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Vision Bergen:
Blueprint for Our Future
May 18, 2010
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Welcoming Remarks
Dennis McNerney, County Executive
Introduction
Farouk Ahmad, Director of Planning
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Moderator:
Jim Hooker
Senior Anchor, NJN News
Afternoon Keynote Speaker:
Jeffrey Otteau
The Otteau Valuation Group
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WORKSHOPS
Summary of Discussions Booklet
Networking Transportation to Make It Work:
Creating a Premium Transportation Network Using Our Existing Roads, Rail, and Rapid Transit
Moderator: Darius T. Sollohub, AIA
Director of Infrastructure Planning
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Panelists:
Daniel J. Baer, AICP
Vice President, National Planning Leader
PB Americas
James Hamre, Director
Office of Bus Planning
Dept of Bus Services,
Washington Metro Area Transit Auth
Andre Luboff, PE
Senior Project Manager, Roadway Design/Traffic Engineering Leader
HNTB Corporation
Paul May, P.Eng.
Chief Engineer
York Region Rapid Transit Corporation, Ontario
Anton Nelessen, M.A. Arch. UD, PP, CNU
Principal
A. Nelessen Associates, Inc.
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Taming the 800 Pound Gorilla:
Reining in Local Budgets
Moderator: David Roberts, AICP/PP, LLA, RLA, LEED-AP
Department Manager
Maser Consulting, PA
Panelists:
Douglas Blonsky
President
Central Park Conservancy
Hiram Burch
Legislative Mgr,
Fiscal & Policy Note Function
Dept Legislative Svcs,
Office of Policy Analysis
State of Maryland
Tim Evans
Director of Research,
New Jersey Future
Gina Genovese
Executive Director,
Courage to Connect NJ
Marc Pfeiffer
Acting Director, Division of Local Government Services
NJ Dept of Community Affairs
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Complete the Street! Roads Aren’t Just for Cars Anymore: Squeezing More Out of Our Landscape By
Thinking Multimodal and Multi-Use
Moderator: Sharon Roerty, AICP/PP
Executive Director
National Center for Bicycling & Walking
Panelists:
Robert D. Cotter, AICP/PP
Planning Director
Jersey City Division of City Planning
Kimberli Craft, PE
Township Engineer
Montclair Township Engineering Bureau
Michael Dannemiller, PE
Senior Planner
The RBA Group
Louis D’Arminio, Esq.
Principal
Price, Meese, Shulman & D’Arminio, P.C.
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Safeguarding Our Health & Heritage:
How Open Space, Cultural, and Historic Resources
Provide Bergen With an Enriched Quality of Life
Moderator: Michael Catania
President
Conservation Resources Inc.
Panelists:
Dorothy P. Guzzo
Executive Director
New Jersey Historic Trust
Terrence Nolan
Director, New Jersey Field Office
Trust for Public Land
Teresa Penbrooke, CPRP
CEO & Founding Managing Member
Green Play LLC, Colorado
David Rodriguez
Executive Director
Bergen Performing Arts Center
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Toward A Sustainable Future: How Green Initiatives and
Innovative Approaches to Energy, Utilities, Transportation and
Land Use Decisions Can Secure A Sustainable Future
Moderator: Martin Bierbaum, PhD, JD
Associate Director
National Center for Smart Growth
Panelists:
Mitchell Hersh
President and CEO
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
Jonathan Meisel, LEED AP
Suburban Tristate Market Director
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
Joanne Potter
Principal
Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Ashwani Vasishth, PhD
Director, Sustainable Studies Program
Ramapo College of New Jersey
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Health, Education and Human Services:
Strategies to Optimize a Desirable Future
Moderator:
Julia Orlando, CRC, EdM, MA
Director
Bergen County Housing and Human Services Center
Panelists:
Terry Clancy, PhD
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner
Public Health Services
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Tammy Graves-Molinelli
Executive Director
Bergen County Workforce Investment Board
Marla Klein, MS, RD, CHES
Partnership Coordinator
Bergen County Department of Health Services
Luis Tamayo
Director for the Office of External Relation
Northern Region, NJ Department of Human Services
Tom Totonto
President
Bergen County's United Way
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Tying It All Together: Sense and Sustainability
Thinking Beyond Borders to Create
A Shared Vision For Future Prosperity
Moderator:
Jim Hooker,
Senior Anchor, NJN News
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