Tess Drauschak

Assistant City Planner at City of Cohoes
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Cohoes, New York, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant City Planner
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      Responsible for coordination of all Zoning, Planning, and Historic Preservation Board materials and meetings. Support the City Planner in grant writing and administration, coordination with stakeholders, consultants, and residents. Continually reorganizing and cleaning data from Vacant Building Registry; communicating with owners of vacant buildings in an effort to mitigate the social ill of vacant, underutilized, or decrepit buildings. Responsible for all internally produced GIS maps used by Cohoes in public outreach, exemplified by 2023’s redistricting process. Gaining expert knowledge in QGIS, Planning processes, and grant writing. Currently project lead for DOS funded Pedestrian Accessibility and Commercial Corridor Enhancement project Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Healthy Streets Program Coordinator
      • Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

      Worked with local municipal planners and community groups to assist in the advancement of Complete Streets and Vision Zero policies and projects. Gained full understanding of the planning process, became versed in NACTO and MUTCD guidelines, excelled at grant management, and nurtured strong relationships with city officials and active transport advocacy groups. Worked with local municipal planners and community groups to assist in the advancement of Complete Streets and Vision Zero policies and projects. Gained full understanding of the planning process, became versed in NACTO and MUTCD guidelines, excelled at grant management, and nurtured strong relationships with city officials and active transport advocacy groups.

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Zoning Researcher
      • Aug 2020 - Sep 2021

      Communicated with municipalities across the country to obtain zoning and building code information, as well as other important legal documents to be compiled into detailed zoning reports for global stakeholders. Honed communication skills while working on a large team, and excelled at working under pressure to provide for clients’ needs. Communicated with municipalities across the country to obtain zoning and building code information, as well as other important legal documents to be compiled into detailed zoning reports for global stakeholders. Honed communication skills while working on a large team, and excelled at working under pressure to provide for clients’ needs.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Peer Mentor
      • Sep 2018 - May 2020

      Appointed by professors to work towards creating a comfortable and welcoming environment for groups of 16-20 freshman. Was available as a liaison at all times to assist students in both personal and academic matters.

    • Peer Led Team Learning Teacher
      • Sep 2017 - May 2019

      Led group of 15 students during two-hour sessions once per week, using self-designed practicalexperiments, problem sets, and discussions to review topics learned in Geology 101 lecture.

    • Geoscience Department Assistant/Teaching Assistant
      • Feb 2016 - May 2019

      Assisted geoscience faculty in classroom setting and with lesson preparations. Advanced skills in writtencommunication, and excelled in oral communication and presentation of complex concepts.

Education

  • Skidmore College
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
    2016 - 2020

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