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Thomas B. Mathews As President of CAA, Mr. Mathews provides direct project management services for several of the Company's larger clients on a wide range of project types in several jurisdictions. In addition to project management, his expertise includes effective coordination among clients, subconsultants, and staff resources. His past experience managing and implementing entitlements for numerous planned communities in Orange County is a valuable asset to the environmental team. With over 30 years as a professional planner, Mr. Mathews is recognized in both the public and private sectors as an accomplished manager. He understands the critical time- sensitive nature and fiduciary obligations of programming and managing large -scale and complex projects. Paul E. Shaver The CEQA team is further enhanced by the contributions of Paul Shaver. As Manager of Planning and Engineering Services at CAA, Mr. Shaver is responsible for the day -to -day management of entitlement and permitting for all development projects. This expertise brings a key skill set that allows for a successful interface with CEQA, specifically pertaining to the development of relevant and effective mitigation measures. Additionally, Mr. Shaver brings extensive experience managing the coordination of engineering and utilities for large construction projects. In particular, Mr. Shaver's recent assignment with Soka University, where he was responsible for the coordination of all grading and site improvement plans, provides value -added expertise to CAA and the City. Kathleen M. Crum, Associate Planner As Associate Planner, Ms. Crum assists in the research for CEQA related projects and in the preparation of EIRs and Environmental Assessments. As a prior legal assistant at CAA, she has been responsible for research and analysis of environmental cases, as well as assisting in the preparation of documentation for clients and governmental agencies. Ms. Crum has extensive experience with the California Coastal Act, and works on numerous projects requiring interface with the California Coastal Commission. Previously, Ms. Crum worked in the construction and planning departments at Mission Viejo Company, assisting in the preparation of various documents involved in processing projects through county approval. Margaret F. Partridge, Associate Planner As an Associate Planner, Ms. Partridge brings her wealth of public and private sector CEQA planning experience to her work at CAA. Responsible for land -use research and environmental entitlement processing, her recent assignments have ranged from school site analysis to the authoring of complex entitlement documents for a high -end office and retail center. Previously, Ms. Partridge received her master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning and has worked for a private environmental consulting firm, as well as local cities. CAA has never had a CEQA determination overturned by a court of appeals in over 27 years of providing urban planning and environmental impact documentation services to the public and private development communities. Although many projects have been controversial, no Negative Declaration, Environmental Determination, or Environmental Impact Report written by CAA has been overturned in a court or found inadequate by decision makers. f� 5 City of Santa Ana Environmental Consulting Services Statement of Qualifications