Experience
Tere Garcia has over 30 years of experience in the fields of planning, public participation, governmental and media relations. Twenty-five of those years has been spent specifically in the public involvement field, concentrating on transportation and infrastructure projects. Her training as an architect and planner provides her a unique perspective to understand complex technical issues and have the ability to translate them into plain language for the public. Throughout her many years of experience, she has established a network with state and local permitting entities. She also has standing relationships with community and civic organizations and residents associations, which provides her with the framework needed to accomplish projects.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
MDX SR 836 East Bound Toll Plaza – Design Consultant Services
Serving as General Consultant for the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc. (B&A) created a signature wing-like design for the expansion and replacement of the aging toll plaza located on State Road 836 eastbound, between N.W. 27th and N.W. 17th Avenue.
Port Tampa Bay Channelside Master Plan, Tampa, Florida - Public Outreach Director.
Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc. (BA), in conjunction with the Renaissance Planning Group, prepared a Master Plan of the Tampa Port Authority’s Waterfront Properties in the Channelside District that will maximize the land utilization of the Port of Tampa lands in the context of creating an active and commercially successful waterfront in consonance with cruise and other waterborne transportation activities and create value for both the Port and the City overall.
Dolphin Park and Ride Station Master Plan, Miami, Florida - Public Involvement Director.
Ms. Garcia as part of the General Engineering Consulting contract for MDX led the public involvement outreach for the Project Development & Environment Study for this transit station and park & ride facility in Doral close to the Dolphin Mall. The facility is located on approximately 15 acres of publicly-owned land on NW 12th Street, west of the Turnpike and east of NW 122nd Avenue in Miami-Dade County. The Dolphin Park & Ride station will support MDX’s Express Transportation Service as well as Miami-Dade County’s other bus routes, as well as a potential future commuter rail service. It will also serve as the central station for several municipal transit vehicles serving the nearby cities of Sweetwater and Doral.
Tere Garcia
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Experience
Tere Garcia has over 30 years of experience in the fields of planning, public participation, governmental and media relations. Twenty-five of those years has been spent specifically in the public involvement field, concentrating on transportation and infrastructure projects. Her training as an architect and planner provides her a unique perspective to understand complex technical issues and have the ability to translate them into plain language for the public. Throughout her many years of experience, she has established a network with state and local permitting entities. She also has standing relationships with community and civic organizations and residents associations, which provides her with the framework needed to accomplish projects.