Joanne G. Brion

Professional Experience

July 2000 to
Present
Principal
Brion & Associates
Santa Rosa, CA

Private independent consulting firm providing services in urban economics, child care planning and economics, development impact fee nexus studies and peer review of fee studies, case studies, property value impact analysis, market studies and 404 environmental permitting. B&A works with public and private sector clients, and non-profits throughout California.

1990 to 2000 Vice President, Urban Economist
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.,
Berkeley, CA

Prepared and managed financial and development feasibility studies, fiscal impact studies, demographic forecasting, retail market studies, and public policy analyses. Other duties included preparing proposals, marketing, making public presentations, managing budgets, and staff training and development.

August 1989 to
December 1989
Data Analyst
Wharton Econometrics Forecasting (WEFA),
New York, NY

Analyzed national data on business use of telecommunications services for AT&T, through a contract with a NYU professor.

August 1989 to
December 1989
Research Analyst
Regional Plan Association
New York, NY

Prepared household formation projections for 31-county New York metropolitan area for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, through a contract with a NYU professor.

January 1988 to
July 1989
Staff Research Analyst
Urban Research Center, New York University,
New York, NY

Prepared papers and data analysis on business location decisions, the impact of telecommunications on cities, and the global economy. Worked with professors, co-developed an “information index” measuring the economic impact of information services on top 100 cities.

July 1985 to
January 1988
Associate, Planning and Economics Division
Environmental Science Associates
San Francisco, CA

Prepared and contributed to environmental impact reports for both small and large development projects; prepared economic feasibility studies.

Spring 1986 &
Fall 1984
Planning Intern
San Francisco Department of City Planning

Contributed to land use surveys and rezoning studies of the Northern Waterfront and South of Market areas. Designed and implemented artist’s live/work space survey for South of Market Rezoning Study.

Education

  • Masters of Urban Planning (1990), New York University, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, with a Public Policy and Economics focus.
  • Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University (1986), Urban Studies Program with a City Planning focus.

Honors and Activities

  • Member, Congress for the New Urbanism
  • Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude
  • The 1989 Weinberg Award for Academic Excellence in Planning, New York Metropolitan Chapter of American Planning Association
  • The Gold Award for systems that support children by the Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, for the South San Francisco Child Care Nexus Fee Study



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