As a long-timer at the TPO- over 32 years - Denise has been involved in all aspects of transportation planning. She has project managed several long-range transportation plans, done every five years; overseen the Unified Work Program, which is the TPO’s annual budget; the list of priority projects, and hundreds of studies. Along the way, she has been involved with many regional and national transportation organizations and committees, including AMPO (Assn. of Metropolitan Planning Organizations), Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), and Florida’s MPOAC (Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Committee) of which she served as both vice chairman and chairman.
Denise joined the City of Jacksonville Planning and Development Dept. in 1988 and held varied positions of increasing responsibility including division chief for Transportation Planning and the MPO director. Denise led the effort for the MPO to become independent in 2003/2004.
Denise has a B.S. in environmental design from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Masters in urban planning from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.
“It’s been a great career, I have enjoyed all of it, but it’s time to begin another life chapter,” said Denise. “I plan to travel – she has a three-week trip to Hawaii next summer- and I’m getting a new daughter-in-law and a son-in law in the near future. I am also adding to my volunteer list of activities, so I will be very busy.” Over the years, Denise has been very active in her church and will continue in several leadership roles.
