A proven innovator in the planning of both heritage and housing districts, Jon dreams big and promotes intensive community collaboration in his planning visions. His heritage planning expertise is highly sought after both nationally and internationally.

His research on modernization of public housing for US HUD and for the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing led to the development of the HOPE VI program. He received a B. Arch from MIT, and an M. Arch and Master of City Planning from UPenn.