Writings, Presentations & Background
HELPING YOU IMPLEMENT INNOVATION
- Recent Writings & Presentations
- Dec 2023 – White Paper – A Challenging Time to Build, A Great to Plan – But Are You Ready? A 7-Point Pre-Master Planning Checklist – Author
- Nov 2023 – SAGE Webinar – Mixing It Up! Changing from Age-Segregated to Intergenerational – Presenter
- Oct 2023 – Intergenerational Survey – Collaboration with AIA Design for Aging, Center for Health Design and SAGE
- June 2023 – MCSA Conference – Age-Segregated to Intergenerational Communities – Presenter
- April 2023 – EFA Charlotte NC: Mixing It Up! Changing from Age-Segregated to Intergenerational – Presenter
- April 2023 – EFA Charlotte NC: Creating Flexible, Functional, Fascinating & Feasible Design – Presenter
- March 2023 – White Paper – Determining Senior Living Project Costs – Contributor
- Nov. 2022 – AIA Design For Aging Webinar: Senior Living Design to Better Appeal to the Next Generation – Presenter
- Oct. 2022 – Leading Age National, Denver CO: Boost Your Marketability with Intergenerational Planning – Presenter
- April 2022 – EFA Milwaukee WI: ReThinking Senior Living Design for the Next Generation – Presenter
- Nov 2021 – Leading Age PA Webinar: What 55+ and Senior Living Can Learn From Each Other – Presenter
- June 2021 – SAGE Webinar: ReThinking Senior Living Design for the Next Generation – Presenter
- May 2021 – Leading Age IL Webinar: Saying Yes When You Want to Say No; Development Strategies in Unusual Times
- Feb. 2021 – White Paper – Creating an Intergenerational Experience in Senior Living – Author
- Nov. 2020 – SHN Webinar: What 55+ and Senior Living Can Learn From Each Other – Presenter
- Sept. 2020 – Argentum Webinar: Designing in the Aftermath of COVID-19 – Presenter
- July 2020 – Love & Co Webinar: Team-Based Master Planning – Webinar Presenter (link to explainer video)
- July 2020 – White Paper – Team-Based Master Planning – Contributor
- July 2020 – 4 Practical Ways to Build Financial Flexibility into a Senior Living Master Plan – Contributor
- May 2020 – Evaluating Your Contractor’s COVID-19 Response Plan – A 75-point checklist – Author
- Oct. 2018 – A Seniors Housing Master Planning Mantra – Author
- Education
- Graduate Real Estate coursework, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Juris Doctorate, University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA
- Bachelor of Arts, Edgewood College, Madison, WI
- Professional
- State Bar of Wisconsin, Member
- Leading Age Wisconsin, Member
- SAGE, Member
- Habitat for Humanity, Past Board Member & Volunteer in Madison & Des Moines
- Previous Employment Experience before starting Witz Company in 2002
- Essex Corporation, Omaha, NE – Regional Development Director
- Life Care Services, Des Moines, IA – Project Development Manager & Operations Resource Manager
- Horizon Senior Services, Madison, WI Development Project Manager
- DeAnza Corporation, Beverly Hills, CA – Acquisitions Director
- Bio
- Married with 3 children; hobbies include Ironman triathlon, Outdoors, Music & Film
A Challenging Time to Build, but a Great Time to Master Plan
Are You Ready? A 7-Point Pre-Master Planning Checklist (plus RFP templates)
Rethinking (The Patterns of ) Senior Living Design
A pictorial essay on how to create a better connected, more meaningful, and more marketable community using 12 timeless Intergenerational and Placemaking design principles. (to be posted January 2024)