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New Rochelle has a new planning director in its Department of Development. Eleanor Sharpe, who begins the job July 6, will oversee and conduct studies related to urban planning, planning review and land use and development issues.

Sharpe was hired at an annual salary of $102,357. She has 10 years of design and management experience with an emphasis on community planning and revitalization, according to he city. She worked for the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania in operations and external affairs. She was also commissioner on the Philadelphia Zoning Code Reform Commission, which oversaw the update and rewrite of the city’s zoning code.  Before that, Ms. Sharpe worked on master-plan development. urban design, and public outreach projects as a project manager for Gannett Fleming in Philadelphia.

According to her bio, Sharpe got her bachelor’s degree from Howard University in Washington D.C. and a master’s degree in city planning from University of Pennsylvania. She is certified as an accredited professional by the United States Green Building Council as a Leader in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED, AP). Sharpe succeeds Ed Lynch, who retired in May.