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ACADEMIC <br />BACKGROUND <br />Broward College, <br />1978 to 1979 <br />Fort Lauderdale Leadership <br />Class IX Graduate, June <br />2003 <br />Dale Carnegie Graduate, <br />2002 <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />CERTIFICATIONS <br />Certified Member of the <br />American Institute of <br />CertiftedPlanners, <br />AICP #014139 <br />Crime Prevention Through <br />Environmental Design <br />(CPTED) Florida Atlantic <br />University <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />ASSOCIATIONS <br />American Planning <br />Association <br />(APA National) <br />Florida American Planning <br />Association (APA -FL) <br />Broward Section APA (Local <br />Section), Board of Directors <br />SPEAKING <br />ENGAGEMENTS <br />2007 and 2008 Lorman <br />Education Services - Zoning <br />and Land Development Law, <br />Jacksonville, FL <br />May 2008 - Baldwin County <br />Leadership Program, <br />Alabama <br />Comprehensive Planning <br />September 2008 - Florida <br />American Planning <br />Association Annual <br />Conference - Implementing <br />Private Sector <br />KEITH and SCHNARS, P.A. <br />FLoRID.SS ei? LOCAL FIRM <br />Ms. Sonneborn has over 20 years of planning experience that includes a variety of public <br />and private sector projects. Areas of expertise include regulatory planning, long -range <br />planning, visioning and redevelopment, comprehensive planning, downtown master planning, <br />Developments of Regional Impacts (DRIB), Transit Oriented Design (TOD), rezonings, <br />due diligence studies, land use and zoning analysis for eminent domain projects, and public <br />involvement/coordination. Ms. Sonneborn's duties include business development and <br />management, project management, preparation and presentation of projects throughout the <br />regulatory processes, public meeting coordination and facilitation, and project coordination <br />with public and private clients. <br />RELEVANT EXPERIENCE <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT <br />(EAR), AND LDC RE -WRITE FOR MONROE COUNTY, FL: Monroe County has <br />contracted with Keith and Schnars to update their Comprehensive Plan Policy and Technical <br />Documents to the 2011-2030 planning timeframe; the last update occurred in 1995. <br />Additionally Keith and Schnars has prepared the EAR for the County. The final phase of this <br />project is to realign the LDC sections to make it more user friendly, incorporate modern <br />planning strategies, and implement the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Comprehensive <br />Plan. As Director of Planning, Ms. Sonneborn oversees the project. In addition to overseeing <br />the project, Ms. Sonneborn has been part of the public involvement team, working with <br />citizens and community groups and maintaining the project website that keeps the citizens of <br />the County informed and up -to -date on all important meetings and milestone events. <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CREATION, BALDWIN COUNTY, AL: This was the <br />creation of a Comprehensive Plan for the largest geographical County in Alabama, with a <br />wide range of characteristics from the southern Gulf Coast area to the northern more rural <br />areas. Their Director of Planning had previously worked in Florida and knew the importance <br />of a Florida -based Comprehensive Plan. The County sought the services of a Florida firm to <br />bring their experience in comprehensive planning to Baldwin County. Public involvement was <br />key in this 18 month process. Ms. Sonneborn served as the Project Manager and provided <br />facilitation for multiple public workshops with stakeholders, County agencies, community <br />groups and citizens to define the major community issues. Services included preparation <br />of all elements of the "Horizon 2025" Comprehensive Plan; a separate Data, Inventory and <br />Analysis document; and creation of a new Future Land Use Map based upon Smart Growth <br />principles. <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, JACKSON COUNTY, FL: Ms. Sonneborn served <br />as the Project planner for the Evaluation, Appraisal and Report (EAR) process for Jackson <br />County, Florida. <br />DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, TIFTON, GA: A visioning process and preparation of <br />a downtown redevelopment plan. Project management services include facilitation of public <br />visioning workshops; coordination with Downtown Development Authority; Master Plan <br />preparation; implementation strategies; and funding sources. <br />DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN, BAINBRIDGE, GA: Ms. Sonneborn <br />led the visioning process for this downtown Master Plan for the City of Bainbridge, Georgia. <br />This Master Plan encompassed 135 acres and provided improvements to City -owned land <br />along the Flint River and incorporated pedestrian connectivity to the City's downtown core <br />area. Services include facilitation of public visioning meetings and project management of this <br />master plan project. <br />PAGE 16 RFQ #12 -04 -05 <br />