Project Team

Steering Committee

The steering committee consisted of people representing local government, the housing industry, and local employers. The committee participated in meetings every other week through the duration of the project to guide progress, provide feedback, and answer questions for the project team. Gary Garvin (Chair) Assistant City Manager, City of Muskogee Mike Miller City Manager, City of Muskogee Blake Farris Executive Director, Muskogee Housing Authority Tish Callahan Planning Director, City of Muskogee

Dan Hurd

Assistant Planning Director, City of Muskogee Erik Puckett Superintendent, Hilldale Public Schools Dr. Jarod Mendenhall Superintendent, Muskogee Public Schools Mac Keeling Realtor, ERA C.S. Raper and Son Lindsey Holloway Builder, Cimarron Contractors Brian Kirk Realtor, Coldwell Banker Select Mark Luttrull Pioneer Abstract Company Michele Keeling St. Francis Hospital Doug Walton Muskogee County Health Department

Consulting Team

The consulting team consisted of faculty and graduate students from the Institute for Quality Communities, and the Urban Design Studio, two programs of the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture. Shawn Schaefer, Project Manager Director, OU Urban Design Studio

Shane Hampton, Data Analysis Lead Director, OU Institute for Quality Communities

Michael Birkes, Community Engagement Lead Community Health and Environmental Design Coordinator

Sherry Smith, Project Coordinator Graduate Research Assistant, Master of Urban Design Student

Joel Hensley, Data Analyst Master of Urban Design Student

Tristan Fox, Multi-Family Housing Specialist Master of Urban Design Student