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Christy
Askew
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Planner
Christy completed a Master of Urban Planning and became
a member of the GRT staff in May of 2001. Ms. Askew has
experience as a planner at the neighborhood, municipal,
regional and state levels. Christy is currently steerheading
a hazard mitigation planning process in order to develop
a series of Action Plans that will act as a guide for
communites to implement mitigation measures to reduce
property damage and risks to humans as a result of natural
and man-made hazard events. Christy is coordinating hazard
mitigation efforts of thirteen East Texas counties and
approximately seventy (70) municipalities. She acts as
the firm’s liaison with the Forest Resources Institute,
of Stephen F. Austin State University, which is developing
a Geographic Information System and Hazard Mitigation
websites for each county.
Ms. Askew also administers HOME Program Homebuyer Assistance
activities for Traylor & Associates. This program
assists low-income individuals in obtaining down payment
assistance and/or closing costs towards the purchase of
a home. In this process, Christy works closely with realtors,
lenders, inspectors, title companies, low-income applicants,
the City and the State for each closing.
Ms. Askew is also involved in writing grant applications,
proposals, and environmental assessments for a wide
variety of programs.
Christy’s prior experience includes working with
the Growth Council of Oxford Hills, a non-profit community
development organization in South Paris, Maine, the
City of College Station, Texas’ Development Services
Department, the City of Woodcreek, Texas’ 2020
Vision Committee, the City of Amarillo, Texas’
Planning and Transportation Departments, and the Texas
Healthcare Trustees Foundation.
Education:
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Master
of Urban Planning
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas,
Bachelor of Science,
Geography and Planning
Professional References
To verify program experience and satisfactory completion
of previous projects,
please contact:
Stephen F. Austin State University - Forest Resources
Institute
Dr. James C. Kroll – Director
Nacogdoches, Texas
936-468-4600
Bankers Financial Mortgage Group, Ltd.
Fonda Kapple – Mortgage Banker
Greenville, Texas
903-450-8422
Growth Council of Oxford Hills – Barb Olson &
National Congress for Community Economic Development
– Lisa Stewart
Barb Olson – Vice President
South Paris, Maine
207-746-8830
City of College Station, Texas
Lee Battle – Senior Planner
Development Services
College Station, Texas
979-764-3570
Texas A&M University
Professor David Pugh – Committee Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
979-845-7881
Southwest Texas State University – Geography and
Planning Department
Dr. Sally Caldwell – Professor & Mentor
San Marcos, Texas
512-245-8849
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