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EDUCATION Portland State University, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland, OR Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Economic Development Specialization, June 2014 Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development, June 2014 GPA: 3.66/ 4.00
Millersville University of Pennsylvania, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Millersville, PA B.A. Geography, Geospatial Applications Concentration, June 2012 History Minor Cum Laude
CERTIFICATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NCI Charrette System and Charrette System Management/Facilitation Certifications, National Charrette Institute, March 2013 Governor’s Action Team (GAT) Training, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, February 2012 Master Planner Certification, Lancaster County Planning Commission, May 2009
URBAN PLANNING EXPERIENCE PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PORTLAND METROPOLITAN STUDIES/POPULATION RESEARCH CENTER, Portland, OR Graduate Research Assistant, August 2012 – Present § Conducts research and writes articles on significant issues, people and places within the Portland metropolitan area for the Institute’s biannual publication Metroscape § Develops a baseline demographic database, including collected U.S. Census decennial and ACS data, for various geographies within the Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue fire district in the Portland metro area § Forecasts future populations and enables visualization of demographic data for the TVF&R fire district
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION, BUREAU FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Harrisburg, PA Historic Preservation Intern, January 2012 – April 2012 § Developed a community revitalization focus area and strategic plan for an historic neighborhood in decline § Engaged community leaders and elected officials to organize a public Civil War 150th anniversary celebration recognizing neighborhood’s historic significance § Researched an abandoned and severely blighted major anchor building and completed a PA Historic Resource Survey Form per the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the National Register of Historic Places, resulting in an eligibility determination
JAMES STREET IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT/DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT DISTRICT AUTHORITY, Lancaster, PA Economic Development/GIS Coordinator, July 2011 – January 2012 § Mapped and analyzed locations of property maintenance code violations and reported crimes; identify trends from data compiled by the City of Lancaster Department of Economic & Neighborhood Revitalization and the Lancaster Bureau of Police § Transferred baseline district data, including U.S. Census data, into a geographic information system (GIS) for a comprehensive spatial analysis of the district Real Estate & Economic Development Intern, May 2010 – July 2011 § Developed a comprehensive database of existing properties for redevelopment in Downtown and Northwest Lancaster; maintained contact with regional brokers to track and help fill current retail and office space vacancies § Constructed an extensive and complete inventory of buildings in Downtown and Northwest Lancaster City differentiated by uses (residential, commercial, institutional, etc.) § Analyzed city-‐issued building permit records to determine the total value of investment in Downtown Lancaster during the years 2005-‐2010 § Created and maintained a database of residential/commercial real estate activity; tracked trends related to the growth and/or decline of values of recently sold properties and properties currently on the market
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COUNTY OF LANCASTER, PLANNING COMMISSION, Lancaster, PA
Housing and Economic Development Intern, Summer 2009 § Helped community planners to write the master plan document for the Borough of Elizabethtown, PA § Assisted with the Lancaster County Growth Tracking Project in accordance with the growth management element of the county comprehensive plan § Utilized GPS and GIS technologies in the field to survey and analyze nearly 800 residential properties countywide to identify blighted areas and sites for potential reinvestment
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT NORTHWEST NEIGHBORS, Lancaster, PA Neighborhood Leader, May 2011 – August 2012 § Served on a committee and facilitated communication between neighbors residing in Franklin & Marshall College campus area § Focused on remediating neighborhood quality of life-‐type issues
PUBLICATIONS § Young, Jeremy R. “A Growing Controversy: The Urbanization of Stafford.” Metroscape, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University (Summer 2013). § McClintock, Nathan, Jeremy R. Young et al. “The Landscape of Food Production in Metropolitan Portland.” Metroscape, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University (Summer 2013). § Young, Jeremy R. “Estacada.” Metroscape, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University (Winter 2013). § Young, Jeremy R. “Restoring Pride and Community through History: A Plan for the Revitalization of Uptown Harrisburg’s Distressed Camp Curtin Neighborhood.” Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission – Bureau for Historic Preservation (Spring 2012). § Young, Jeremy R. “Ghosts of a Bygone Era: Remains of the Former Northern Trust & Savings Co. Building, 138-‐140 North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.” Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 112, No. 1/2 (Summer/Fall 2010). § Young, Jeremy R. and John Ward Willson Loose. “The Block That Was.” Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 112, No. 1/2 (Summer/Fall 2010).
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS § Graduate Research Assistantship, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies/Population Research Center, Portland State University, 2012-‐2014 § Geography Faculty Award, Department of Geography, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2012 § The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) Appointee Representing Millersville University at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, 2012 § Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2011 § Predmore-‐Cornogg Scholarship for Geography, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2011 & 2010 § History Scholar (1 of 40 chosen nationwide), Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York, NY, 2010 § John Ward Willson Loose Award for Local History, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2010
COMPUTER SKILLS § § § §
Esri ArcGIS Desktop 10 Adobe Creative Suite 6 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) IBM SPSS Statistics
MEMBERSHIPS § § § § § § §
National Charrette Institute, 2013 – Present The Oregon Historical Society, 2013 – Present American Planning Association, Oregon Chapter, 2012 – Present; Pennsylvania Chapter, 2010 – 2012 The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community (UK), 2011 – Present Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, 2011 – Present Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Geographic Honor Society, 2010 – Present Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, 2009 – Present 2