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Steve Estrada is the owner of Estrada Land Planning, a San Diego based planning, landscape architecture, and urban design firm. He has over 26 years experience in landscape architecture, planning, computer simulation preparation, design guideline preparation, park design, transit center design, community facilitation, and urban design. He has planned military cities in Saudi Arabia as well as planned new communities from San Diego to Grass Valley, California. Mr. Estrada has extensive experience facilitating public meetings on controversial projects. His projects include the Master Plan for San Diego’s Balboa Park; the Master Plan and Landscape Architecture for several planned communities. He is currently Chapter Trustee for the San Diego Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA); National Vice President Elect of Communications for ASLA, Past President of Partners for Livable Places, San Diego; on the Balboa Park Committee; a member of the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture; Chair of the City of San Diego Public Art Committee; and is on the San Diego Council of Design Professionals. Estrada Land Planning, 755 Broadway Circle, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101. elp@pacbell.net. 619/236-0143

Sandra Holder is the recently appointed Community Development Director for the City of Carlsbad, CA. She is a professional city planner with significant coastal planning experience with cities in the northern portion of San Diego County. Prior to joining the City of Carlsbad, Ms. Holder was Community Development Director for the City of Encinitas for seven years, and Assistant Planning Director for the City of Oceanside for nine years. Community Development Director, City of Carlsbad, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008. shold@ci.carlsbad.ca.us (760) 602-2724

Anthony J. Lettieri, FAICP, is a professional planner with 33 years of urban and regional planning experience in both the public and private sectors. He is the Vice Chairperson of the city of San Diego Planning Commission. He is the Past President of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association. His experience - including four years with the City of Chula Vista, six years with the County of San Diego and 20 years in the private sector - has provided Mr. Lettieri the opportunity to work in all aspects of land use planning from residential, commercial, and industrial projects to general plans and regional growth management. Mr. Lettieri is also an instructor at the University of California Extension, San Diego and San Diego State University. Anthony J. Lettieri, 1231 Oliver Avenue, San Diego, CA 92109. tonyl@san.rr.com 858/270-0417

Stephen Silverman, AICP, is the Director of Policy Planning for Rick Planning Group, a division of Rick Engineering Company in San Diego. For more than 30 years, his work has focused on assisting public and private sector clients in formulating project objectives, developing strategies, and preparing implementation programs. Mr. Silverman combines an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Boston University with a Master’s Degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of British Columbia. He writes professionally on urban affairs and related issues for San Diego Home Garden magazine, and is a trained mediator. He currently serves as Director Pro Tem for the San Diego Section of APA. Rick Planning Group, 5620 Friars Road, San Diego, CA 92110. ssilverman@rickenginneering.com 619/908-3524