Donna Rendeiro
Executive Director
NJ Office of Planning Advocacy
Biography
Donna Rendeiro was named Executive Director and Secretary of the State Planning Commission and the Executive Director of the Office of Planning Advocacy within the Department of State in July 2019. Previously, she served as Chief of Administration for the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, as well as Chief of Staff. She also oversaw New Jersey’s Homeless Management Information System, managed through HMFA. Donna was the Director of Community Planning at the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, Acting Executive Director of the Office of Smart Growth, and Brownfields Policy Director. She has worked with the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth on urban policy. Previous experience includes redevelopment and shared services at the municipal and county levels. Donna is a former Vice President at Citibank as Chief of Staff to the Senior Credit Officer in the credit card division and was a Branch Manager. She has a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Pace University.
Rutgers Climate Bridge Panel 8: Visions for Place
Abstract
Donna discusses the challenges and opportunities in implementing the NJ State Development and Redevelopment Plan in light of today's climate change discussions. Topics include how we change the narrative to incorporate climate change considerations while still considering the economic needs of municipalities today will be discussed and how we meet the goals of the Plan equally, while still ensuring a resilient future for our State.