Vision 2001-2020 Advisory Committee
Department of Planning Building and Development
Planning Commission
Consulting Team
City Council
City Manager


Vision 2001-2020 Advisory Committee

Walter Rugaber (Chair)

Brenda L. McDaniel (Vice-Chair)

Carolyn Coles
(Housing and Neighborhoods Chair)

Fredrick M. Williams (Infrastructure Chair)

Carl D. Cooper (Public Services Chair)

Stephen Lemon
(Economic Development Chair)

Paula L. Prince (People Chair)

Talfourd H. Kemper, Jr.
(Environmental Resources Chair)

Kevin A. Deck (City Design Chair)

Richard Rife, Planning Commission member

Robert Manetta, Planning Commission member

Evelyn Bethel

Ruth Blackman

John P. Bradshaw, Jr.

Beth Doughty

David W. Davis III

Richard Dearing

Pearl Fu

Erin Garvin

Brian Gottstein

Kevin Kays

Daniel E. Karnes

George Kegley

Matthew Kennel

Mary C. Knapp

Jeannette D. Manns

Mark McConnel

Onawa Miller

Jeannie Moses

J. Lee E. Osborne

Jeanne H. Pedigo

Tom Pettigrew

Nakia Price

Christine C. Proffitt

Patrick N. Shaffner

Brian M. Shepard

Dan Smith

Elvah D. Taylor

James M. Turner, Jr.

Susan L. Willis

Jonathan K. Wolfe


Department of Planning Building and Development

Evelyn S. Lander, Director

David Diaz, Project Manager

Chris Chittum, City Planner II

Neil Holthouser, City Planner II

Jacques Scott, City Planner II

Edward Tucker, City Planner II

Frederick Gusler, City Planner I

James Settle, Neighborhood Planner

Martha Franklin, Administrative Assistant

Linda Leedy, Executive Secretary

Scott Binnings, City School Intern

Jean Teotonio, City School Intern


Planning Commission

D. Kent Chrisman, Chairman

Gilbert E. Butler, Jr.

S. Wayne Campbell

Alfred T. Dowe, Jr.

Melvin L. Hill

Robert B. Manetta

Richard A. Rife


Consulting Team

Ernie Hutton, Hutton Associates

Virginia Benson, Benson Associates

David Hill, Hill Studio PC

Mary Zirkle, Peter Girardeau, Don Harwood, Michael Larouche, Hill Studio PC


City Council

Ralph K. Smith, Mayor

William H. Carder, Vice Mayor

William D. Bestpitch

C. Nelson Harris

W. Alvin Hudson, Jr.

William White, Sr.

Linda F. Wyatt


City Manager

Darlene L. Burcham