Elizabeth (Beth) C. Hollister

Professional Experience

Consultant
CNL Real Estate & Development
April 2007- September 2007

Development of Inclusionary Housing Program

Senior Vice President, Planning & DesignStudio
K2 Urbancorp, LLC
July 2004-March 2007

Traditional Neighborhood Developments (TND’s) planning, architectural design, land development, construction management, company management

• Inception, planning, design, project management, construction documentation and construction administration of K2 homes
• Project management and management of out-sourced planning, architecture
  and engineering consultants:
• Large commercial projects (‘417 Park Avenue’ condos)
• Land development projects (‘Evening Rose’)
  Site and master planning, residential and mixed-use, TND’s

Project Architect
Barnett Fronczak Architects
August 2002-June 2004

Planning, design, architecture, facility assessment, project management and construction administration

• Inception, planning, design, project management, construction documentation
  and construction administration
• Historic preservation and adaptive re-use: - University of Florida, Gainesville, Women’s Gym
• Long-term space needs study and planning: - Leon County Department of Management Services
• New construction: - New fraternity house for Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Gamma
  Eta Housing Corporation
• HUD HOPE VI grant applications for the revitalization of Ebony Gardens, Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA)
• Additions and remodeling:
  Sabal Palm Elementary School food service, dining, stage and kitchen
  facilities
• THA Orange Avenue community building

Research Fellow
Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), Bangkok, THAILAND
1995-May 2002

Research, policy, reporting; local, national and Asia regional activities in environment and sustainable development

• Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) First Substantive Expert Group Meeting
• Inception of and on-going support to a Thai National Council for Sustainable Development
• Inception of and on-going collaboration in a multi-stakeholder Sustainable Cities Campaign
• Introduction of the ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection campaign to Thai urban managers
  Cooperation Partner Forum on Sustainable Cities with the Municipal League
  of Thailand
• Promotion of the Earth Charter with the Earth Council

Consultant
UN Urban Management Programme, Bangkok, Thailand
2001

Environment and sustainable development consulting; research, reporting, meeting management education and publications.

• Inception, planning, design and crafting of City Consultation Reports for 21 cities in 11 Asian countries

Consultant
Bangkok, Thailand
1992-2002

Variety of architectural planning, design and project management consultancies

• DCM 2000, Ltd. Architects and pioneer in energy conserving construction
  technologies in Thailand. New residences.
• Rapee Koletscka. New elementary school.
• International School Bangkok. New kindergarten playground.
• ITM - International Institute of Tourism and Management. New hotel and hotel training university.
• The Early Learning Centre. New classroom buildings and new playgrounds for pre-school children.

Managing Director
Shelter Graphics, Inc., Miami, FL
1989 – 1992

Architectural planning and design consulting, principle partner in MBE firms (2), tutoring

• Design and documentation services under sub-contract with other architectural firms
• Establishment of minority-owned architectural firms
• Project types included: - residential, reduced custody modular inmate housing correctional facilities, airports, and modified educational facilities for students with special needs.

Architect & Project Manager
Symbion International/Symbion Group, Nairobi, Kenya
1985 - 1989

Architectural planning, design, documentation, graphics, project management and construction administration

• Programming, project inception proposals, project planning and project management
• Architectural planning, design, construction documentation and construction administration
• Project types included: - tourism related city and beach hotels, tented camps,
  game park lodges; and banks, office buildings, management training centers
  and paint factories

HVAC Designer- Project Manager
Hines, Hartman & Associates, Tallahassee, FL
1981 - 1984

HVAC planning, design, documentation, project management and construction administration
Hines, Hartman and Associates

• Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) design
• Engineering and energy analysis, equipment selection
• Construction documentation and construction administration
  

Architect Intern, Designer, Draftsman
1976 – 1981

Planning, design, drafting, construction documents at the following firms:

• Mays Leroy Gray, P.A. (Tallahassee)
• McKibben, Cook and Associates (Los Osos)
• Lindenthaler and Associates (San Luis Obispo)
• Don Davis, AIA Architect (Long Beach)

Accreditations

• Member: - Urban Design Commission, City of Tallahassee (April 2006 to date)
• Member: - Big Bend Climate Action Team (BBCAT)
  

Awards and Publications

• Private Project Award for Evening Rose, from the Capital Area Section of the American Planning Association’s (APA) Florida Chapter, 2006
• Best Practices of Partnership Approaches to Sustainable Human Development’. Chamniern Paul Vorratnchaiphan and Elizabeth Hollister. United Nations Development Programme, Centre of Experimentation. Thailand. November 1996

Education

• Asian Institute of Technology: MS, Urban Development Planning
  Bangkok, Thailand
• Registered Architect: State of Minnesota #18763
• Florida A&M University:BS, Architecture, Tallahassee, Florida,USA
• Long Beach City College:AS, Architectural Studies, Long Beach, California, USA