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Leonardo Vazquez

Leonardo Vázquez, M.Pl, M.P.A., AICP, PP

Director, Professional Development Institute
B.S.J., Northwestern University; M.P.L., University of Southern California; M.P.A., University of Southern California

 

Contact Information

Civic Square Building, room 245

Phone (732) 932-3822, x711

Fax (732) 932-1107

E-mail: vazquezl@rutgers.edu

 

Research Interests

  • Ethnic and Racial Diversity in Planning
  • Administrative and Management Issues in Planning Practice
  • Leadership Development for Planning and Community Development
  • Power and Influence in Community and Urban Development
  • Partnerships and Alliance Building

 

Undergraduate Courses

 

Graduate Courses

 

 

Publications

 

Activities

  • Co-Chair, Planners for Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Committee of the American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter, 1999-2004
  • Member, AICP Examination Review Committee, 2004-present

 

Profile

Leonardo Vázquez is an Instructor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He is a licensed and credentialed planner who specializes in community development, economic development, management and alliance building. He also has expertise in strategic communications and nonprofit management. He is the principal author of “Lagging Behind: Ethnic Diversity in the Planning Profession in the APA New York Metro Chapter Area,” and several other reports on diversity in the profession. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey. In addition to his planning work, he created and edited the Milano Nonprofit Management Knowledge Hub and the Milano MiX, two online guides for managers in the nonprofit sector. He also directs APA/LeadershipPlenty, a training and coaching program for mid-career professionals in urban planning and community development. Prior to joining Bloustein, he was the Manager of Online Communications at the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy at New School University. There he developed the school’s online education initiatives, pioneered different approaches to online learning, influ

 

Complete Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)

 

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