Mitchell Silver was president of the American Planning Association between 2011 and 2013, the first African American to hold the title.
14 Facts About Mitchell Silver
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Mitchell Silver has a bachelor's degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute and a Master of Urban Planning from Hunter College.
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Mitchell Silver is certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners and a licensed Professional Planner in the State of New Jersey.
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Mitchell Silver held roles as a policy and planning director for the Manhattan Borough President's office, a city planner for the New York City Department of Planning, a principal of a New York City-based planning firm, a town manager in New Jersey, and deputy planning director in Washington, DC.
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Mitchell Silver served as chief Planning and Development Officer and Planning Director for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina previous to his NYC Parks Department position.
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Mitchell Silver was president of the American Planning Association between 2011 and 2013, the first African American to hold the title.
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In Raleigh, Silver directed a staff of 230 employees in the Departments of City Planning, Community Development and Inspections, in addition to four offices: Transportation Planning, Economic Development, Development Services, and the City's Urban Design Center.
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Mitchell Silver served on the City's Executive Leadership team with the City Manager, Assistant City Managers, CFO and CIO.
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Mitchell Silver led the comprehensive plan update process in Raleigh and oversaw a rewrite of the Development Code.
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In 2017, Mitchell Silver appointed Marty Maher to the position of Brooklyn Parks Commissioner.
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Mitchell Silver has taught graduate planning courses at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Hunter College, Brooklyn College, Pratt Institute, and North Carolina State University.
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In 2016, Mitchell Silver was elected a Fellow of the UK's Academy of Social Sciences.
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In 2017, Mitchell Silver was selected to become an Honorary American Society of Landscape Architects Member.
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Mitchell Silver is married to Mary, an administrator for the nonprofit Brooklyn Community Services, and they have a daughter.