Aneisha Samuels
Senior Planner/Planning Consultant
- Role
- Planning Consultant at MJ
- Location
- Albany, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aneisha Samuels
I am a strategic land use and planning professional with 14+ years of experience managing complex development initiatives within New York’s regulatory landscape. Operating at the intersection of land use, zoning policy, environmental review, and long-range planning, I shape frameworks that guide growth with clarity and purpose.My expertise includes SEQRA compliance, zoning, and interagency coordination. I transform regulatory complexity into decisive executive strategy, advising boards on policy alignment, risk mitigation, and sustainable growth initiatives. Partnering with municipal leadership, engineers, and legal counsel, I advance projects from concept to approval with discipline and foresight, while protecting community character, safeguarding institutional credibility, and ensuring legal defensibility at every stage.I am driven by thoughtful development, strong governance, and the responsibility to shape resilient communities that work.
Experience
Planning Consultant
Feb 2025 — Present
Education
HydroChina Zhongnan
certificate , Hydrology and Water Resources Science
2014 — 2014
University at Albany
G.I.S and Spatial Analyst Graduate certificate , Geology/Earth Science, General
2016 — 2018
University at Albany
Master's of Regional Planning, Environment and Urban Policy
2016 — 2018
University of Technology, Jamaica
Bsc. urban and regional planning, environmental sustainability, transportation planning, climate change
2008 — 2012
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