Austin Mount Executive Director Working to preserve and enhance the quality of life in northwest Florida.
What is a Regional Planning Council? Created by Chapter 186, F.S. Florida s only multi-purpose regional entity 10 Regional Planning Councils (RPCs) in Florida Founded in 1964 over 50 years! Created to provide planning & technical assistance to local cities and counties
Service Area
18 Member Cities: Bonifay, Callaway, Chipley, Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, Destin, Freeport, Fort Walton Beach, Gulf Breeze, Jay, Lynn Haven, Milton, Panama City, Panama City Beach, Paxton, Pensacola, Ponce de Leon and Vernon Seven Member Counties: Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington
Council Chair Thomas Abbott Mayor of Callaway Vice Chair Kurvin Qualls Mayor of Jay Nathan Boyles Okaloosa County Commissioner Shawn Hamilton Florida Department of Environmental Protection David Cadle Mayor of Crestview Mac Carpenter DeFuniak Springs Council Member M. G. Moran Fort Walton Beach Council Member David Whitaker Holmes County Commissioner Hayward Thomas Mayor of Paxton Rob Williamson Santa Rosa County Commissioner Robert "Bob" Cole Santa Rosa County Commissioner Victor Starling Mayor of Vernon Charles Carlan Governor Appointee Sydney Joel Pate Governor Appointee Kacey Cuchens Freeport Council Member Cecilia Jones Walton County Commissioner Wilson Robertson Escambia County Commissioner Kelly Windes Okaloosa County Commissioner Joseph Ashbrook Lynn Haven Commissioner William Dozier Bay County Commissioner Mary Ellen Johnson Milton Council Member Billy Rader Panama City Commissioner J.D. Smith Governor Appointee Ronald Farrington Mayor of Ponce de Leon Lawrence Cloud Mayor of Bonifay Jim Foreman Destin Council Member Lee Dell Kennedy Mayor of Chipley Virgie Bowen Florida Department of Transportation Lynn Gothard Washington County Commissioner Mike Nelson Bay County Commissioner Gayle Oberst Mayor of Panama City Beach Brett Cyphers Northwest Florida Water Management District Doug Underhill Escambia County Commissioner Matt Dannheisser Mayor of Gulf Breeze
Services Provided Economic development planning Transportation planning Environmental education Emergency and Homeland Security planning Land use planning and DRI reviews GIS and IT Technical assistance Public Involvement
Economic Development Planning The WFRPC is the federally designated Economic Development District in northwest Florida bringing over $15M to the region since 1997. We provide: Pre-application assistance Administration for the EDA portion of the project grants Updates of regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Technical assistance and training with brownfields revolving loan and assessment programs CDBG Grant Writing NEPA Environmental Assessment
Transportation Planning Staff to three TPOs: Florida-Alabama, Okaloosa-Walton and Bay County, plus two regional TPOs Emerald Coast Transportation Symposium rideon commuter assistance program Transportation Disadvantaged Resources and data GIS
Environmental Education Staff to Pensacola Bay Area Resource Council (BARC) and Education Subcommittee Staff to Emerald Coast Clean Cities Coalition Energy resiliency planning
Emergency & Homeland Security Planning Emergency Response HazMat Planning First Responder Training Local Emergency Planning Committee HMEP Planning Projects Regional Hurricane Evacuation Study
Land Use Planning Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SRPP) Comprehensive planning updates Sector plan reviews
GIS and IT Topographical maps Political maps Transportation maps Demographic maps Land use maps Interactive mapping applications Website Development Network Creation/assistance Server Trouble-shooting
Public Involvement Coordinate public outreach events Create and maintain social presence and websites Email marketing campaigns Print collaterals Public Involvement Plans Organize and facilitate meetings Surveys
Technical Assistance Save time and money: cities and counties able to contract directly and immediately with WFRPC Annual agency audit Experience administering variety of grants and programs
Staff Contacts ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Deb Brown ACCOUNTING CLERK 235 deb.brown@wfrpc.org Brittany Ellers PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT COORDINATOR 220 brittany.ellers@wfrpc.org Brooks Hall INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 225 brooks.hall@wfrpc.org Shanley Lippincot ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL 260 shanley.lippincott@wfrpc.org Tamie Mahan ACCOUNTING CLERK 246 tamie.mahan@wfrpc.org Dorothy McKenzie ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL 230 dorothy.mckenzie@wfrpc.org Austin Mount EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 201 austin.mount@wfrpc.org Jessica Paul GIS COORDINATOR 221 jessica.paul@wfrpc.org Renee Quick HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST 250 renee.quick@wfrpc.org Kathy Saldana PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT COORDINATOR 204 kathy.saldana@wfrpc.org Dawn Schwartz FINANCE DIRECTOR 202 dawn.schwartz@wfrpc.org Kathy Scott ACCOUNTANT 257 kathy.scott@wfrpc.org Gina Watson ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL 239 gina.watson@wfrpc.org Amanda Weber ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL 200 amanda.weber@wfrpc.org TRANSPORTATION STAFF Jenny Cook PLANNER-TPO COORDINATION ALL TPOs 214 jenny.cook@wfrpc.org Vikki Garrett PLANNER-TRANSIT/TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED 211 vikki.garrett@wfrpc.org Gary Kramer PLANNER-LONG RANGE PLANNING 219 gary.kramer@wfrpc.org Jill Lavender PLANNER-SPECIAL PROJECTS/LONG RANGE PLANNING 212 jill.lavender@wfrpc.org Rob Mahan PLANNER-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 216 rob.mahan@wfrpc.org Mary Beth Washnock PLANNING MANAGER-TRANSPORTATION 228 marybeth.washnock@wfrpc.org Brian Youpatoff PLANNER-TPO COORDINATION ALL TPOs 224 brian.youpatoff@wfrpc.org ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF Kathy Ahlen PLANNER-LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE 210 kathy.ahlen@wfrpc.org Caitlin Cerame PLANNER- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, rideon COMMUTER ASSISTANCE 203 caitlin.cerame@wfrpc.org Kate Daniel PLANNING MANAGER-COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 245 kate.daniel@wfrpc.org Dan Deanda PLANNER-rideOn/COMMUTER ASSISTANCE 227 dan.deanda@wfrpc.org Traci Goodhart PLANNER-ENVIRONMENTAL 222 traci.goodhart@wfrpc.org Cindy McIlwain PLANNER-HOUSING 226 cindy.mcilwain@wfrpc.org Howard Vanselow PLANNER-TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED 231 howard.vanselow@wfrpc.org
Thank You Austin Mount austin.mount@wfrpc.org 850-332-7976, Ext. 201 Mary Beth Washnock Transportation Manager marybeth.washnock@wfrpc.org 850-332-7976, Ext. 228 Kate Daniel Community & Economic Development Manager kate.daniel@wfrpc.org 850-332-7976 x 245