Leah Kacanda, AICP

Senior Project Planner at Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States, US

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Credentials

  • NCI Charrette System Training Certificate
    Michigan State University
    May, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • AICP Certified
    American Institute of Certified Planners
    Jul, 2017
    - Sep, 2024
  • 36 CFR 61 Qualified Architectural Historian
    Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs
    Jan, 2013
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Civil Engineering
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Senior Project Planner
      • Oct 2021 - Present

    • Senior Planner
      • Mar 2019 - Oct 2021

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • Project Manager
      • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
    • Planner I
      • 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.

    • Planning Technician
      • 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.

    • Intern
      • 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.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant at the Center for Historic Architecture and Design
      • 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

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • Intern
      • 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.

    • Maintenance Laborer
      • 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.

    • Jordan
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Fabrication Lab Teaching Assistant
      • 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.

    • Student Docent
      • 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.

    • Intern
      • 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.

Education

  • University of Delaware
    MS, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, concentration in Historic Preservation
    2009 - 2011
  • Philadelphia University
    BS, Architectural Studies, minor in Historic Preservation
    2005 - 2009
  • American University of Rome
    Study Abroad Program
    2008 - 2008

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