Alumni Update - July 2006



	RELATED LINKS: Alumni Resources Past Listserv News Alumni Association By-Laws Department News Directions to DCRP Campus Vistor Parking CONTACT: Sue Edwards Alumni Assoc. President Emil Malizia Chair Terri Gault Administrative Manager Carolyn Turner Student Services Manager Udo Reisinger Information Specialist		July Alumni Update Quadel seeking planners to play frontline housing role in Louisiana Units choose Bragg site Building on strengths in disaster 60th Anniversary Reunion Information More Planning jobs Note: The opportunity below comes to us from a department alum. Quadel Consulting is seeking planning professionals with expertise in affordable housing to play a frontline role in Louisiana’s rebuilding process. Recently awarded a three year program by the Louisiana Recovery Authority, we are looking for housing counselors and project managers that will be instrumental in giving assistance to over 120,000 homeowners. Planning professionals are needed that have the experience and desire to help families navigate the process of receiving rebuilding funds. Quadel Consulting is a leading national expert in the public housing, housing choice voucher, HUD-subsidized multifamily, and tax credit programs. We bring a private sector regard for efficiency and accountability to the complex challenge of making public and assisted housing work. Equally important, Quadel also brings a practitioner's view to the work we do. All of Quadel's senior management staff has served as housing managers at the local level. Our goal is to be a true partner - not just an outside advisor - in solving complex housing issues. Quadel has provided consulting, training, and outsourced management services to hundreds of clients including: • Local housing agencies • State housing agencies • Federal government • Private property owners and managers • Nonprofit housing organizations If you are interesting in playing a frontline role in Louisiana’s rebuilding process, please contact Beatrice Camino, Human Resources Generalist at: bcamino@quadel.com Units choose Bragg site The Fayetteville Observer The Army has agreed on to locate the U.S. Army Forces and Reserve commands headquarters in Fort Bragg, North Carolina... the dramatic unit expansion will greatly effect area resources. Dr. Spencer M. Cowan (Ph.D. 2002), CURS senior research associate, delivered the Preliminary Community Impact Assessment study to the BRAC Regional Task Force at the Fort Bragg Officers’ Club. “Harnett County, Hoke County, Cumberland County are going to have schools issues,” Cowan said after the meeting. “They are also going to attract civilian jobs.” Most of the net gain will occur this year and in 2007, Cowan said. About 80 percent of people arriving will be junior enlisted soldiers and junior officers whose children will be mostly in elementary school. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=235386 Building on strengths in disaster (Opinion-editorial column) The News & Observer (Raleigh) John Cooper (Ph.D. 2004) With the height of hurricane season still a month or two away and the memory of last year's devastation of the Gulf Coast still fresh, there is still time to rethink our approach to disaster preparedness, especially for the poor and disadvantaged in our communities. These groups are no less informed about disasters than others, but the consequences of not being informed for them are more severe: they tend to live in low-lying flood-prone areas and in houses less able to withstand the forces of nature; they don't have the money needed to stockpile food and water or make other recommended disaster preparations; they struggle to evacuate; and don't have the savings, insurance or access to credit necessary for recovery. For these groups preparedness is vital. With the support of FEMA, over the past year we've been figuring out how to increase levels of awareness and preparedness among disadvantaged people in order to reduce the impact of disasters on them... http://www.newsobserver.com/559/story/445516.html John Cooper (Ph.D. 2004) manages the FEMA Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Project at MDC Inc. of Chapel Hill, in cooperation with UNC's Center for Urban and Regional Studies. 60th Anniversary Reunion Information DCRP would like to welcome you back this fall to celebrate 60 years of planning education at UNC-Chapel Hill. More than ever, planners are changing cities and transforming lives. To showcase these accomplishments, we have planned a weekend of events, panels, and tours designed to highlight current efforts to improve environmental sustainability and increase economic opportunities. 60th Anniversay information JOBS, JOBS, JOBS Planning jobs