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Principals:
Joseph H. Burgis PP, AICP

Joe Burgis has been actively engaged in the field of planning for over 35 years. He has extensive experience in land use planning, the preparation of master plan elements, central business district analyses, housing plans, redevelopment plans, and regulatory ordinances including performance based zoning mechanisms and site design criteria. Joe has testified on numerous occasions before local approving authorities and governing bodies, and has been accepted as an expert in New Jersey Superior Court and New York Supreme Court in many jurisdictions, as well as the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. He founded Burgis Associates, Inc. in 1988.
 
 
Brigette Bogart PP, AICP, CGW

As a principal with the firm, Brigette Bogart’s expertise is focused on community and site design including urban design and downtown revitalization. Brigette represents various municipalities providing professional planning of development applications and master plan and ordinance preparation. In the private sector, Brigette provides professional planning testimony, planning analyses and design development of site plans for a wide range of project types. Brigette is also a Certified Grant Writer for the firm.
 
 
Edward J. Snieckus, Jr. LA, PP, ASLA

Ed Snieckus joined the firm in 1994 following his employment with an associated firm since 1985. Ed’s expertise is in design development, planning and construction document preparation for the firm’s landscape architecture, site and community planning projects. He is a principal with the firm and provides professional planning and landscape architecture consulting services to the firm’s municipal and private sector clientele.
 
Associates:

Steven M. Lydon PP

Steve Lydon has over 20 years experience including tenure as a municipal planning director in the public sector; preparing master plans, housing plans, redevelopment plans and grant-writing projects. Steve’s experience also includes reviewing subdivision, site plans and use variance applications and recognition by New Jersey courts as an expert in professional planning In the private sector, Steve’s experience includes planning and development consultation in the design and analysis of subdivision, site plan, redevelopment and zoning variance applications.

  Donna Holmqvist PP, AICP

Donna Holmqvist’s experience has focused on community planning and development, transportation planning and fiscal impacts. Donna has extensive expertise in the preparation of Master Plans, Open Space and Recreation Elements, Housing Elements and Fair Share Housing Plans. She assists communities and developers in the evaluation and technical analysis of rezoning, subdivision and site plan applications. She has qualified as an expert in professional planning before numerous municipal boards, as well as in Superior Court and US Tax Court.
 
 
Kevin A. Kain PP, AICP

Kevin Kain has been an associate with Burgis Associates, Inc. since 2005. In his work with municipal clients, Kevin’s responsibilities include the preparation of housing plans, master plan elements, reexamination reports, land use regulations, urban design standards, and area in need of redevelopment studies and plans. Kevin provides planning analyses and professional testimony before planning and zoning boards for the firm’s public and private clients.
  Sean F. Moronski PP, AICP

Sean Moronski has represented public and private clients in over 80 municipalities throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. His land use planning experience includes master planning, redevelopment, housing plans, and expert variance and site plan testimony. Sean has commented on land use issues before professional and civic groups, and for several media outlets. He has served on boards addressing economic and downtown development.
 
 
David Novak

David Novak began his planning career working for various nonprofits and community development corporations. Since then, Dave has worked with a wide range of communities throughout New Jersey, and has experience in data analysis, geographic information systems, computer aided drafting, preliminary site design, design simulations and the preparation of neighborhood and reexamination plans.

  Autumn Sylvester

Autumn Sylvester has been with the firm since 2008. As an associate with a multi-disciplinary background in environmental science, policy and planning, Autumn began her planning career working for various public agencies. As a project planner with Burgis Associates, her experiences include the preparation of master plans, master plan reexamination reports, housing, historic preservation, and sustainability elements, the review of subdivision and site plan development applications, redevelopment plans, and land use regulations.
 
 
Robyn Welch AICP

Robyn Welch has been with Burgis Associates since 2004. Robyn’s expertise is on regional planning, housing, Geographic Information Systems and land use economics. As a planner with Burgis Associates, her experiences include the preparation of master plan elements, master plan reexamination reports, community impact analysis, redevelopment plans, and development regulations. Robyn has provided expert planning testimony on behalf of several municipal clients.  
   
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