Planning & Development
Equitable and human scale development focused on revitalizing Jackson.
Director
Dr. Mukesh Kumar PhD
Executive Coordinator
Kim Love Lewis
Fiscal Officer
Louquita Martin
Long Range Planning
Travis Crabtree
Salam Rida
Planning
The overall goal of the Planning Office is to assure the smooth and efficient operation of these divisions through planning studies, administration of the zoning and historic preservation ordinances, enforcement of zoning and land use codes, and administration of planning grants received by the City.
Deputy Director
Jordan Hillman
Office Coordinator
Shirley Harden
Zoning
Zoning Administrator: Ester Ainsworth
Office Coordinator: Theresa Mosley
Senior Planner: Joseph Warnsley
Associate Planner: Ramina Aghili
GIS Technician: Jerrold Mitchell
Code Enforcement: Donnie Neely
Signs & Licenses
Manager: Terry Coleman
Adm. Secretary: Kathye Easley
Senior Acct. Clerk: Yalonda Shaw
Inspector: Dominique Odie
Inspector: Linda Grant
Land Use Planning
Land Use Planning Manager: Biqi Zhao
Building Permits & Inspections
Manager: Jerry Woods
Projects Coordinator: Gloria A. May
Plans Examiner: Marlin Turner
Adm. Secretary: Diane Williams
Adm. Clerk: Courtney
Adm. Clerk: Chandra Howard
Senior Inspector: Stanley Arnold
Mechanical Inspector: Wallace White
Electrical Inspector: Ernest Pye
Electrical Inspector: Marcus Conerly
Transportation
JATRAN Transit Services Division
Deputy Director
Christine Welch
Office Coordinator
Merry Jo Jackson
Financial Projects Coordinator LaJuna Parks
Federal Grants
Manager: Marilyn Guise
Systems Analyst: Robin Butler
Human Transit
Long Range Planner: Richa Singh
Operations & Maintenance
Planning Officer: Jeremy Thompson
Housing & Community Development
The Office of Housing and Community Development helps plan the distribution of funds to
Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG)
Home Investment Partnership Funds (HOME)
Emergency Solution Grants (ESG)
Housing and Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA)
Deputy Director
Vanessa Henderson
Office Coordinator
Kenya Dixon
Fair Housing Compliance Officer / Senior Planner
Loretta Johnson
Neighborhood Enhancement
Manager: Valerie Tucker
Assistant Manager: John Avery
Housing Inspector: Paul David Holly
Housing Inspector: John Anderson
Senior Planner: Robbie Smith
Senior Planner: Mary Manogin
Development Assistance
Assistant Manager: Linda Caldwell
Adm. Secretary: JaQuana Glasper
Fiscal Officer: Sylvia Rowsey
Senior Planner: Arash Ghahramani
Economic Development
Manager: Michael A. Davis
JOBS Coordinator: Jonathan Barnett
Senior Planner: Vic Sexton
Senior Planner: Von Anderson