Meet Jeff

Contact

Phone: 512-555-5555
Email: jeff@gapstrategies.com

Jeff Barton, AICP

A San Marcos native, Jeff has managed planning, feasibility, and public affairs projects across Texas and in two states, working for clients as varied as small communities and Fortune 500 companies. He has directed the land planning and community relations department for a Texas engineering firm and won awards for both his planning and communications work. A former local elected official, Jeff has a keen understanding of the issues on both sides of the table. He is also fluent in conversational Spanish.

Professional Affiliations + Awards

  • Pre-Certified in Policy Planning, Corridor Planning, and Land Planning by TXDOT

  • Envision Central Texas Stewardship Award

  • Founding Member & Past Board President, Central Texas Sustainable Indicators Project

  • 2014 AARO McBee Fellow

  • Outstanding Public or Elected Official of the Year 2010, American Society of Public Administrators; Central Texas Chapter

  • Outstanding Elected Official of the Year, 2010, American Planning Association, Central Texas Chapter

  • Texas Member, Building America’s Future; national infrastructure advocacy

  • Former Vice-Chair, of Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, and board member of two transit groups

  • Several dozen state and national awards for journalism, writing, communications, and planning

Facts about Jeff

Alma mater: University of Texas and Baylor University. And San Marcos High School Fighting Rattler (Fang 'Em!)

I root for: The biggest underdogs I can find. And the '54 Brooklyn Dodgers, but it's hard to find their games on tv. 

Vacation spot: Sangre de Cristo mountains in Colorado and New Mexico, and Andalusia (or any place that doesn't get cell reception)