Heather Szapary
Heather Szapary
Email Address heather@szaparystrategies.com
Website http://szaparystrategies.com/
Position or Title Principle Planner
Professional Biography Heather Szapary, LLC is a New Orleans-based, woman-owned, planning firm that has specialized in sustainable practices since 2003. The firm focuses equally on social, economic, environmental and education issues, and consistently provides meeting facilitation services to architects, engineers, government agencies and non-profit organizations. The firm is attracted to projects that demand conflict resolution and consensus building techniques. In 2008, the firm was contracted to facilitate 7 public meetings for St. Bernard Parish participants of a U.S. EPA effort to reduce pollution problems in the areas of air quality, water quality and land use. The first task was to seek agreement among all stakeholders (citizens, businesses, state environmental agencies) on what the main pollution problems were and how to prioritize addressing each problem. The firm also facilitates planning processes for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation regarding land use and environmental issues. As Principle Planner and member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Heather Szapary is skilled in meeting facilitation, land use planning, citizen participation, open space planning, environmental program creation, management and implementation, strategic visioning, technical writing and public outreach services. Ms. Szapary has 15 years of professional experience working on projects that reconnect people to their communities and improve their quality of life.
Address Line 1 626 Elmira Ave
City New Orleans
State Louisiana
Zip 70114-1241
Phone 5042595331
Small Business No
GSA Schedule Provider No
Federal Employee No
Native Dispute Resolution Network No
Total Cases Last 10 Years 17
ECR Services Provided
Service | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution Effort | EPA's CARE for St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | 2008 |
Public Engagement/Public Input | Unified New Orleans Plan | 2007 |
Joint Fact Finding/Neutral Evaluation | Bayou St. John Comprehensive Management Plan Process | 2006 |
Process Design | Pontchartrain Beach Preferred Redevelopment | 2004 |
Case Experience by Subject Matter
Service | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Environmental Health | EPA's CARE for St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | 2008 |
Environmental Justice | EPA's CARE for St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | 2008 |
Pesticides and/or Toxic Substances | EPA's CARE for St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | 2008 |
Transportation and Urban Infrastructure General | Unified New Orleans Plan | 2007 |
Land Use, Growth Management, Sustainable Development | Unified New Orleans Plan | 2007 |
Public lands issues Including use and Access | Bayou St. John Comprehensive Management Plan Process | 2006 |
Watershed Management and/or Planning | Bayou St. John Comprehensive Management Plan Process | 2006 |
Parks and Refuge Issues | Pontchartrain Beach Preferred Redevelopment | 2004 |
Floodplain | Orleans Coastal Zone Management and Protection | 2004 |
Wetlands and/or Estuaries | Orleans Coastal Zone Management and Protection | 2004 |
Coastal Zone and/or Marine Management Issues | Orleans Coastal Zone Management and Protection | 2004 |
Environmental Enforcement and Permitting | Orleans Coastal Zone Management and Protection | 2004 |
Type of Public Decision
Application | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Planning | Unified New Orleans Plan | 2007 |
Implementation/monitoring agreements | Bayou St. John Comprehensive Management Plan Process | 2006 |
Siting and Construction | Pontchartrain Beach Preferred Redevelopment | 2004 |
Process Support Services
Meeting Support
Support Service | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Logistical and administrative support (organizing logistics for meetings, notetaking, etc.) | Refinery Roundtable Meeting | 2010 |
Experience in a team of multiple ECR Professionals | Refinery Roundtable Meeting | 2010 |
Collaborative Technologies
Collaborative Technology | Case | Year |
---|---|---|
Decision Analysis/Decision Support/Modeling (e.g., spatial analysis, multi-criteria discussion support, scenario planning, charettes) | Unified New Orleans Plan | 2007 |
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