RESOURCE TEAM (SESSION I) AJ Kirkpatrick Director of Urban Planning ADG
AJ has nearly 15 years of experience in urban planning and community building efforts. His intense passion for urban cores and neighborhood nodes of all shapes and sizes makes him an incredible Director of Urban Planning. He has developed expertise in walkability, transit and parking as well as creative uses of GIS. Possessing both the abilities to plan and to execute, AJ brings his strong community connections formed while working for the City of Oklahoma City to ADG, having managed one of the nation’s most complex Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) at Downtown OKC, Inc. Gina Sofola Founder and Owner Sofola & Associates
Gina Sofola is founder and owner of Sofola & Associates Inc. She has over 30 years’ experience in real estate, construction, and facility operations including thirteen (13) years of resource development, brand establishment, and business development experience, and sixteen (16) years of supervisory experience focused on team building, staff development, and identifying “Right Function – Right Fit”. Her experience includes working with Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, private sector developers, agencies and institutions.
Fred Schmidt Special Projects, Principal FSB Architects
Fred is a proven thought leader in all things architecture, providing clients vast experience in leadership, management and design. Fred serves as a day-to-day client executive in coordination with project managers, architects and engineers. Additionally, Fred guides design teams to communicate effectively with owners and user groups, ensuring that each unique need, vision and goal is heard. He masterfully facilitates the collaboration amongst all stakeholders to create buildings of distinction that not only inspire, but also meet ever challenging budgets.
Kelly Tompkins Co-Founder Hive Appeal
Kelly is a CNU-accredited creative placemaker, designer, artist and card-carrying urbanist with an honorary degree in micromanagement. As the Director of Main Street Enid from 2012-2019, she helped revitalize downtown Enid and is excited to help more communities thrive.
