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Qualifications of <br />Roger Waldon, FAICP <br />Clarion Associates <br />39 <br />Roger Waldon is a Senior Consultant with Clarion Associates, based in the North Carolina <br />office. Mr. Waldon served as Planning Director for the Town of Chapel Hill for 21 years, <br />directing the Town's comprehensive planning and growth management functions. His work <br />has included preparation of land use plans and special area plans, preparation and <br />administration of design guidelines, transportation planning, annexation, capital <br />improvements, housing and community development initiatives, and evaluation of <br />development applications. Prior to his work for Chapel Hill, Mr. Waldon worked on regional <br />initiatives as Director of Planning Programs for the Triangle J, Council of Governments,. a <br />regional. planning organization based in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He has <br />also served as an elected official on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education. Mr. <br />Waldon is a frequent speaker at national planning conferences, and has lectured on planning <br />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 Comprehensive Plans for Chapel Hill, including land use, <br />community facilities, housing, transportation, environmental protection, neighborhood <br />preservation, downtown revitalization, and growth management elements. <br />^ Facilities Plan for school construction; ordinance provisions to link growth to school <br />capacity in Orange County, NC <br />^ Urban Design projects for downtown areas in Winston-Salem, NC; Thomasville, NC; <br />Lancaster, Texas; Chapel Hill, NC; Montgomery, OH <br />^ Sector Plan for Matthews, NC, for a developing area surrounding new interstate <br />interchanges. <br />^ Neighborhood Conservation Districts for four older neighborhoods in Chapel Hill. <br />^ Growth Management Strategies for Rock Hill, SC. <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 at Chapel Hill <br />^ Bachelor of Science, Urban Studies and Planning, MIT <br />