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Jayme Breschard Thomann

  Senior Planner

Jayme Breschard Thomann has been providing comprehensive planning support to the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region since 2006.  Her focus on historic preservation planning at G/FLRPC and assistance with community revitalization programs such as the Western Erie Canal Main Street Program was recognized by the New York State Historic Preservation Office in 2009 by receiving the New York State Historic Preservation Award for Public Sector Achievement. She began her career with computer-aided design and drafting and hazard mitigation analysis at Dewberry in Fairfax, Virginia. She worked on the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program contract and participated in FEMA’s Public Assistance program during active hurricane seasons and the 2001 World Trade Center disaster. Other experiences include representation on the Town of Brookhaven Historic District Advisory Committee, as an environmental planner with a planning firm in Southampton, Long Island, and assistance with cultural resource documentation for Long Island’s South Shore Estuary Reserve with Long Island Traditions.

Areas of Expertise

Jayme enjoys working with municipalities on incorporating the protection of significant environmental, historic and cultural resources into various planning initiatives.  She has presented at the G/FLRPC Biannual Local Government Workshop, Landmark Society of Western New York Annual Conference, Monroe County Department of Planning and Development Land Use Decision-Making Training Program, New York State Canals Conference, New York State Wetlands Forum, Inc. Annual Conference, Cornell University’s Preservation: Sustainability 3, and the New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association Annual Conference on a range of historic preservation, environmental planning, and downtown revitalization issues.  Jayme has also coordinated three Regional Roundtable series: historic preservation and public consensus building; waterfront planning and development; and green infrastructure for stormwater management.

Selected Projects

    Speakers Bureau Offerings

  • Overview of Federal Historic Preservation Laws

  • Overview of the NYS Certified Local Government (CLG) Program 

  • Overview of Historic Preservation Planning for Municipalities

  • The Historic Preservation Commission

  • Historic Preservation/Natural Resource Conservation Easements

  • Design Review in Historic Districts

  • Infill Development in Historic Neighborhoods

  • Reviewing New Construction Projects in Historic Areas

  • Protecting Cultural Landscapes

  • Cultural Resource Inventories

Publications

  • “Our Historic Green Suburbs.”  The Upstate Planner 26, Issue 2, (September 2011).

  • “Green Design Guidelines: An Opportunity for Smart Growth and Sustainability.” The Upstate Planner 24, Issue 3, (December 2009): 1 & 10.

  • “An environmental/historic preservation ethic.” The Upstate Planner 22, Issue 3, (November 2007): 1 & 9.

  • “Early Disaster Mitigation Policy on Long Island’s South Shore.” Long Island Historic Journal 19, nos. 1-2 (2007): 121-137.

  • 2005 Masters Thesis topic: “Hurricane and Tidal Flooding Mitigation Plan for Cultural and Historic Resources of Long Island’s South Shore Estuary Reserve.” 

 

Education

Master of Arts, Historic Preservation Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Dual Bachelor of Arts, Geography and Historic Preservation, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

 

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