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<br /> KELSEY BENNETT, MPA, LEED-AP—PROJECT MANAGER
<br /> OVERVIEW
<br /> • 17 years of experience
<br /> Education
<br /> • Master of Public Administration, Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University,School of
<br /> International and Public Affairs(SIPA)and The Earth Institute, NY, 2008
<br /> • Bachelor of Science, Biology, Minors in Environmental Studies and Psychology,
<br /> University of California, San Diego,CA, 1999
<br /> Training and Certifications
<br /> • US Green Building Council (USGBC), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED)
<br /> Accredited-Professional (AP), 2008
<br /> • Certificate in California Water Management and Ecosystem Restoration, University of California,
<br /> Berkeley Extension, 2009
<br /> Kelsey Bennett,MPA, LEED-AP, is an experienced Environmental Project Manager with 17 years of
<br /> experience in assisting jurisdictions and companies in complex environmental compliance undertakings.
<br /> Ms. Bennett specializes in preparing environmental documents that adhere to CEQA and NEPA
<br /> requirements. She is also familiar with California AB 32,the Clean Air Act,the CWA,the Coastal Zone
<br /> Management Act(CZMA),the Endangered Species Act(ESA),the National Historic Preservation Act
<br /> (NHPA), planning/zoning laws,adopted and proposed climate change legislation, and other Federal,
<br /> State,and local environmental mandates. With her in-depth knowledge and expertise in environmental
<br /> compliance, Ms. Bennett has authored sustainability,environmental, and renewable energy policy briefs
<br /> and recommendations. She offers strong planning and analytical skills with experience in a broad range
<br /> of multifaceted projects,including proposed campus(academic and health care),GHG reduction,
<br /> sustainability planning,residential, mixed-use, commercial,industrial,civic, institutional,infrastructure,
<br /> transportation,redevelopment, and general/specific plan projects.
<br /> RELATED EXPERIENCE AND CLIENT SUMMARY
<br /> City of Oakland, Wood Street Environmental Impact Report, Oakland, CA
<br /> Ms. Bennett authored the Wood Street Project EIR,which included a GPA and rezoning of the project
<br /> site from business mix to mixed-use development consisting of residential, live/work and retail, and
<br /> non-retail commercial space, per the proposed Wood Street Zoning District.The project also facilitated
<br /> restoration and adaptive reuse of the historic 16th Street Train Station.
<br /> Santa Clara County, YCS,Residential Environmental Impact Repots Santa Clara County and San Jose, CA
<br /> Ms. Bennett served as the Project Manager for an EIR that analyzed a proposed subdivision of 79 homes,
<br /> four affordable housing units, a 4,000-gross-square-foot community center,potential additional
<br /> affordable housing units, 1,947 acres of open space, and associated roadway and utility improvements
<br /> within unincorporated Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose.All development occurred on two
<br /> County parcels,with the exception of limited off-site improvements to Silver Creek Valley Road and on-
<br /> site improvements to an existing ranch road for emergency vehicle access.
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