State of the County Breakfast 2016

Mr. Crum joined the HRPDC in July 2015. He has considerable experience in community and transportation planning as well as economic development strategies.

Prior to joining the HRPDC, he served over six years at the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission (RRPDC) as its Executive Director. Among his many accomplishments at RRPDC, Mr. Crum oversaw the formation of Capital Region Collaborative, a strategic partnership between the RRPDC and Greater Richmond Chamber; guided the preparation of the community's first regional Economic Development Strategy; worked to establish the regional emergency managment planning program; and guide the restructuring of the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization as a transportation policy planning board.

Mr. Crum has approximately 30 years of professional community planning experience, beginning with his time at the Centre Regional Planning Agency in State College, Pennsylvania, where he was responsible for coordinating all aspects of the Agency’s regional planning program. In addition, he completed planning and consensus building for a nationally recognized water reuse project and an award winning inter-municipal zoning effort. Prior to his work in State College, he was Chief of the Planning Division for Indiana County, Pennsylvania where he coordinated County-wide community and solid waste management planning activities.  He holds a bachelor’s degree from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in Geography and Regional Planning.

Buffet breakfast will be served. Tickets are $18 for chamber members, $20 for non-members.