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Public and Non-Profit Work History: Brcrsness Consulting Service (2006) Senior Associate Consulting work included preparation of housing plans and economic development project facilitation for several communities and private developers in the Twin Cities area. Clients included the City of Roseville, City of Anoka, City of Woodbury, City of Shoreview, City of Arden Hills, City of North Branch, Solomon Real Estate, GVEC Partners, Flag Builders. City of Roseville, MN (1997-2005) HRA Executive Director & Economic Development Specialist Researched benefits and need for a local Housing & Redevelopment Authority. Facilitated formation documentation and process for the creation of the HRA in Roseville. Became first executive director of the HRA responsible fora 7-member resident board and budget of over $1.5 million. Ms. Bennett currently serves as the Roseville HRA Executive Director under contract with BCS. . Coordinated the completion of various studies including amulti-family housing study, senior housing market study, development feasibility studies and neighborhood revitalization and rental impact study. Each study included a series of focus group or task force meeting with residents, faith-based groups, public agencies and private developers. Completed and updated housing and economic development sections of the City comprehensive plan to include demographic and economic data and trends. . Management and evaluation of new and existing housing programs and services including housing resource center, loan programs, design grants, second mortgage fmancing and gap fmancing. Coordinated the development of publicly fmanced first time buyer housing and habitat for humanity homes. Served as the main city contact responsible for one of the largest and complicated redevelopment projects in the Twin Cities. This included master planning for land uses with community input, evaluating financial projections for development, coordinate environmental studies and property acquisition, attract development teams for implementation of plan and final council approval for tax increment financing district and hazardous substance subdistrict. • Created the City's first economic development plan which included a business retention program, long and short term economic development strategies, communication tools and comprehensive redevelopment strategies for 16 areas within the City. • Created small business loan program in partnership with local banking communities with approval and management of 161oans and a zero default rate. Facilitated creation and management of tax increment financing districts and evaluated tax increment proposals from start to finish on various redevelopment, business and housing projects. Completed one of the first Alternative Urban Areawide Review's (AUAR) in the metropolitan area for the Twin Lakes Master Plan area and later successfully defended its viability upon a challenge filed with the Environmental Quality Board (EQB). City of Mounds View, MN (199¢-1997) EDA Executive Director &/Director of Economic Development Guide implementation of the community's first economic development plan that included long and shore range retention, attraction and redevelopment strategies. Facilitated UofM 9