Mary Bean

Biography

 Responsible for ensuring high quality, cost-effective project delivery, Mary oversees FCS' North American professional services team. As a former County planner from Santa Barbara, Mary brings more than 20 years of experience in land use planning, in both the public and private sectors and specializes in streamlining the environmental process through careful scrutiny and tailored analyses to produce concise and defensible documents. Mary is particularly effective in strategizing with clients about the most efficient approach to CEQA and/or NEPA clearance at the local, state, and national levels. Mary spent a few years working in South Africa as it transitioned from the apartheid era into a true democracy. Her work focused on redevelopment and housing of residents living in apartheid townships, and directing community surveys for the government to identify the amount of federal support that could be provided to each family as they began to rebuild their lives. Prior to Joining FCS, Mary was a principal at Circlepoint, where she lead the environmental services group, focusing on land use and transportation projects. Mary is a member of several professional planning organizations, including American Planning Association, Association of Environmental Professionals, Women's Transportation Seminar, and the Urban Land Institute. By invitation she serves on panels to educate and inform planners about the ever changing landscape of CEQA regulations. Mary earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she majored in Environmental Studies and Planning

Research Interest

 Environmental Studies and Planning