Donna Lewis

Biographie : Donna Lewis Planning Director (retired) Mercer County New Jersey Trenton, NJ Donna Lewis was the Planning Director for Mercer County, New Jersey's Capital County for 25 years. Mercer County is geographically and economically diverse. The county is comprised of large contiguous agricultural areas, suburbs, classic small towns and Trenton, the State capital city. Her office was responsible for transportation and infrastructure planning; open space, historic and farmland preservation; Land development review and redevelopment planning. The office also administered the Open Space Preservation Trust Fund which generated $15 million annually. Ms. Lewis managed the award-winning restoration of the Louis Kahn Bath House in Ewing NJ, the former site of the Jewish Community Center. This modern structure is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was featured in the movie "My Architect," made by Nathaniel Kahn, the son of Louis Kahn. She is a past member of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, an advisory board to the US Secretary of Agriculture. Ms. Lewis also served on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Lands Committee and is a "friend" to the TRB Access Management Committee. She is also was a member of The Central Jersey Transportation Forum Steering Committee and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. She has participated in two National Cooperative Highway Research Panels and in the national scan of best practices in highway access management. Ms. Lewis has sponsored two Urban Land Institute Advisory Panels and served on numerous Advisory Services Panels. Ms. Lewis holds Bachelor Degrees in Political Science and English from The College of New Jersey and a Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University. She is a NJ licensed Professional Planner and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. She has also been an adjunct professor at the College of New Jersey. In 2015, Ms. Lewis retired and relocated to Fernandina Beach, FL, where she serves on the City of Fernandina Beach Planning Board and the Fernandina Beach Main Street, Inc. Organizational Committee. Updated August 2018