The Metro staff holds numerous professional certifications, are members of major industry organizations and have received various awards and commendations.
Accreditations
- New Jersey Licensed Professional Planners
- American Institute of Certified Planners
- Certified Credit Compliance Professional: Affordable Housing
Organizations and Memberships
- American Planning Association (APA) and APA NJ Chapter
- National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO): Affiliate Member
- New Jersey U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
- Urban Land Institute (ULI): Affiliate Member
- Congress for New Urbanism
- Founding Member and Chairperson: Monarch Housing (A Non-Profit Organization Designed to Expand Supportive Housing Options for Persons with Disabilities)
- New Jersey Housing and Community Development Network (HCDN): Board Member
Awards and Commendations
- Governor's 2014 Excellence in Housing and Economic Development Award for Walter G. Alexander Redevelopment, Orange, NJ
- Honorable Mention 2014 Merit Award Program by the Monmouth County Planning Board to Gregory School, an Affordable Housing Historic Conversion for Seniors, Long Branch, NJ
- NJAPA Planning Award: Outstanding Adaptive Re-Use, Jersey City School 18, Conversion to 28 Affordable Apartments
- New Jersey Chapter APA: B. "Budd" Chavoosian Award for Outstanding Professional Planner.
- GIS Awards: State and county GIS Mapping Competitions
- Commendation: New Jersey Assembly Housing Task Force NJHMFA Operations
- Commendation: New Jersey Association for the Advancement of the Mentally Handicapped