WENDY GRANT, AICP Associate Principal Wendy is a versatile planner whose more than 15 years of professional experience include several local jurisdictions as well as the private sector. Her winning interpersonal skills and passion for working with the public make her a natural in the area of community participation, visioning, and relationship building. She successfully manages projects of a diverse variety and scale—general plan updates, master planning, and entitlement coordination. She recently completed the general updates for the Town of Yucca Valley and City of Menifee’s inaugural general plan, which was a significant achievement for the community. Wendy currently serves as the Project Manager for the Southeast Area Specific Plan (SEADIP) for the City of Long Beach; covering an area that has historically been controversial because of the complex traffic, designated wetlands, and redevelopment issues affecting the project site. Wendy has managed over 15 specific plans—including the Moran Street Specific Plan in Little Saigon, a mixed-use infill development where she helped develop an outreach program that earned the trust of a divided community and unanimous adoption of the plan. She also served as an advisor to Five Point Communities on the draft development code for the Great Park Neighborhoods and worked with the County of Orange to develop a highest and best use study and conceptual land use alternatives for the county’s 100-acre parcel at El Toro. HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING »» County of Orange: Conceptual Development Concepts for the County Property at El Toro | Irvine CA »» Menifee Inaugural General Plan, Community Profile, Climate Action Plan, and EIR | Menifee CA »» Yucca Valley General Plan Update, Community Profile and EIR | Yucca Valley CA »» Palm Springs General Plan Update, EIR, and Downtown Urban Design Guide | Palm Springs CA »» Yorba Linda Community Profile, Outreach and Vision Program, General Plan Work Program | Yorba Linda CA »» Yorba Linda General Plan Goals and Policies Evaluation | Yorba Linda CA »» Riverside County Integrated Process General Plan Update | Riverside County CA »» Highland General Plan Update, Zoning Code Update, and EIR | Highland CA »» Anaheim General Plan Update, Zoning Code Update, and EIR | Anaheim CA URBAN PLANNING »» »» »» »» »» »» Southeast Area Specific Plan (SEADIP) | Long Beach CA Little Saigon: Moran Street Specific Plan | Westminster CA Little Saigon: Moran and Weststate Streets Strategic Plan | Westminster CA Valley Trails Specific Plan | Fontana CA Garden District Specific Plan, Adventure City Amusement Park | Stanton CA Renaissance Plaza Specific Plan and Entitlement Review | Stanton CA EDUCATION »» Master of Planning, University of Southern California »» BS, Urban Planning & Development, University of Southern California CERTIFICATIONS »» American Institute of Certified Planners AFFILIATIONS »» American Planning Association »» California Planning Foundation, Board Member »» Southern California Planning Congress, former Board Member Team member since 2001 »» »» »» »» »» »» »» WENDY GRANT Associate Principal [email protected] The Arborteum at North Fontana Specific Plan | Fontana CA Villages at Cabrillo Master Plan Outreach and Entitlement | Long Beach CA Menifee Town Center Specific Plan | Menifee CA Heritage Fields Due Diligence | Irvine CA Citrus Heights North Specific Plan | Fontana CA Westminster Zoning Code Update | Westminster CA WatersEdge Specific Plan and TTM | Lake Elsinore CA GRANT WRITING »» Prepared, submitted and secured a $929,000 Sustainable Communities Grant for the Southeast Area Specific Plan Amendment (SEADIP), Wetlands Delineation and Local Coastal Program | Long Beach CA OUTREACH AND CONSENSUS BUILDING »» SCAG Compass Blueprint Demonstration Project, Envision Alhambra 2035 | Alhambra CA »» Yorba Linda Community Profile, Outreach and Vision Program, General Plan Work Program | Yorba Linda CA »» Little Saigon: Moran and Weststate Streets Strategic Plan | Westminster CA »» Villages at Cabrillo Master Plan Outreach and Entitlement | Long Beach CA SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS »» Placemaking Panel: Little Saigon | 2011 Planning Directors Association of Orange County (PDAOC) Forum »» “Beyond Buildings: New Models to Provide Affordable Housing and Break the Cycle of Homelessness” | 2011 APACA Conference »» “Charter School Facilities: How To Find School Sites and Gain Local and State Approvals” | 2009 UC Riverside Extension »» “Stanton Plaza Specific Plan” | 2006 PDAOC Forum »» “Palm Springs Downtown” | 2006 APACA Conference AWARDS »» 2012 Outstanding Planning Achievement Award for Social Change and Diversity, APACA Los Angeles Chapter | Century Villages at Cabrillo Master Plan »» 2012 Media Award, APACA Inland Empire | Yucca Valley Community Profile »» 2008 Outstanding Planning Achievement Award for Advocacy/Social Change/ Diversity, APACA State and 2008 Outstanding Planning Award for Education Project, APACA Orange Section | Strategic Framework & Priorities Workbook: Little Saigon, Moran & Weststate Streets, City of Westminster »» 2006 Planning Award, California Downtown Association; 2006 Outstanding Planning Award, APACA Inland Empire Section | Palm Springs Downtown Urban Design Guide »» 2005 Outstanding Planning Award for Planning Implementation—Small Jurisdiction, APACA Orange Section | Stanton Plaza Specific Plan »» 2004 Outstanding Planning Award for Focused Issue, APACA Inland Empire Section | County of San Bernardino I-10 Corridor Analysis
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