Keith Villere, FASLA

110 EAST SEVENTH AVENUE PHONE: 985-869-2984 COVINGTON, LA 70433                                                   e-mail: Keith@Villere.net

City Manager / Environmental Designer / Landscape Architect

Over 30 years of proven leadership in community management initiatives with a proven track record of success.

Strengths

Managed the City of Covington as Mayor for 12 years; licensed Landscape Architect, certified Charrette Planner; licensed real estate agent; expert public engagement skills; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD with experience in arcGIS; and, excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills including:

Public Administration
Permitting
Code Writing
Grant Writing
Landscape Design
Resiliency Planning
Sustainability
Smart Growth
Land Use Planning
Zoning and Subdivision Administration

Professional Experience

Villere Town Planning Associates, LLC July 2003 to Present
Owner

VTPA is a landscape architectural firm specializing in grant writing, landscape design, town planning and environmental design established in early 2003 to provide landscape design, permitting and environmental consultation services to government and private development clients.

Dewberry® November 2007 to March 2011
Senior Planner

Project Lead for a team of planning and engineering professionals providing professional and technical assistance to a variety of cities and parishes across the State in the development of mitigation plan updates and or amendments funded through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) under the guidance of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Protection (GOHSEP) and FEMA.

Senior Planner November 2005 to May 2007

Provided technical assistance to FEMA ESF14 Long Term Community Recovery Program as the team lead in Tangipahoa Parish after Hurricane Katrina. Assisted Orleans and St. Bernard parishes in developing a long term recovery plan. Served as Recovery Support Branch, Implementation Support Unit Lead for Orleans, St. Bernard, Plaquemines and Calcasieu parishes

City of Covington, Louisiana July 1991 – July 2003
Mayor

Elected mayor of the city for three consecutive four-year terms. Responsibilities included the management of the city including the direct supervision of department level managers, budget preparation and policy development and implementation.
Collaborated with attorneys, architects, engineers, land surveyors and other design professionals; negotiated service contracts.

Natives Landscape Corporation June 1985-July 1991
Owner / Principal

Natives Landscape Corporation is a landscape architecture design-build firm specializing in the use of native plant materials.

J.J. Krebs and Associates, Inc. May 1983-June 1985
Landscape Architect & Planner

St. Tammany Parish, June 1980-May 1983
Department of Parish Development

Education / Credentials

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Louisiana State University, 1978
College of Design, School of Landscape Architecture

Professional Registration

Licensed Landscape Architect, Louisiana, 1978-2011
Licensed Real Estate Sales Agent (inactive), Louisiana, 2011

Related Education

Certified NCI Charrette Planner™
National Charrette Institute, 2004.

Seaside Institute
Great Homes for Great Developments, June 2001

Donaldson Real Estate School, May 1999

University of New Orleans Metropolitan College, Continuing
Education, Introduction Computer Drawing

Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Andres Duany on Techniques of Traditional
Town Planning, July 1993

Speaking:

Urban Sprawl and Urban Ecosystems
LUFC Building Greener Cities; Mandeville 2011

The Visual Effects of Greenlaws
LUFC Building Greener Cities; Mandeville 2010

Smart Transportation 2009
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council Annual Meeting

Trees: Beyond Beautification
Mississippi-Alabama ASLA Twin States Conference 2009

Urban Sprawl and Urban Ecosystems
Building Greener Cities; Covington 2006

Smart Growth in Louisiana
Louisiana Municipal Association, August 2005

Smart Growth in Louisiana Communities
Hosted by Senator Mary Landrieu
Hammond, LA, April 2005

Planning Concessions
Lormar Educational Services, October 2004

New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
New Orleans, LA, February 2003

Public Landscape Architecture Forum
ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo, November 2003

Teaching

St. Tammany Art Association
Landscape Design 2009

Delgado Community College,
Landscape Design Non-credit Course, Spring, 2003 & 2004

Activities

President, Louisiana Urban Forestry Council, 2009-2011

President, St. Tammany Art Association, 2004-06

Graduate New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute,
Chamber River Region and Metrovision, Class of 2002

Graduate Leadership Louisiana, Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL), Class of 1998

President, Louisiana Chapter, ASLA, 1989-90

Honors, Awards & Recognition

Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects, 2002

Distinguished Leadership Award for Elected Officials, American Planning Association,
LA Chapter, 1998

Special Appreciation Award, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, June 1998

American Hometown Leadership Award National Association of Towns and Township, 1996