Tere Garcia / Senior Vice President, Director of Public Involvement, Board Member.
Experience
Tere Garcia has over 30 years of experience in the fields of planning, public participation, governmental and media relations. Her experience as an architect and planner provides her a unique perspective to understand complex technical issues and have the ability to translate them to plain language for the public. She assists in permitting and outreach to residential areas, industry, business and multiple municipalities informing the neighboring public on the plans and eventual construction, using fact sheets, meetings, addressing all concerns and providing the information needed to deliver successful
project.
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
Senior Vice President, Director of Public Involvement, Board Member
Experience
Tere Garcia has over 30 years of experience in the fields of planning, public participation, governmental and media relations. Her experience as an architect and planner provides her a unique perspective to understand complex technical issues and have the ability to translate them to plain language for the public. She assists in permitting and outreach to residential areas, industry, business and multiple municipalities informing the neighboring public on the plans and eventual construction, using fact sheets, meetings, addressing all concerns and providing the information needed to deliver successful
project.