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66 <br />Qualifications of <br />Roger Waldon, FAICP <br />Clarion Associates <br />Roger Waldon is a Principal with Clarion Associates, based in the North Carolina office. Mr. Waldon <br />served as Planning Director for the Town of Chapel HiII for 21 years, directing the Town's comprehensive <br />planning and growth management functions. His work has emphasized neighborhood conesea ation and <br />growth management> including preparation of land use plans and special area plans, p p <br />administration of design guidelines, transportation planning, annexation, capital improvements, housing <br />and community development initiatives, and evaluation of development applications. Prior to his work <br />for Chapel Hill, Mr. Waldon worked on regional initiatives as Director of Planning Programs for the <br />Triangle J, Council of Governments, a regional planning organization based in the Research Triangle <br />Park, North Carolina. He has also served as an elected official on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of <br />Education. Mr. Waldon is a frequent speaker at national planning conferences, and has lectured on <br />planning topics at Universities in Massachusetts and North Carolina. He has been recognized as a <br />Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners. <br />Representative Major Projects <br />• Growth Management and Neighborhood Plans for Chapel Hill, including land use, community <br />facilities, housing, transportation, environmental protection; neighborhood preservation, <br />downtovrn revitalization, and grovrth management elements. <br />• Comprehensive Plans in Fredericksburg, VA; Orange County, NC; Brentwood, TN; Tupelo, MS. <br />• Facilities Plan for schoo) construction; ordinance provisions to link growth to school capacity in <br />Orange County, NC <br />• Urban Design projects for downtovrn areas in Winston-Salem, NC; Thomasville, NC; Lancaster, <br />Texas; Chapel Hill, NC; Montgomery, OH <br />• Comprehensive Plans in Fredericksburg, VA; Union County, NC; Hanover County, YA; Orange <br />County, NC; Iredell County, NC <br />• Six Neighborhood Conservation Districts <br />• Neighborhood Small Area Plan for Wake Forest, NC <br />Professional History <br />• Planning Director, Town of Chapel Hill, 1984-2005 <br />• Director of Planning Programs, Triangle J Council of Governments, 1972-1984 <br />Education <br />• Master of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill <br />• Bachelor of Science, Urban Studies and Planning, MIT <br />Professional Associations <br />• Fellow, American Institute of Certified Planners <br />• Member, American Planning Association <br />Civic Involvement <br />• Board of Directors, Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA, North Carolina <br />• Advisory Board, Orange County Habitat for Humanity <br />e ~ ~, R t ~ ~ <br />