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Apr 19, 2022 · Affirming a key commitment to reform the City’s development process to elevate planning and ensure that growth delivers the resources to address urgent challenges, Mayor Michelle Wu today appointed James Arthur Jemison II as the City’s inaugural Chief of Planning.
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Jun 9, 2022 · Boston’s new chief of planning, Arthur Jemison, is ready to hit the ground running — literally. Jemison, an Amherst-native and seasoned urban planner, recently picked up a new pair of New...
Chief of Planning / Director of Boston Planning and Development Agency · Experience: Boston Planning & Development Agency · Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Location: Boston ·...
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- Boston Planning & Development Agency
- Amherst Regional HS
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- James Arthur Jemison, Chief of Planning
- Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary
- Devin Quirk, Deputy Chief For Development and Transformation
- Katharine Lusk, Executive Director of The Planning Advisory Council
- Diana Fernandez Bibeau, Deputy Chief of Urban Design
- Lacey Rose, Chief Communications Officer
- Aimee Chambers, Director of Planning
- Luis R. Frias II, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Tim Mathis, Interim Director of Finance
- Rebecca Hansen, Director of Real Estate
Chief of Planning for the City of Boston James Arthur Jemison also serves as the Director of the BPDA. He oversees the agency’s core missions of community-engaged planning, regulation of major real estate development, management of the BPDA’s real estate property (over 20 million square feet), and workforce training programs. Jemison is a creative ...
Teresa Polhemus is the Executive Director/Secretary of the BPDA. In this capacity she plans, organizes, manages and controls the activities of the Secretary’s Office in support of the economic growth and development of the City of Boston. Before joining the BPDA, Teresa worked for Fidelity Investments for 10 years in their Strategic Advisers, Inc. ...
Devin Quirk serves as Deputy Chief of the BPDA, where he is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Agency and implementing Mayor Wu's and Chief Jemison's vision for the transformation of the BPDA. Devin has worked for the City of Boston since 2010. Most recently, Devin served as Director of Real Estate for the BPDA, where he restruc...
Katharine Lusk serves as the Executive Director of the Planning Advisory Council. The Council is an internal coordinating body composed of the members of Mayor Wu’s Cabinet focused on Boston’s built environment. It guides a shared vision for a green, growing, family-friendly Boston and coordinates investments to realize that vision. Lusk brings mor...
As Deputy Chief of Urban Design, Diana Fernandez Bibeau will elevate the importance of urban design, and champion the transformative power of sustainable and walkable communities for all ages and abilities. In partnership with Chief Jemison and the BPDA’s Urban Design Department, Fernandez will work to strategically transform existing BPDA urban de...
Lacey most recently served as Director of Strategic Communications at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Lacey was Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Press Secretary from 2013-2018 and Communications Director for now-Governor Ned Lamont's campaign and transition in Connecticut. Since the 2018 cycle, Lacey has served as a communications c...
As Director of Planning, Aimee Chambers will be responsible for implementing the Mayor’s vision for citywide land use planning strategies and action plans that shape equitable long-term growth. This vision includes a Citywide plan to rezone and enhance squares and corridors, creating the opportunity for thousands of new housing units, and neighborh...
Luis R. Frias II is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) where he is charged with the development and oversight of the Agency’s equity and diversity priorities. In this capacity, he works to establish collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and foster a more diverse, inclusive, equitable, welcoming, and ...
Tim leads the Finance Department, which includes accounting, financial services, procurement, supplier diversity, and more. Most recently, Tim served as Deputy Director of Finance for the BPDA, where he implemented best practices and performance metrics for the procurement section, and supported transition efforts for the Office of Workforce Develo...
Rebecca Hansen is the Director of Real Estate at the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA). She oversees the Agency’s real estate portfolio of over 13 million square feet across Boston with the goal of maximizing public benefit generated from public land. This involves managing properties such as the Charlestown Navy Yard and the Raymond L. F...
May 13, 2022 · The Boston Planning and Development Agency board on Thursday approved James Arthur Jemison II to serve as the 21st director in the agency’s 65-year history. Jemison will also serve as the...
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Jan 11, 2023 · Can This Man Blow up City Development without Destroying Boston? Last year, Arthur Jemison took over the notoriously developer-friendly Boston Planning and Development Agency with the goal of...
Apr 18, 2022 · Mayor Michelle Wu has chosen James Arthur Jemison II, a former Dorchester resident with extensive experience in Massachusetts, to be Boston’s inaugural Chief of Planning.
