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Implementation Team: Staff Resumes

Ashlee Fiandaca — Leo-Cedarville Project Manager Kevin McCrory, PLA — Engineer
Town Manager (Monroeville, New Haven, and Woodburn Project Management)
Town of Leo-Cedarville Director of Northeast Indiana Operations
Jones Petrie Rafinski
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Town Manager, Town of Leo-Cedarville SELECTED EXPERIENCE
• Facilitate all steps of project development for town projects • Served as the lead landscape architect for the development of the Harrison
• Determined policies and informed all council members of various works of local Square mega-block in Fort Wayne. The centerpiece of this $150 million
government. development is Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne Tincaps. Kevin’s
• Analyzed all bids submitted by contractors and recommended appropriate work focused on the master planning of the overall site including pedestrian
organization for completing work. circulation and the design of new streetscapes, two pedestrian plazas, and a
• Monitored all laws and policies and ensured its enforcement. city park with a splash pad.
• Managed customer complaints and recommended solutions to management. • As a part of the design team for Headwaters Park, Kevin assisted with the
• Prepared administrative reports and managed everyday operations of city. overall design and planting plans for this instrumental project in Fort Wayne’s
• Support local and regional economic development organizations, schools, history.
foundations and non-profit businesses with planning, resource inquiries, and • Served as the project manager for Auburn’s 6th and Main Streetscape
leadership development. Improvements project. The focus of these improvements were to provide the
community with pedestrian-friendly streetscape environments, which in turn
Community Liaison, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs will increase public awareness and interest in adjoining businesses.
• Supplied technical assistance to 13 Indiana counties and over 100 cities and • Served as the project manager for the Madison Street Plaza project in Decatur.
towns regarding economic and community development. This public plaza/streetscape was designed to reflect Decatur’s rich artistic
• Facilitated all steps of project development for over $140 million in Community heritage while also meeting the needs of the community. Although construction
Development Block Grants including drinking water, historic preservation, on the plaza has only been completed for a couple of months, weekly events
wastewater, emergency services and disaster recovery projects are already being held on the plaza and the City is seeing this project as a
• Created program materials including presentations, grant applications, and catalyst for the redevelopment of their downtown area.
technical requirements • Served as project manager for the design of the Parkview Family Park in
• Assisted communities with facilitation, organization, collaboration, and conflict Fort Wayne.
management
• Supported local and regional economic development organizations and EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
non-profit businesses with planning, resource inquiries, and leadership Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Ball State University, 1974
development.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE - 45
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Science, Global Business Leadership and Management, 2007
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, full-time student 2002 to 2006

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE - 8

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