Submitted by SCJ Alliance
SCJ Alliance has hired Thera Black as the firm’s Transportation Planning Manager. Thera hails from Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) where she’s been a Senior Planner since 2000, managing the regional transportation work program, among other things.
“The depth and breadth of Thera’s experience, and her reputation for outstanding communication and collaboration, is creating much excitement at SCJ,” shares President Perry Shea. “Thera has demonstrated expertise in transportation planning, funding, policy and technical analysis, as well as facilitation and community engagement. She’s a multi-dimensional professional.”
“I’m excited to work with the talented team at SCJ Alliance. The firm’s commitment to client relationships, high-quality processes and products, and innovative solutions is making a difference in communities across Washington,” Thera said. “I look forward to adding my energy to this creative team.”
Thera has a comprehensive knowledge of the entire transportation system, supporting an integrated, multi-modal transportation system. She is frequently invited to speak about transportation policy, planning and public process.“Thera is expert at fostering informed community engagement, with a special talent for translating complex concepts to non-technical audiences like policymakers, stakeholders and the public,” says Shea.
Thera has a B.A. from The Evergreen State College with an emphasis in urban planning. She participates actively, and in leadership positions, on many organizations within her field including the national Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Joint Subcommittee on Transportation in Military Communities.
SCJ Alliance is a consulting firm specializing in transportation planning and design, civil engineering, landscape architecture, and land use/environmental planning. The firm was founded in 2006 as Shea Carr Jewell and has been recognized nationally. Over the last nine years, SCJ has grown steadily from three employees in one location to a dynamic team of over 60 employees in five locations.
