Leah Kacanda, AICP
Senior Project Planner at Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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NCI Charrette System Training Certificate
Michigan State UniversityMay, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
AICP Certified
American Institute of Certified PlannersJul, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
36 CFR 61 Qualified Architectural Historian
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural AffairsJan, 2013- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Project Planner
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Senior Planner
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Mar 2019 - Oct 2021
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City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development
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United States
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Government Administration
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Project Manager
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Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
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Planner I
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Jul 2014 - Apr 2017
• Provides staff support for the City Planning Commission and Design Review & Preservation Commission. • Develops updates to internal operational manuals, guidelines and handouts. • Collects data, designs studies, formulates, and evaluates alternative courses of actions; recommends goals, strategies, objectives, programs, regulations, and incentives in principle planning fields, including land use, public policy, comprehensive planning, housing, historic preservation, transportation and… Show more • Provides staff support for the City Planning Commission and Design Review & Preservation Commission. • Develops updates to internal operational manuals, guidelines and handouts. • Collects data, designs studies, formulates, and evaluates alternative courses of actions; recommends goals, strategies, objectives, programs, regulations, and incentives in principle planning fields, including land use, public policy, comprehensive planning, housing, historic preservation, transportation and economic development.
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Planning Technician
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Nov 2011 - Jun 2014
• Provided staff support for the City Planning Commission and Design Review & Preservation Commission. • Assisted in the organization of Community Project Day, including logging all proposed projects, and reaching out to Civic Associations citywide to assist in the development of appropriate projects. • Provided staff support for Neighborhood Planning Councils, including maintaining the budget. • Maintained statistics on City-owned real estate and conducted property research.
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Intern
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
• Utilized existing documentation, archival sources, field survey work, and ArcGIS to prepare a preservation plan for Spruce Hill, a proposed historic district in West Philadelphia. • Attended meetings of the Philadelphia Historical Commission, Architectural Committee, Licenses and Inspections Review Board Meetings, preservation related court cases, and PHC staff meetings. • Utilized existing documentation, archival sources, field survey work, and ArcGIS to prepare a preservation plan for Spruce Hill, a proposed historic district in West Philadelphia. • Attended meetings of the Philadelphia Historical Commission, Architectural Committee, Licenses and Inspections Review Board Meetings, preservation related court cases, and PHC staff meetings.
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University of Delaware
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant at the Center for Historic Architecture and Design
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Sep 2009 - Jun 2011
• Assist in on-site building documentation through creating site plans, floor plans, and elevations as well as taking photographs and assessing structural integrity and periodization of sites and structures. • Convert field notes into HABS level architectural drawings utilizing AutoCAD. • Research historic properties through examining historic deeds, atlases, and archival resources. • Work in conjunction with professional preservation organizations including the Delaware State Historic… Show more • Assist in on-site building documentation through creating site plans, floor plans, and elevations as well as taking photographs and assessing structural integrity and periodization of sites and structures. • Convert field notes into HABS level architectural drawings utilizing AutoCAD. • Research historic properties through examining historic deeds, atlases, and archival resources. • Work in conjunction with professional preservation organizations including the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office and Maryland Historical Trust. • Manage fellow students’ work as project leader of Phase II of the Maryland Historical Trust Easements Project. Show less • Assist in on-site building documentation through creating site plans, floor plans, and elevations as well as taking photographs and assessing structural integrity and periodization of sites and structures. • Convert field notes into HABS level architectural drawings utilizing AutoCAD. • Research historic properties through examining historic deeds, atlases, and archival resources. • Work in conjunction with professional preservation organizations including the Delaware State Historic… Show more • Assist in on-site building documentation through creating site plans, floor plans, and elevations as well as taking photographs and assessing structural integrity and periodization of sites and structures. • Convert field notes into HABS level architectural drawings utilizing AutoCAD. • Research historic properties through examining historic deeds, atlases, and archival resources. • Work in conjunction with professional preservation organizations including the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office and Maryland Historical Trust. • Manage fellow students’ work as project leader of Phase II of the Maryland Historical Trust Easements Project. Show less
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Preservation Initiatives
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United States
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Real Estate
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Intern
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
• Assisted with daily operations at a three-person private development firm that specializes in urban revitalization through rehabilitation in Wilmington, Delaware. • Developed analytic and informational materials for a façade and signage grant program for Main Street Wilmington, a local nonprofit. • Assisted with daily operations at a three-person private development firm that specializes in urban revitalization through rehabilitation in Wilmington, Delaware. • Developed analytic and informational materials for a façade and signage grant program for Main Street Wilmington, a local nonprofit.
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Maintenance Laborer
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May 2009 - Aug 2009
• Performed various maintenance tasks on historic structures in the park including electrical wiring, painting, roofing, landscaping, and building repairs. • Worked independently and as part of a team to assess the condition and steps needed to repair structures. • Performed various maintenance tasks on historic structures in the park including electrical wiring, painting, roofing, landscaping, and building repairs. • Worked independently and as part of a team to assess the condition and steps needed to repair structures.
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Philadelphia University
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Jordan
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fabrication Lab Teaching Assistant
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Nov 2006 - May 2009
• Supervised up to forty undergraduate level students operating model making tools. • Kept power tools tuned up and the shop clean and safe. • Instructed students utilizing the shop in the construction of architectural models with a focus on solving design issues encountered in the model making process. • Supervised up to forty undergraduate level students operating model making tools. • Kept power tools tuned up and the shop clean and safe. • Instructed students utilizing the shop in the construction of architectural models with a focus on solving design issues encountered in the model making process.
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Student Docent
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Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
• Led public tours of the Alley and through a historic house museum with a focus on city planning, architecture, and the everyday life of Philadelphians. Docent tours lasted approximately thirty minutes. • Interacted with visitors in the museum shop, fielding questions while upholding EAA’s mission of accurate public education. • Helped maintain the site and its artifacts, with a focus on security while opening and closing the museum house. • Led public tours of the Alley and through a historic house museum with a focus on city planning, architecture, and the everyday life of Philadelphians. Docent tours lasted approximately thirty minutes. • Interacted with visitors in the museum shop, fielding questions while upholding EAA’s mission of accurate public education. • Helped maintain the site and its artifacts, with a focus on security while opening and closing the museum house.
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Intern
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May 2007 - Aug 2008
• Processed, organized, and catalogued recently acquired Robert Venturi, Lawrence Halprin and Ed Bacon Collections. • Entered data utilizing Voyager and the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings online database. • Assisted researchers in locating appropriate research materials. • Processed, organized, and catalogued recently acquired Robert Venturi, Lawrence Halprin and Ed Bacon Collections. • Entered data utilizing Voyager and the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings online database. • Assisted researchers in locating appropriate research materials.
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Education
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University of Delaware
MS, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, concentration in Historic Preservation -
Philadelphia University
BS, Architectural Studies, minor in Historic Preservation -
American University of Rome
Study Abroad Program