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gelare macon

 

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gelare macon, cpm, leed ap bd+c

certified project manager, leed accredited professional

 

Ms Macon has been an employee at Flowers & Associates, Inc. since January 2006. Her work has consisted mainly of land use planning, permit processing, LEED project consultation and overall project management. She has managed land plans and other engineering projects for both the public and private sector with permitting or entitlement issues and has been instrumental in guiding projects successfully through the regulatory approval process.

She has worked on a variety of projects (single family residences, commercial buildings, public roads and utilities, multi-residential developments, mixed-use buildings, etc.) and has successfully obtained permits and approvals from all the local regulatory agencies in addition to Army Corps of Engineers, CA Department of Fish and Game, Regional Water Quality Control Board and CalTrans.

Ms Macon is also a LEED Accredited Professional with an emphasis in Building, Design and Construction. She provides consultation to her clients on how to design their projects in an environmentally efficient and sustainable manner. She has consulted on a number of successful LEED projects including a variety of projects at Cate School, the High Tech Building at Santa Barbara City College and the Santa Barbara Zoo. She is also familiar with Built Green Santa Barbara and the County of Santa Barbara's Low Impact Development initiative.

Ms Macon is the founder and President of Women in Development – Santa Barbara County, a local non-profit organization established to support female professionals in our local community working in all aspects of land development. The organization also strives to provide awareness to young women regarding opportunities for professional growth within this field.

education

 

ba psychology & project management, university of california santa barbara

ma psychology, antioch university

leed ap - green building certification institute

leed ap bd+c - building design & construction

 

interests

 

participating in the santa barbara yoga scene

wine tasting in the santa ynez valley and collecting wines from all over the world

traveling to europe, south and central america

president of the santa barbara non-profit women's organization- women in development (WID)

 

professional affiliations

 

  • usgbc
  • apa
  • WID
  • PMI - los padres section