Meet the Team

Our Crew

Jim Schwab, FAICP, is a past chair of HMDR, the principal of Jim Schwab Consulting

LLC, and adjunct assistant professor for the University of Iowa School of Planning and

Public Affairs. He is overall coordinator for the project as well as script writer and

primary grant writer.

David Taylor is the lead videographer. A Purple Heart Vietnam veteran, he has

produced numerous videos for veterans organizations and projects, but in recent years

has diversified into community and environmental projects such as The Making of a

Microforest.

Eugene Henry, AICP, is retired from his position as mitigation planning chief for

Hillsborough County, Florida, and is now working with Verisk as a mitigation planner

and floodplain management adviser. He is assisting the team with content advice,

identifying important interview prospects, and data management.

Dayea Shim, AICP, currently living in Maine, is a planner with HHF Planners in

Honolulu, Hawaii, and joined the core team as a social media coordinator.

Kara Drane, FAICP, of Charlotte, NC, is a Senior Project Manager with Colliers

Engineering and Design and has worked in the public and private sector for over 30

years. She is the AICP Membership Standards Committee Co-Chair and a past two-term

member of the APA Board of Directors At-Large. She is leading the HMDR fundraising

campaign for the project.

Jennifer Harris, AICP, from Virginia, is a project manager with ATCS PLC with 18 years

of experience supporting FEMA in disaster recovery preparedness and recovery

planning initiatives across the country. She is supporting transcript review and project

coordination.

Lawrence Frank, AICP, CFM, PMP currently resides in Atlanta, GA and is the Director of

Federal Planning, Resilience and Response for AtkinsRéalis. He has 30 years of Federal

planning and resilience experience ranging from DoD Master Plans, Resilience Plans,

transportation plans, stormwater plans and sustainability plans. He is supporting

project coordination and identification of grant funding.

Our Volunteers

HMDR has received help with the film project on several fronts. Regional volunteers

have assisted us with preparation for specific film site visits, such as the one in the

Florida Panhandle. We generally identify people in regions where we think the stories

to be told will augment the larger themes of the movie, but we are happy to hear from

anyone willing to assist. Others are involved in budgeting, fundraising, and promotion.

In addition, our advisory council has been meeting quarterly to review progress and

provide knowledgeable input on the film’s goals and objectives. There is room for more

people willing to serve, but current members include:

• Julie Dennis, OVID Solutions
• Eugene Henry, AICP, retired, formerly with Hillsborough County, Florida
• Jeff Henson, JEO Consulting
• Jamie Hicks Masterson, Texas Target Communities, Texas A&M University
• Robert Olshansky, FAICP, professor emeritus, University of Illinois
• Darrin Punchard, FAICP, Punchard Consulting
• Niek Veraart, Michael Baker International
• Stacy Wright, FAICP, Atkins
• Susan Wood, FAICP, Regional Transit District, Denver
• Robert Leiter, FAICP, retired, formerly with San Diego Association of
• Governments
• Kimberly Miller, AICP, Black & Veatch
• Cara Woods Serra, AICP, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
• Michael Marrella, AICP, New York City Planning Department
• Allison Hardin, Director of Development Services, Lancaster County, SC