Education:
1992 MS Urban and Regional Planning
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1989 BA Sociology and Communications
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
Affiliations/Membership:
American Planning Association, Utah Chapter
American Institute of Certified Planners
Biographical Sketch:
Andrea has been with InterPlan since it started and brings over sixteen years of planning and transportation planning experience to the firm. Her background includes five years with the Utah Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget where she assisted with general plan development in many rural areas throughout the state. She has also worked for two MPOs including the Wasatch Front Regional Council and the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities where she was able to combine general plan experience with practical transportation planning skills. Andrea has managed InterPlan’s role in several planning studies around the state including the North Utah County East-West Corridor Study, the Highland General Plan, the Park City Walkability Audit and Trails Plan Update, and the Weber State Master Transportation Plan. In addition, she has participated in many high-profile projects in Utah including the 800 North Corridor Environmental Assessment, the US 6 Environmental Impact Statement, the UDOT Air Quality Hot Spot Manual, the Statewide Access Management program, the Box Elder Transit Feasibility Study.
Philosophy:
My interest in urban planning originated during a college semester spent studying urban issues in Chicago. The complexities of the problems and the interplay and relationship between elements such as land use and transportation are what attracted me to the field. In an effort to expand my horizons as well as my comfort zone, I took a professional hiatus in 1998-1999 and did volunteer work in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala. I can sum up the experience by saying that it was the longest time of my life and I wouldn’t trade a minute of it. Away from work, my husband and I attempt to keep up with two young children and a 100-year old home, neither an easy task. In my free time I love to ski, ride a bike, travel, read, and watch Project Runway.