Planning expert Cecilio Ortiz, who served posts for both Will County and the city of Joliet, has been appointed faculty associate at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Ortiz, who holds a PhD in public administration from Arizona State University, began teaching environmental planning in August.
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He was a county planner with the Will County Land Use Department from 1994 through 1996.
From 1992 through 1994, Ortiz was a housing finance specialist with the City of Joliet’s Neighborhood Services Department. In that capacity, Ortiz handled low-income loan applications for first mortgages and home improvement loans and negotiated rates with local banks on behalf of applicants.
At Arizona State University, Ortiz has been conducting a series of graduate level lectures in environmental planning and policy related to conservation, preservation and environmental capacity.