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Agenda 9a. Attachment A <br />ResumeJoanneFoust <br />JoanneFoust,Principal/OwnerofMunicipalDevelopmentGroup,Inc.has <br />twentyyearsofexperienceinmunicipalgovernment,bothinthepublic <br />andprivatesectors,Foustenjoysasuccessfultrackrecordinmunicipal <br />planning,economicdevelopment,financeandgrantwriting. <br />Ms.Fousthasover20yearsofexperienceineconomicdevelopmenthaving <br />servedastheCommunityDevelopmentDirectorforthecitiesofSt.Peter <br />andBellePlainepriortotransitioningtoconsulting.Ms.Fousthas <br />coordinatednumerousbusinessretentionandexpansionsurveyprograms. <br />Asasmallbusinessownerforthepast12years,Ms.Foustbringsalevelof <br />understandingtotheprocess. <br />EconomicDevelopmentExperience:Ms.Fousthasassistedanumberofcommunitieswith <br />variouseconomicdevelopmentprojectsincludingbutnotlimitedto:successfulbusiness <br />recruitmentandfinancialpackaging,authoringofsuccessfulgrantapplicationsfornew <br />industrialparkdevelopment,developmentofHighwayCommercialandDowntown <br />RedevelopmentStrategicPlansandsubsequentimplementationofplans,establishmentof <br />EDAs,establishmentofaChamberofCommerce,developmentofBusinessSubsidyPolicies, <br />fundingguidelines,applicationsandreviewprocesses;creationofmarketingmaterialsand <br />proposalsandcreationofneweconomicdevelopmentprograms. <br />GrantWriting:Ms.Foustenjoysasuccessfultrackrecordwithgrantwritingfor <br />municipalitiesincludingnumerousgrantsthroughtheMinnesotaDepartmentof <br />EmploymentandEconomicDevelopment,InitiativeFoundation,MnDOT,AgStar,etc. <br />PlanningExperience:Ms.FousthasmostrecentlyauthoredComprehensivePlansforthe <br />citiesofJordan,NewPrague,BellePlaine,andRushCity.Shehaspreparednewand <br />amendednumerouszoningandsubdivisionordinances;preparedmasterparkplans;and <br />processforvarioussubdivisions,siteplans,variancerequests, <br />completedthereview <br />conditionalusepermits,interimusepermits,etc.Ms.Foustiscurrentlyworkingwiththe <br />citiesofJordanandRockCreekonZoningOrdinanceupdates. <br />Education:Ms.FousthasaBachelorofScienceDegreewithadoublemajorinBusiness <br />ManagementandEconomicsfromtheUniversityofMinnesota,Morris,andhascompleted <br />courseworktowardaMastersinPublicAdministration. <br />ProfessionalAffiliations:MemberofMnAPA,NationalDevelopmentCouncilCertified <br />EconomicDevelopmentSpecialist,BlandinLeadershipProgramGraduate&Initiative <br />FoundationHealthyCommunityPartnershipGraduate.Ms.FousthasservedontheBoardof <br />DirectorsfortheStateBankofBellePlaineforthepasteightyears. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />