2024-06-27 PL-INT-2024-008095 SSFM Category PL.3

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M Fiscal Year 2024-2025 I PL.3) COMMUNITY PLANNING (Community Planning Assistant: Project Management Support,Community I n t '' r " '' t ' [" " L Organizing, Public Participation, Meeting Facilitation) EDUCATION,TRAINING&QUALIFICATIONS OF KEY MEMBERS Page 6 Melissa May, AICP Project Planner . Melissa May is SSFM's Deputy Manager for our Strategic Services Group and she is a senior planner with more than a decade of experience in community and environmental planning in Hawaii. She is passionate about place-making through community building and improvements to the built environment. Ms. May has worked on a wide variety of projects for both public and private sector clients, including long-range community planning, economic development, renewable energy, endangered species, electric utility projects, disaster planning, habitat creation, construction monitoring, municipal water SSFM International supply, and water quality restoration projects. She is accustomed to assembling and overseeing teams to develop and execute effective marketing and engagement campaigns to achieve broad community support. Her EDUCATION training in anthropology and environmental science inform cultural and B.S., Environmental environmental sensitivity in her work. Ms. May's areas of interest include Studies, Southern economic development, community planning, community engagement, natural Oregon University disaster planning, and natural resource management. (2000) Certificate in Cultural REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE Resource Management, Southern Oregon Kauai General Plan Update. Senior Planner. Currently working with the University (2000) County of Kauai as Project Manager to develop the strategy and vision for the Master of Arts in next update of the Kauai General Plan, a forward thinking policy document Anthropology, University that guides the future of the island. This two-year effort involves extensive of Hawaii (2003) stakeholder involvement and community outreach island wide. The public engagement program utilizes innovative methods of digital engagement, as REGISTRATION well as traditional outreach and engagement. American Planning Downtown Hilo Multimodal Master Plan. Senior Planner. Ms. White Association, American contributed to the development and execution of the stakeholder engagement Institute of Certified program and is currently acting as the lead writer on the Plan. The DHMMP is Planners#029129 aimed at identifying implementing actions to make Downtown Hilo more walkable, bike-friendly, and vibrant. Ms. White coordinated a stakeholder advisory group, oversaw seven focus groups with key stakeholders, and planned and executed a community wide meeting with 200 participants. Lihue Community Plan. Senior Planner. Worked closely with the County of Kauai to develop a 20-year plan and vision for the Lihue District of the Island of Kauai. Facilitated community participation and input through public events, presentations, and Community Working Group meetings. Developed and maintained a project website, collateral, and presentations. Served as lead writer on the Community Plan, procured and supervised graphic design services on the final product. State of Hawaii Natural Disaster Economic Recovery Strategy. Project Manager. Led a team in preparing a strategy to improve small business continuity planning statewide. The plan was developed with extensive stakeholder involvement, including a series of small business focus groups, an Advisory Group comprised of disaster management agencies and experts, and a statewide survey of small businesses. The scope included pre-disaster planning through to post-disaster recovery for small businesses, and recommended measures to be taken by public and private sector entities to improve small business resilience.