Healdsburg SDAT Team

Local Steering Committee: Committee of community members formed to manage the community obligations of the SDAT.

Steering Committee Leads & AIA Interface:
Richard Burg (OD consultant, former vice-chair of Community Housing Committee) 
Ariel Kelley (Chair, Corazon Healdsburg, Sonoma Cty. Planning Commission, land use attorney) 
Tim Unger (Company Board Director, former CEO for various Technology start-ups)

Work Group Committee Leads:
Ariel Kelley - Community Outreach
Dick Bugarske - Youth Involvement
Joan Berler - Web and CRM Development
Merrilyn Joyce - Marketing Communications
Tim Meinken - Finance
Tim Unger - Logistics

Members:
Bonnie Headley (Fund Raiser, Store Owner, A+H General Store)
Brian Sommer (General Manager, Les Mars Hotel; Chair, Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District)
Brigette Mansell (Mayor Healdsburg, High School Teacher)
Carla Howell (Executive Director, Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce)
Chris Vanden Heuvel (Superintendent, Healdsburg Unified School District)
Carlos Chavez (Owner, Chavez Family Cellars)
David Mickaelian (City Manager Healdsburg )
Denise Hunt (Chair, Sr. Citizens Advisory Commission, former RN, MSN, Sonoma Cty. Dept. of Health Svcs.)
Dick Bugarske (Kiwannis, Prune Packers, Neighbors Network of Healdsburg)
Don McEnhill (Executive Director, Russian River Keepers)
Eric Drew (Owner, Healdsburg Sotheby’s International Realty)
George Lawson (Sunrise Rotary, Rotary Cares)
Gina Riner (Executive Diector, Healdsburg Jazz; Founder, Healdsburg Heritage Project)
Haley Rose Meslin (liaison SHED)
Herman Velasquez (Former counselor at Healdsburg Unified School District)
Janis Watkins (Co-chair Healdsburg Citizens for Sustainable Solutions, attorney with Provencher & Flatt LLP)
Jim Winston (citizen activist)
Joan Berler (Healdsburg Center for the Arts, web developer/designer)
Joaquin Blanco-Pelucarte (ED Healdsburg Education Foundation)
Jon Worden (Principal, John Worden Architects, former chair Healdsburg Community Housing Committee)
Julian Cohen (Principal, Living Guild)
Julien Gervreau (Director of Sustainability, Jackson Family Wines)
Kevin Wardell (Owner, Bergamot Alley)
Ken Buchignani (8th generation Healdsburgian, Retired) 
Kraig Tamborini (Senior Planner, Healdsburg City Planning Department)
Laurie Wachter (Analytics consultant, artist, photographer, editor/writer Sonoma Seniors Today, Healdsburg Living)
Leticia Romero-Valentin (Exec. Director Corazon Healdsburg)
Mark McMullen (Principal, Mark G. McMullen Consulting)
Mark Themig, (Healdsburg Director of Parks & Recreation)
Merrilyn Joyce (Co-chair, Granny In My Backyard (GIMBY), graphic artist)
Mitch Connor (Architect, American Institute of Architects - Redwood Chapter)
Pamela Swan (Associate Director of Advancement, Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa, former Exec. Director of HEF)
Pat Carrubba (Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Arts Council, Jazz Festival, Fan Museum )
Pastor Sally Hubbell (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church)
Peter Witter (Principal, AXIX Architects, AIA Emeritus)
Ray Lucchesi (Architect, AIA Nevada Chapter Award winner, Partner, Regenesis)
Robert Neuse (Solar Electrical Contractor)
Robin Stefani (Architect, American Institute of Architects - Redwood Chapter)
Tim Meinken (Winemaker, Gordian Knot Winery, former partner Aon Hewitt)
Todd Everett (Retired, city & regional planner, business and non- profit consultant) 
Whitney Hopkins (Hopkins River Ranch) 
Will Seppi (Owner, Costeaux French Bakery, Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce Board)


The AIA-SDAT Team

AIA team leader: J. T. (Todd) Scott, AIA
Todd is a licensed architect who specializes in historic preservation and downtown re­vitalization. His preservation experience includes stints with Oklahoma City, as historic preservation officer, and with King County, Washington, where he currently provides assistance for historic properties in that county and sixteen suburban and rural communities. He recently completed the intensive level survey of 175 historic barns on the Enumclaw Plateau and 200 historic residential and commercial properties in Kent, both in King County. He has been involved in the rehabilitation of hundreds of structures in dozens of small downtowns as the state architect for Oklahoma Main Street and for DesignWorks, an arts-based design charrette program. Todd also served as community development director and assistant city manager for the city of Astoria, Oregon. He has presented at numerous state, regional, and national conferences on topics ranging from sustainability in design to mounting grass roots campaigns for endangered structures. Todd has served on the boards of various non-profit agencies including heritage organizations, community development corporations, urban renewal authorities, and architectural foundations.

AIA-SDAT team roster: The team leader and AIA Directors have selected team members who match the needs of the community, based on the Preliminary Visit and Stakeholder Meetings. The all-volunteer team will consist of highly skilled professionals representing a variety of disciplines.

Erin Simmons, Senior Director, Design Assistance, AIA
Joel Mills, Senior Director, Center for Communities by Design, AIA
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Northampton, Massachusetts; Director Planning/Sustainability for Northampton, has served on 25 DATS.
Mario Campos, FAIA, ASLA, Jones & Jones, Seattle, Washington; Sr. Partner, focuses on the integration of urban design, planning & landscape.
Ed Starkie, Portland, Oregon, Runs downtown projects: concept, economic structure & development.
Richelle (Shelly) Patton, Decatur, Georgia, Tapestry Development Group, consulting to owners and housing authorities, HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, affordable housing development.
Carolina Carvajal, ASLA Boston, Massachusetts registered landscape architect with CRJA-IBI Group, focused on sustainability, connectivity, revitalization of brownfields, open space and streetscape design, fluent in Spanish and conversant in Portuguese.
Renee Piechocki, Pittsburgh, PA, is an artist and public art consultant. She is the founding director of Pittsburgh’s Office of Public Art, a partnership of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, which provides technical assistance and educational programs to the public and private sectors in the Pittsburgh region.

AIA-SDAT Team, Complete Bios:

J. T. (Todd) Scott, AIA, Seattle, Washington
Todd is a licensed architect who specializes in historic preservation and downtown revitalization. His preservation experience includes stints with Oklahoma City, as historic preservation officer, and with King County, Washington, where he currently provides assistance to historic property owners and local officials in that county and 23 suburban and rural communities. He has been involved in the rehabilitation of many buildings in small downtowns as the state architect for Oklahoma Main Street and for DesignWorks, an arts-based design charrette program. He has participated in a dozen design assessment teams with the AIA’s Center for Communities by Design; several as team leader. Todd also served as community development director and assistant city manager for the city of Astoria, Oregon. He has presented at numerous state, regional, and national conferences on topics ranging from sustainability in design to mounting grass roots campaigns for endangered buildings. Todd has served on the boards of various non-profit agencies including heritage organizations, community development corporations, urban renewal authorities, and architectural foundations. He also currently edits The Alliance Review, the quarterly publication of the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions.
 
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Northampton, Massachusetts
Wayne Feiden is Director of Planning and Sustainability for Northampton, MA and a part-time Lecturer of Practice at the University of Massachusetts. He led Northampton to earn the nation’s first 5-STAR Community rating for sustainability and the highest “Commonwealth Capital” score, the former Massachusetts scoring of municipal sustainability efforts, as well as “Bicycle-Friendly,” “Pedestrian-Friendly”, “APA Great Streets,” and “National Historic Trust Distinctive Communities” designations. In this role, he has helped address transportation, amenities, land use and other aspects of downtown revitalization. Wayne’s areas of interest include downtown and urban revitalization, multi-modal transportation, open space preservation, sustainability and resiliency, and assessing sustainability.
Wayne has also led or served on 25 design assessment teams as well as other assessment efforts from Vermont to Haiti. He has authored American Planning Association PAS Reports on Local Agency Planning Management (in press), Assessing Sustainability, Planning Issues of Onsite and Decentralized Wastewater, and Performance Guarantees. Wayne’s German Marshall Fund fellowship (Northern Ireland, England and Denmark), Fulbright Specialist fellowships (South Africa and New Zealand), and Eisenhower Fellowship (Hungary) all focused on urban revitalization and sustainability.
Wayne is a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners. His other awards include honorary member of Western Mass AIA, professional planner and advocacy planner awards from APA-MA, and American Trails Advocacy Award.
 
Mario Campos, FAIA, ASLA Seattle, Washington
Mario Campos, a senior partner of Jones & Jones, has directed the design of large multi-disciplinary projects focusing on the integration of landscape architecture, architecture, urban design and planning to promote community development and environmental conservation. His approach to planning and architecture emerges from strong regional, cultural, and traditional sources, closely rooted to the land, the environment, and the community. Based in his own multi-cultural heritage, education and professional practice, Campos’ projects visibly reflect their roots and inspiration in indigenous community and cultural values, as well as a profound respect for the environment. His design and planning work is continually evolving in manifesting a “landscape culture” and “a culture of place.” 
Campos’ practice is rooted in a deep commitment to nature, culture and community. Through broadly inclusive design processes, combined with pragmatism, he has successfully interwoven cultural and environmental values to achieve an authentic sense of place, and to empower communities to express their identity and heritage through design. In so doing, he has helped to establish and lead today’s practice of culturally and environmentally sensitive design. Campos has also shared his knowledge and commitments through active engagement and professional leadership as a speaker at professional organizations and universities, and as advisor to educational and civic groups. His professional experience includes planning and design of cultural and public facilities including zoological and botanical gardens, museums, public places, parks, and cultural centers. Campos’ design leadership, expressed in his exemplary projects worldwide and knowledge-sharing, continues to advance interdisciplinary, culturally sensitive, and environmentally responsible practice.
 
Ed Starkie, Portland, Oregon
Mr. Starkie has experience in real estate that includes moving complex projects from conception and feasibility analysis to financing and development strategies. A particular career focus has been the economic structure of vital urban places, of downtowns and neighborhoods that are pedestrian and transit oriented environments. Mr. Starkie is a financial advisor for private and public development who brings a unique, pragmatic approach that results in projects that are feasible, profitable, and contribute to community livability. Mr. Starkie also has also served on the faculty of the University of Oregon Urban Architecture Program and team-teaches urban design at the Portland State University Nohad Toulan School of Urban Planning.
 
Richelle (Shelly) Patton, Decatur, Georgia
Shelly has been in the affordable housing development field since 1994 and has been involved in the development or preservation of over 9,000 housing units. In her current position at Tapestry Development Group, she provides development consulting to owners and housing authorities, with a specialty in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. Prior to co-founding Tapestry, she worked in affordable housing and community development in Atlanta, overseeing the development of 20 rental housing developments. Her expertise includes multi-layered financing and fostering collaboration between public and private sectors to develop mixed-income housing. She serves as Subject Matter Expert in efforts with state and federal agencies to create new and creative financing programs and policies for affordable housing development. She has served as a speaker and trainer to a variety of stakeholder groups in the affordable housing field. She is active with several trade associations to advocate for sound public policies that support affordable housing. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association and serves as Vice Chair of the RAD Committee of the Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities. She founded and is on the Advisory Board of the Women’s Affordable Housing Network, an Atlanta-based effort to support women in the industry. She was named as one of the top 12 Young Leaders in Affordable Housing in the nation by Affordable Housing Finance magazine. She has received a POW! Award from the online publication Womenetics for serving as a model of a purposeful business woman. She is a graduate of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2010. She earned a B.A. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of City Planning degree from Georgia Tech. She completed an Executive Education program at Harvard Business School. She serves on various committees at her church. She lives in Decatur with her husband David and sons Benjamin and Samuel and enjoys staying involved in the life of her former foster son Eric.

Carolina Carvajal, ASLA Boston, Massachusetts
Carolina Carvajal is a registered landscape architect with CRJA-IBI Group. Since joining CRJA-IBI Group in 2011, Mrs. Carvajal has been a key team member on projects in the U.S. and abroad, and has developed particular expertise in community outreach and engagement. She has worked on dozens of projects in the Northeast United States, Mexico, and other regions. Her work has focused on sustainability, connectivity, revitalization of brownfields, open space and streetscape design, housing and mobility hubs. Carolina is an Honors graduate of the landscape architecture program at the University of Connecticut. She is a native of Colombia. She is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Portuguese.
 
Renee Piechocki, Pittsburgh, PA
Renee Piechocki is an artist and public art consultant. She is the founding director of Pittsburgh’s Office of Public Art, a partnership of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, which provides technical assistance and educational programs to the public and private sectors in the Pittsburgh region. Previous positions include Facilitator of Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network (2000-2004); studio manager for Vito Acconci and Acconci Studio (1998-2000); and public art project manager for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (1994-1998).  Recent consulting projects include a public art plans for Lancaster, Pennsylvania (2016), the Cross Charlotte Trail in Charlotte, North Carolina (2016), and Laramie, Wyoming (2015); the development of a public art strategy for the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts (2012); and developing public art guidelines and procedures for the City of Charleston, West Virginia (2012). Select public art related publications include “Beyond the Ribbon Cutting: Education and Programming Strategies for Public Art Projects and Programs” in Public Art by the Book, edited by Barbara Goldstein; Pittsburgh Art in Public Places: Downtown Walking Tour and Pittsburgh Art in Public Places: Oakland Walking Tour; Add Value Add Art, a resource guide about public art for private developers that was created for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh. and Artist Residencies in the Public Realm, a resource guide for community collaborations. She is part of the collaboration Two Girls Working with artist Tiffany Ludwig.  For ten years, they produced Trappings, a social practice project that investigated how women define and present power in their lives. The project was presented as a national, traveling exhibition; the book Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing published by Rutgers University Press; and several public art installations. The Trappings archive is housed at the Schlesinger Library of the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. Renee Piechocki was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Long Island. She received her BA in Studio Art and Honors Program from Hunter College of the City University of New York.

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