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of Qualifications and Qualifications and Experience: Ron is a principal with Jones & Stokes and is the firm's environmental counsel, providing invaluable quality control and legal compliance oversight. He has a 30-year professional and academic background in environmental planning and law, and has participated in a wide variety of planning and environmental studies throughout the West as project manager, principal -in - charge, and special advisor on NEPA, CEQA, and other regulatory issues. Ron is a well-known authority on CEQA and NEPA and advises government agencies and private developers on issues regarding the environmental review process. He co- authored CEQA Deskbook and The NEPA Book. Ron has written numerous articles on the practical implementation of NEPA and CEQA and on other planning topics, and he serves on the editorial board of California Environmental Law Reporter. He has served as president of the Association of Environmental Professionals and the California Chapter of the American Planning Association, which has recognized him with the Distinguished Leadership Award for his contribution to the planning profession. Ron began his planning career with the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, where he assisted in drafting the State CEQA Guidelines, directed the operations of the State Clearinghouse, and reviewed environmental impact documents under CEQA. He frequently lectures on CEQA and environmental law topics through university extension programs and at industry conferences. Education: J.D., Washington College of Law at American University, Washington, D.C.; M.A., Environmental Planning, California State University, Sacramento; B.A., Anthropology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Professional Affiliations/Licenses/Certifications: American Institute of Certified Planners, American Planning Association. Qualifications and Experience: Terry is a senior environmental planner with 25 years of experience in CEQA compliance, general plan preparation, and urban and regional planning. He is CEQA advisor on many of Jones & Stokes' projects, providing quality control as well as advice on CEQA compliance. Terry is an instructor on CEQA topics for the University of California, Davis and Los Angeles Extensions, and develops specialized classes for clients. In the environmental arena, he sits on the legislative review team of the American Planning Association and is editor of the Association of Environmental Professional's Environmental Assessor newsletter on CEQA law. He brings extensive regulatory knowledge of the planning process in California. Before joining Jones & Stokes, he served as chief of the State Clearinghouse of the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) for four years, where he helped to draft the 1994, 1997, and 1998 comprehensive updates of the State CEQA Guidelines. He is the author of Focusing on MasterElRr. Examining AB 1888 or 1993, Tracking CEQA Mitigation Measures UndefAB 3180, and other publications in OPR's series of CEQA advisory memoranda. As past chief of the planning unit at the Office of Planning and Research, Terry is co-author of General Plan Guidelines Enof Sant A- �'� dmwen lTrmning and Conokzo'an %n Jones &Stokes MmrA 9, 2006