By Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP, editor
The Northern Section Board’s executive committee has appointed three associate editors, and all have contributed to producing the February 2020 issue:
The three are:
Richard Davis, a survey researcher at UC Berkeley’s Transportation Sustainability Research Center and a research assistant at San Jose State University’s Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). Recently, he co-authored the report A Framework for Integrating Transportation into Smart Cities, published by MTI in November 2019. Davis is a graduate student in the urban and regional planning program at San Jose State. He holds a BA in screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University. He grew up in Cupertino, where he now resides.
Andrea Mardesich is a senior planner for the City of San Carlos who previously worked as a contract city planner with Neal Martin & Associates. She holds a master of business administration from Kaplan University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Santa Clara University, and is currently obtaining her master of urban planning San Jose State University. Mardesich lives in San Carlos with her husband and two children.
Sajuti Rahman, a management analyst with the City of San Carlos Community Development Department. She previously worked in economic development with Suisun City and on affordable housing with BRIDGE Housing. Rahman holds a master of urban planning from San Jose State University and a BA in urban studies from UC San Diego.
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