Mayor

• Jan 2019 - Present

Principal & Managing Partner

• Sep 2007 - Present

Nishuane Group, LLC is a licensed professional planning firm, headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey. Services are offered in the areas of land use, economic and community development, comprehensive and redevelopment planning, organizational development and grant writing. Nishuane Group, LLC is a licensed professional planning firm, headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey. Services are offered in the areas of land use, economic and community development, comprehensive and redevelopment planning, organizational development and grant writing.

Instructor

• Sep 2007 - Dec 2012

Instructor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ. Instructor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ.

Planning Manager

• 2001 - 2007

Managed and performed technical municipal planning work involving theory, principles and practice of land use planning, zoning regulations and comprehensive planning functions; Established and maintained cooperative working relationships with varied agencies, governing bodies and the public; Developed ordinances and resolutions related to planning and redevelopment matters; and Project managed the preparation of the City’s Master Plan and planning studies performed by contracted consultants. Managed and performed technical municipal planning work involving theory, principles and practice of land use planning, zoning regulations and comprehensive planning functions; Established and maintained cooperative working relationships with varied agencies, governing bodies and the public; Developed ordinances and resolutions related to planning and redevelopment matters; and Project managed the preparation of the City’s Master Plan and planning studies performed by contracted consultants.

Program Officer

• 1996 - 2001

Manage the Capacity Building Program- A program that provided over $500K grant assistance to start-up and mature Community Development Corporations( CDC's); LISC's designated Enterprise Community Program liaison with the City of Newark; Manage the AmeriCorps Program; and Monitored the organizational capacity, fiscal health and project development activity of select Newark-based CDC's. Manage the Capacity Building Program- A program that provided over $500K grant assistance to start-up and mature Community Development Corporations( CDC's); LISC's designated Enterprise Community Program liaison with the City of Newark; Manage the AmeriCorps Program; and Monitored the organizational capacity, fiscal health and project development activity of select Newark-based CDC's.