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Qualificatio -is of
<br />Roger Waldon, FAlCP
<br />Clarion Associates
<br />Roger Walc on is a Principal with Clarion Associates, with 39 years of experience as a professional
<br />planner. H,: 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 Governments, a regional planning organization based in
<br />the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He has also served as an elected official on the Chapel Hill -
<br />Carrboro Beard of Education. Mr. Waldon is a frequent speaker at national planning conferences, and
<br />has lectures 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," Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of
<br />Certified Planners, and recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Planners in the 50 year history
<br />of planning in North Carolina.
<br />Representative Major Projects
<br />■ Grcwth Management and Neighborhood Plans for Chapel Hill, including land use, community
<br />faci ities, housing, transportation, environmental protection, 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 />• Fac lities Plan for school construction; ordinance provisions to link growth to school capacity in
<br />Orange County, NC
<br />• Urban Design projects for downtown areas in Winston - Salem, NC; Thomasville, NC; Lancaster,
<br />Texas; Chapel Hill, NC; Montgomery, OH
<br />• Six 'leighborhood Conservation Districts
<br />• Growth Management Strategies in Rock Hill, SC; Hillsborough, NC
<br />• County- Municipal Edge Management Agreements
<br />Professional History
<br />Clarion Associates, 2005 — present
<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 at Chapel Hill
<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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