Mary Ellen's discussion of her personal and professional background starts here

Discussion of development projects and planning activities in Newark starts here

Discussion of Mary Ellen's tenure serving as President of the Delaware Chapter of the American Planning Association

Mary Ellen's insights on leading as a woman in government

Joseph Kane,  Senior Research Associate and Associate Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, speaks with  Troy Mix, Associate Director at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about his research on the nation's infrastructure workforce and IPA's ongoing study of workforce development needs and opportunities associated with infrastructure in Delaware. 

For more information on the Brookings Institution, visit brookings.edu. Mr. Kane's research related to infrastructure and workforce development needs can be reviewed here: https://www.brookings.edu/author/joseph-kane/?type=research.

This episode was recorded on June  4, 2020. For more information about the Institute for Public administration visit www.bidenschool.udel.edu/ipa.

Workforce Development for Infrastructure

Mary Ellen Gray, AICP, Director of Planning and Development in Newark, Delaware, joins Sean O'Neill, Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), to talk about her journey as a planner and development activity in Newark.

The conversation covered Mary Ellen's personal and professional background (0:50); current development projects and planning activities in Newark (7:45); her experience serving as President of the Delaware Chapter of the American Planning Association (21:59); and reflections on leading as a woman in government (27:02).

This interview was recorded on October 22, 2020.
To read or listen in on the proceedings of recent planning meetings in Newark, visit newarkde.gov/Archive.aspx and select the dropdown box next to "Planning Commission." For more information on the Delaware Chapter of the American Planning Association, visit  delawareapa.wordpress.com.

To learn more about IPA, visit ipa.udel.edu.

Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0 License

Planning + Development in Newark, Delaware with Mary Ellen Gray

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