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<br />Qualifications of
<br />Roger Waldon, FAICP
<br />Clarian Associates
<br />Roger Waldon is a Principal with Clarion Associates, with 34 years of experience as a professional
<br />planner. He served as Planning Director for the Town of Chapel Hill for 21 years, directing the Town's
<br />comprehensive planning and growth management functions. His work. has emphasized neighborhood
<br />conservation and growth management, including preparation of land use plans and special area plans,
<br />preparation and administration of design guidelines, transportation planning, annexation, capital
<br />improvements, housing and community development initiatives, and evaluation of development
<br />applications. Prior to his work for Chapel Hill, Mr. Waldon worked on regional initiatives as Director of
<br />Planning Programs for the Triangle J Council of Govemments, a regional planning organization based in
<br />the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina_ He has also served as an eleded official on the Chapel Hill-
<br />Carrboro Board of Education. Mr. Waldon is a frequent speoker at national planning conferences, and
<br />has lectured on planning topics at Universities in Massachusetts and North Carolina. His writing includes
<br />articles on planning processes and neighborhood conservation, and a book published by the American
<br />Planning Association, Planners and Politics. He is a contributor to the 2009 edition of ICMA's "Green
<br />Book," Loca! Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of
<br />Certified I~lanners, and recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Planners in ~the 50 year history
<br />of planning in North Carolina.
<br />Represenfative Major Projects
<br />^ Growth Management and Neighborhood Plans for Chapel Hilf, including land use, communify
<br />facilities, housing, transportation, environmental protedion, neighborhood preservation,
<br />downtown revitalization, and growth management elements.
<br />^ Comprehensive Plans in Fredericksburg, VA; Orange County, NC; Iredell County, NC; Waxhaw,
<br />NC; Johnston County, NC; Brentwood, TN; Tupelo, MS; Wilson, NC; Rock Hill, SC
<br />^ Facilities Plan for school construction; Qrdinance provisions to link growth to school capacity in
<br />Orange County, NC
<br />^ Ur~an Design projecfis for downtown areas in Winston-Salem, NC; Thomasville, NC; Lancaster,
<br />Texas; Chapel Hill, NC; Monfigomery, OH
<br />^ Six Neighborhood Conservation DisfiricFs
<br />^ Growth Management Strategies in Rock Hill, SC; Hillsborough, NC
<br />^ Counfiy-Municipal Edge Management Agreemenfis
<br />Prafessional History
<br />^ Clarion Associates, 2005 - present
<br />^ Planning Director, Town of Chapel Hill, 1984-2Q05
<br />^ Director of Planning Programs, Triangle J Council of Governments, 1972-1984
<br />Education
<br />^ Master of Ci1y and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Nill
<br />^ Bachelor of Science, Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
<br />Professional Associations
<br />^ Fellow, American Institute of Certified Planners
<br />^ Charter Member, American Planning Association
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