Becky S.
Sustainability and Planning @Johnson County Iowa
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WORK HISTORY
Sustainability and Planning @Johnson County Iowa
Johnson County, IA, US
Interact with other jurisdictions and experts nationwide, the public and 20+ county departments:Recent Accomplishments:• 2025: Prepared major report on data centers and regulatory implications• 2025: Lead coordinator for housing study completed with CommunityScale• 20••••25: Served on technical advisory committee for Climate Pollution Reduction Grant project, led by the ECICOG. Results: prelim and comprehensive plans related to greenhouse gas emission reductions and community resiliency• 2023: Co-editor for comprehensive plan update; wrote sustainability chapter.• 2023: Co-manager and lead writer for the county\'s first-ever communitywide greenhouse gas inventory• 20••••23: Coordinator for broadband accessibility efforts, including achieving Broadband Intervention Zone status• 2022: Researched and updated utility-scale solar regulations• 20••••22: Helped create Economic Development Plan for Unincorporated Area and Smaller Towns• 2018, 2020 and 201: Lead partner on MREA solar group buys. Helped more than 250 households add nearly 2 MW of solar• 2021: Coordinated consultant-led adaptation planning for county operations• County operations: secured in energy rebates and incentives, guided projects to add 500+ kW of solar energy to serve County buildings, wrote policy and manage internal energy fund (adopted July 2014)Select Awards Earned for County2022: Gold Bicycle Friendly Business status, County downtown campus2022: ICMA award for 2021 collaborative solar group buy2019: Ambulance Service and Medical Examiner Building LEED Gold, contributorSelect ongoing activities:• Track energy use for multiple buildings.• Launched and manage county\'s internal surplus supply store.Position Advancement:Hired as half-time Sustainability Assistant May 2012 through June 2014Promoted: Sustainability Specialist July 2014; full-time July 2015Promoted: Sustainability Coordinator Aug 2015Position rank upgrades: June 2016, January 2024
EDUCATION
Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
Community Leadership Program
Binghamton University
Master of Arts (M.A.)
University of Iowa
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Nonfiction Writing
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Iowa
Master of Science (M.S.), Urban and Regional Planning
ABOUT BECKY S.
A Planner Who Can Write; A Writer Who Can Plan-and A Person Who Gets Things Done (sustainability, comprehensive, economic and more!)What I\'ve Accomplished Recently:• Completed communitywide GHG inventories (spring 2023)• Condensed 100 hours of Adaptation workshop, reporting and team review into a 25-minute presentation!• Renewed County\'s Bicycle Friendly Business GOLD recognition for the downtown campus (February 2022)• Helped produced 2022 Johnson County Economic Development Plan for the Unincorporated Area, Villages and Small Towns.• Co-wrote County\'s first-ever battery energy storage system ordinance (Sept. 2021) and major updates to utility-scale ordinance (Sept. 2021, May 2022).• Since 2014, secured in energy efficiency rebates and incentives for new buildings and retrofits.My Creds:• Climate Change Professional credential from the Association of Climate Change Officers• Community Leadership Program alum 2018-19• M.S. in urban and regional planning• M.F.A. in nonfiction writing• 10+ years of sustainability research and project management• LEED Green Associate since 2012; contributed to three LEED buildings; documented three others• 25+ years involvement in environmental issues• 25+ years of expertise in professional writing, editing and media/public relations Examples of What I Can Help Realize:• Solar energy PV projects and funding mechanisms• Sustainability policies and programs• Comprehensive plan updates and implementation: co-compiler/editor for Linn County Comprehensive Plan in 2013 (please see Publications); editor for Johnson County 2018 Comprehensive Plan• Traditional and social media plans and outreach• Nonfiction and creative writing and editing• Grant writingSome Experiences That Shaped Me:• Year-long residencies in France and China• Care-giving for family members• Educational stay in India• Conservation internship at Haleakala National Park on Maui
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