{"id":8989,"date":"2015-10-05T17:10:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T21:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2015-10-05T17:10:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T21:10:52","slug":"calluori-named-planning-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=8989","title":{"rendered":"CALLUORI NAMED PLANNING DIRECTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Photo from LinkedIn.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski has appointed Shannon Calluori to the position of Director of Planning.\u00a0 Calluori succeeds Mike Hefele who retired Friday after serving 39 years with the city<\/p>\n<p>Calluori has been with the city since 2013 serving as Operations Manager for the Department of Community &amp; Economic Development.\u00a0 She holds Masters Degrees in City Planning and Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Before coming to Allentown, Calluori served as Director, Bureau of Public Health Preparedness in the Pennsylvania Department of Health and held management positions in the Philadelphia Health Department.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDCED Director Sara Hailstone did not hesitate to recommend Shannon for the position immediately upon learning of Mike\u2019s pending retirement,\u201d said Pawlowski.\u00a0 \u201cShe already knows the issues facing the city and is obviously very qualified for the job.\u00a0 She is able to hit the ground running.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pawlowski said \u201cMike Hefele did a fantastic job.\u00a0 He has directed that bureau since 1981.\u00a0 He helped plan and then review developers\u2019 plans for countless important projects in this city.\u00a0 There is no denying that it is hard to replace all that institutional knowledge.\u00a0 We are very grateful for his service and wish him the best in retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to be provided this opportunity to lead the city Planning Bureau,\u201d said Calluori.\u00a0 \u201cI look forward to partnering with the community to build on Allentown\u2019s recent successes and improve the living and working environment for residents and business owners.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As DCED Operations Manager, Calluori has been responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the department, including managing cross departmental projects.\u00a0 She has also served as Acting Executive Director of the Allentown Redevelopment Authority.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information provided by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mike Moore<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Communications Manager<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Mayor&#8217;s Office<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 435 Hamilton Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Allentown, PA 18101<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Mike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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