Position:
Community Development Director at City of McDonough, Georgia, Principal at Community Design & Development, Commissioner at Atlanta Urban Design Commission, TAP Committee at ULI-Atlanta
Work:
City of McDonough, Georgia
- McDonough, GA since Dec 2011
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Community Development Director
Community Design & Development
since Nov 2008
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Principal
Atlanta Urban Design Commission
since 2008
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Commissioner
ULI-Atlanta
since 2004
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TAP Committee
Perimeter Transportation Coalition
1998 - Jun 2012
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Director
City of McDonough
- McDonough, GA Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
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Interim Community Development Director
Georgians for Passanger Rail
2010 - 2011
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Planning & Implementation Consultant
HOK
2004 - 2008
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Government Market Sector Leader/Sr. Project Manager
Georgia Downtown Associaton
2000 - 2006
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Board Member
Glatting Jackson
Jul 2002 - Nov 2003
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Regional Manager/Senior Planner
Sandy Springs Revitalization, Inc.
1994 - 2002
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General Manager
Oakale Architecture and Planning
1987 - 2002
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President
Heery International
1982 - 1987
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Deputy Project Director
Education:
Rice University 1976 - 1979
M.Arch., Architecture, Urban Design
University of Virginia 1966 - 1972
BA, History, City Planning
Regional Leadership Institute
Honor & Awards:
Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Proclamation: John W. Cheek Appreciation Day, June 6, 2002
Atlanta Business Chronicle, Who’s Who in the Georgia 400 Corridor, 1998-2001
Georgia Planning Association, Outstanding Plan Implementation Award, 1999 (SSRI)
American Concrete Institute, Honor Award, 1992 (Gortatowsky Park, Albany GA)
Peachtree Street/Auburn Avenue International Design Competition, Honorable Mention, 1991
The Atlanta Preservation Center, Volunteer of the Year, 1990 (for contributions to passage of City of Atlanta’s Historic Preservation Ordinance)
Atlanta Urban Design Commission, Honor Award, 1988 (999 Peachtree Street Office Building)