BROOKE PETERSON, AICP Brooke s career includes a wide range of long-range policy planning, development project planning, urban design, and environmental planning experience for both the public and private sectors. She has worked on general plans, community plans, corridor and specific plans, redevelopment, mixed-use development, regional energy plans, public health, urban greening, and public engagement. Brooke has expertly led high-profile, controversial projects such as the De Anza Revitalization Plan for Mission Bay and the Morena Corridor Specific Plan in San Diego. She was also project manager for the West Carson TOD Specific Plan for the County of Los Angeles and the La Mesa Downtown Village Specific Plan and key author/designer for both the Washington Boulevard Corridor Study and Waterman Gardens Master Plan. Brooke has expertise with land use-transportation integration, context-sensitive development, energy-efficient land use planning, stakeholder outreach, and facilitating issue resolution. Her comprehensive planning work has required close coordination with various staff and decision makers on controversial issues and decisions. Brooke has also served as a direct extension of staff for a number of agencies to provide support in amending community plans, zoning ordinances, and design guidelines; managing consultants; and preparing findings and staff reports. HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE Morena Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan and EIR San Diego CA De Anza Revitalization Plan San Diego CA Mill Creek Specific Plan Chino CA La Mesa Downtown Village Specific Plan and MND La Mesa CA Washington Boulevard Light Rail Transit Corridor Study Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier CA West Carson TOC Specific Plan and EIR West Carson CA National City General Plan, Zoning Code Update, EIR, and Climate Action Plan National City CA Lake Elsinore General Plan and EIR Lake Elsinore CA Brawley General Plan Update Brawley CA County of Imperial General Plan Land Use and Circulation Element Update Waterman Gardens Master Planning San Bernardino CA Upland Downtown Specific Plan Upland CA On-Call Visual Simulations Project Imperial Beach San Diego CA On-Call Planning & Environmental Services El Centro CA San Diego Regional Energy Infrastructure Study San Diego Region CA Community Energy Partnership Program San Diego Region CA Irvine Sustainable Operations Strategic Plan Irvine CA EDUCATION Master of City and Regional Planning, California State University, San Diego BA, Biology, Occidental College CERTIFICATIONS American Institute of Certified Planners AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association San Diego Environment + Design Council California Urban Forests Council Team member since 2009
BROOKE PETERSON bpeterson@placeworks.com SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Strategic Thinking in the Planning Profession: Critical Thinking in a Political Enviroment 2015 APA California Annual State Conference Oakland, CA Implementing Complete Streets in San Diego 2012 APA California Annual State Conference Rancho Mirage, CA Ethical Dilemmas in Planning 2010 2015 APA CA Annual State Conferences Oakland, Anaheim, Visalia, Rancho Mirage, Santa Barbara, and Carlsbad CA Linking Public Health and Planning 2008 Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting San Diego CA Integrating Community Forestry into Long-Range Planning 2008 California Urban Forests Conference Ventura CA Introduction to CEQA 2007 California Urban Forests Conference Lompoc CA ACTIVITIES President, APA California 2012 to 2014 Co-Chair, San Diego Environment + Design Council 2013 to present San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Mid-Coast Corridor Working Group 2009 to 2012 Board of Directors, APACA San Diego Section 2003 to 2011 Section Director, APACA San Diego Section 2008 to 2011 Public Information Officer, APA California 2011 County of San Diego-General Plan Update Interest Group Committee 2008 to 2011 President and Board Development Chair, California Urban Forest Council 2003 to 2010 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY Lambda Alpha International 2015 Advisory Committee, CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry 2011 Board Member, Council of Design Professionals 2011 to present Chair, City of San Diego-Clairemont Community Planning Committee 2004 to 2013 City of San Diego-Community Planning Chairs Committee 2006 to 2013 Horton Plaza Park Advisory Committee 2011 Mayor s Wireless Communications Facilities Policy Stakeholders Review Committee 2009 to 2010 AWARDS»» 2013 Best of the Best Award, ULI Orange County/Inland Empire WRCOG Sustainability Framework
BROOKE PETERSON, AICP Brooke s career includes a wide range of master and development project planning, long-range policy planning, and environmental planning experience that provides her with a broad depth of skill and expertise. She has focused on new development, community design, public health and urban greening, and public engagement. Over the past 16 years, Brooke has worked on community, environmental, and energy planning, and on governmental policy projects in San Diego and other southern California communities. She managed energy infrastructure planning and energy efficiency programs at the California Center for Sustainable Energy (formerly the San Diego Regional Energy Office). While working at PlaceWorks and, previously, at Jones & Stokes Associates, Brooke prepared master plans, general plans, community plans, redevelopment, and mixed-use development projects. Her experience provides her with an understanding of the comprehensive planning, governmental policy, and the entitlement process, as well as expertise in context-sensitive development and facilitating issue resolution between agency staff, city staff, and the community.. HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE Morena Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan and EIR San Diego CA De Anza Revitalization Plan San Diego CA Mill Creek Specific Plan Chino CA La Mesa Downtown Village Specific Plan and MND La Mesa CA Washington Boulevard Light Rail Transit Corridor Study Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier CA West Carson TOC Specific Plan and EIR West Carson CA National City General Plan, Zoning Code Update, EIR, and Climate Action Plan National City CA Lake Elsinore General Plan and EIR Lake Elsinore CA Brawley General Plan Update Brawley CA County of Imperial General Plan Land Use and Circulation Element Update Waterman Gardens Master Planning San Bernardino CA Upland Downtown Specific Plan Upland CA On-Call Visual Simulations Project Imperial Beach San Diego CA On-Call Planning & Environmental Services El Centro CA San Diego Regional Energy Infrastructure Study San Diego Region CA Community Energy Partnership Program San Diego Region CA Irvine Sustainable Operations Strategic Plan Irvine CA EDUCATION Master of City and Regional Planning, California State University, San Diego BA, Biology, Occidental College CERTIFICATIONS American Institute of Certified Planners AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association San Diego Environment + Design Council California Urban Forests Council Team member since 2009 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Strategic Thinking in the Planning Profession: Critical Thinking in a Political Enviroment 2015 APA California Annual State Conference Oakland, CA Implementing Complete Streets in San Diego 2012 APA California Annual State Conference Rancho Mirage, CA
Ethical Dilemmas in Planning 2010 2015 APA CA Annual State Conferences Oakland, Anaheim, Visalia, Rancho Mirage, Santa Barbara, and Carlsbad CA Linking Public Health and Planning 2008 Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting San Diego CA Integrating Community Forestry into Long-Range Planning 2008 California Urban Forests Conference Ventura CA Introduction to CEQA 2007 California Urban Forests Conference Lompoc CA BROOKE PETERSON bpeterson@placeworks.com ACTIVITIES President, APA California 2012 to 2014 Co-Chair, San Diego Environment + Design Council 2013 to present San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Mid-Coast Corridor Working Group 2009 to 2012 Board of Directors, APACA San Diego Section 2003 to 2011 Section Director, APACA San Diego Section 2008 to 2011 Public Information Officer, APA California 2011 County of San Diego-General Plan Update Interest Group Committee 2008 to 2011 President and Board Development Chair, California Urban Forest Council 2003 to 2010 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY Lambda Alpha International 2015 Advisory Committee, CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry 2011 Board Member, Council of Design Professionals 2011 to present Chair, City of San Diego-Clairemont Community Planning Committee 2004 to 2013 City of San Diego-Community Planning Chairs Committee 2006 to 2013 Horton Plaza Park Advisory Committee 2011 Mayor s Wireless Communications Facilities Policy Stakeholders Review Committee 2009 to 2010 AWARDS»» 2013 Best of the Best Award, ULI Orange County/Inland Empire WRCOG Sustainability Framework
BROOKE PETERSON, AICP Brooke s career includes a wide range of long-range policy planning, development project planning, urban design, and environmental planning experience for both the public and private sectors. She has worked on general plans, community plans, corridor and specific plans, redevelopment, mixed-use development, regional energy plans, public health, urban greening, and public engagement. She was project manager for the La Mesa Downtown Village Specific Plan, Mill Creek Specific Plan, and Irvine General Plan, and key author/ designer for the Waterman Gardens Master Plan. She is currently managing the Morena Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan and the De Anza Revitalization Plan for the City of San Diego. Brooke has expertise with land use-transportation integration, context-sensitive development, energy-efficient land use planning, and stakeholder outreach and facilitating issue resolution. Her comprehensive planning work has required close coordination with various staff and decision makers on controversial issues and decisions. Brooke has also served as a direct extension of staff for a number of agencies to provide support in amending community plans, zoning ordinances, and design guidelines; managing consultants; and preparing findings and staff reports. HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE Morena Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan and EIR San Diego CA De Anza Revitalization Plan San Diego CA La Mesa Downtown Village Specific Plan and MND La Mesa CA Mill Creek Specific Plan Chino CA Washington Boulevard Light Rail Transit Corridor Study Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier CA West Carson TOD Specific Plan and EIR Carson CA Waterman Gardens Master Planning San Bernardino CA Upland Downtown Specific Plan Upland CA On-Call Visual Simulations Project Imperial Beach San Diego CA National City General Plan, Zoning Code Update, EIR, and Climate Action Plan National City CA On-Call Planning & Environmental Services El Centro CA San Diego Regional Energy Infrastructure Study San Diego Region CA Community Energy Partnership Program San Diego Region CA Irvine Sustainable Operations Strategic Plan Irvine CA EDUCATION Master of City and Regional Planning, California State University, San Diego BA, Biology, Occidental College CERTIFICATIONS American Institute of Certified Planners AFFILIATIONS American Planning Association San Diego Environment + Design Council California Urban Forests Council Team member since 2009
BROOKE PETERSON bpeterson@placeworks.com SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Strategic Thinking in the Planning Profession: Critical Thinking in a Political Enviroment 2015 APA California Annual State Conference Oakland, CA Implementing Complete Streets in San Diego 2012 APA California Annual State Conference Rancho Mirage, CA Ethical Dilemmas in Planning 2010 2015 APA CA Annual State Conferences Oakland, Anaheim, Visalia, Rancho Mirage, Santa Barbara, and Carlsbad CA Linking Public Health and Planning 2008 Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting San Diego CA Integrating Community Forestry into Long-Range Planning 2008 California Urban Forests Conference Ventura CA Introduction to CEQA 2007 California Urban Forests Conference Lompoc CA ACTIVITIES President, APA California 2012 to present Co-Chair, San Diego Environment + Design Council 2013 to present San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Mid-Coast Corridor Working Group 2009 to 2012 County of San Diego-General Plan Update Interest Group Committee 2008 to 2011 Board of Directors, APACA San Diego Section 2003 to 2011 Section Director, APACA San Diego Section 2008 to 2011 Public Information Officer, APA California 2011 President and Board Development Chair, California Urban Forest Council 2003 to 2010 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY Lambda Alpha International 2015 Advisory Committee, CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry 2011 Board Member, Environment + Design Council 2011 to present Chair, City of San Diego-Clairemont Community Planning Committee 2004 to 2013 City of San Diego-Community Planning Chairs Committee 2006 to 2013 Horton Plaza Park Advisory Committee 2011 Mayor s Wireless Communications Facilities Policy Stakeholders Review Committee 2009 to 2010 AWARDS»» 2013 Best of the Best Award, ULI Orange County/Inland Empire WRCOG Sustainability Framework