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Work Experience
1986-Present
Senior Planner
Pedersen Planning Consultants
Volcano, Hawaii (1986-94);
Encampment, Wyoming (1994-2010); Granby, Colorado
(2008-Present)
1988-1993
Co-owner/Operator
Volcano Bed and Breakfast
Volcano, Hawaii
1984-86
Executive Director
Hawaii Island YWCA
Hilo, Hawaii
1984
Special Assistant for Neighborhood Action, Municipality of Anchorage, Planning Dept., Anchorage, Alaska
1981-83
Community Input Coordinator/
Mayor’s Special Assistant
Municipality of Anchorage, Mayor’s Office
Anchorage, Alaska
1980-81
Ombudsman Investigator
State of Alaska, Office of the Ombudsman
Anchorage, Alaska
1977-79
Secretary to the Managing Director
County of Hawaii, Office of the Mayor
Hilo, Hawaii
Education
University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii
Business Administration, 1974, 1978-79
Various Public
Participation and human resource management workshops and
courses
Professional
Affiliations
Member/past Board
of Directors,
Wyoming Planning
Association
Member, Western Planners Association
Professional
Affiliations
Member, Architectural Review
Committee
SilverCreek Master Homeowners Association
Granby Area Community Dinners Program Co-
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Relevant Experience
Sandy Pedersen is a
senior planner for the firm. She manages various projects
undertaken by Pedersen Planning Consultants (PPC) and participates
in the completion of various types of planning analyses. Mrs.
Pedersen also has responsibility for the organization and
implementation of all community participation programs associated
with PPC’s regional and community planning projects.
Sandy Pedersen has
over 30 years of diverse planning experience associated with
regional and community planning. Since joining PPC in 1986, she has
participated in project assignments in Wyoming, Colorado, Hawaii,
the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic
of the Marshall Islands, and American Samoa.
In 2014, Sandy
Pedersen built a statistical model that determined the economic
cost-benefit for the Port of Majuro, Republic of the Marshall
Islands. The model incorporated numerous assumptions regarding
future population growth, international and inter-island vessel
calls, international cargo fees, and other considerations. Model
outputs generated annual costs and benefits, as well as overall
cost-benefit ratios that were used to determine the desirability of
recommended capital improvements to the Port over a 20-year planning
horizon.
She has participated
in the preparation of community master plans for various Wyoming
communities including Afton, Alpine, Burlington, Encampment, Frannie,
Granger, Star Valley Ranch, Thayne and Wright, as well as the Town
of Walden, Colorado. She participated in planning research and land
use inventories, conducted interviews with various community
leaders, prepared and evaluated insights gained from community
surveys, and assisted in the development of community development
strategies.
Sandy Pedersen has
participated in housing assessments prepared by PPC for Campbell
County, the Gillette Urban Service Area, City of Buffalo, and Hot
Springs County, Wyoming. In each of these assessments, Mrs.
Pedersen developed statistical models that were used to forecast
future resident population and future housing demands based upon
anticipated employment, migration, and natural population growth.
She also conducted interviews and field research that supported the
evaluation of housing trends and issues.
Pedersen completed
an inventory and analysis of existing child care facilities in 23
Wyoming communities in 2006. This task represented part of a
statewide Wyoming Workforce Child Care Needs Assessment that was
completed by PPC for the State of Wyoming Department of Workforce
Services.
In 2002, PPC managed
and
completed a Community Needs Assessment for Carbon County, Wyoming.
As project manager, Sandy Pedersen managed this regional evaluation
of community services that examined the adequacy of community
services and developed an overall strategy for addressing community
service needs by a wide variety of public and private agencies.
Pedersen developed, tabulated, and analyzed a survey that was used
to identify issues regarding community services.
She also conducted numerous
interviews with service agency representatives, coordinated four
public meetings throughout Carbon County to receive public comments,
and was the primary author of the project report.
As Community Input
Coordinator to the Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska in the early 1980s,
Mrs. Pedersen acted as the Mayor’s liaison to 31 community councils
throughout this municipality of then approximately 230,000
residents. She attended community council meetings, fielded
concerns of residents, and coordinated the resolution or conclusion
of citizen complaints, working cooperatively with various municipal
and community agencies. She also coordinated and conducted weekly
Open Door Meetings hosted by the Mayor. Mrs. Pedersen also
represented the Municipality on the Anchorage Neighborhood Housing
Services Board, which implemented and executed self-help housing
projects, a self-help home improvement planning and loan program,
and other neighborhood revitalization programs.
Prior to joining the
firm in 1986, Sandy Pedersen managed the YWCA operations on the
Island of Hawaii, which involved the organization of a wide variety
of community service programs. As Executive Director, Mrs. Pedersen
reported to a 12 to 15 member Board of Directors and was responsible
for overseeing the activities of more than 50 employees as well as
hundreds of volunteers throughout the County of Hawaii.
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