and Economic Development Initiative grant agreements representing over $11 million in funding, leveraging over $37 million in total investment.

• Negotiated and drafted Empowerment Zone Labor Force Economic Development Initiative grant agreements representing over eight million dollars in funding for various service providers in the Empowerment Zone.

• Served as counsel for the Cleveland City Council Committees on City Planning and Zoning.

December 2000 – September 2002, Carbone and Murphy Co., L.P.A, Mayfield Village, Ohio

Independent Contractor

• Drafted legislation concerning a variety of issues for the Cities of Lyndhurst and Olmsted Falls.

• Represented numerous northeast Ohio municipalities in the collection of delinquent municipal income tax.

TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

• Successfully completed multiple National Incident Management System (NIMS) training courses, including levels 700 National Incident Management System - An Introduction, 100 Introduction to Incident Command System, 200 Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, 300 Intermediate Incident Command System, 400 Advanced Incident Command System (2007-2010)

• Successfully completed the National Development Council’s Economic Development Finance Professional Certification Program, which develops skills relating to business credit, real estate finance analysis, and loan packaging (2004-2005)

EDUCATION

1996 – 2000 Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

Juris Doctor, May 2000, admitted to Ohio Bar November 2000

1996 – 2000 Maxine Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland, Ohio

Master of Public Administration, May 2000

1992 – 1996 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

AFFILIATIONS

Member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.

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