Douglas Yount

バイオグラフィー：Douglas A. Yount August 2017 Mr. Yount has over 30 years of experience in local land use development and municipal management, serving in positions of city management, development services, economic development, and project management. Mr. Yount attended University of California, Santa Barbara, then received a Masters in Public Policy from University of Michigan, where he was awarded the Arthur Bromage fellowship by the Michigan Municipal League. Mr. Yount began his career with Deloitte as a consultant specializing in municipal finance, land use development and organizational development. From there, Mr. Yount served in cities throughout California in San Diego County, Alameda County, and Monterey County, as a Development Services Director, Deputy City Manager, and City Manager. Mr. Yount served as Development Services Director and interim City Manager for the City of Marina, aiding in the entitlement and initial development of a significant portion of the redevelopment of the former Fort Ord. Most recently, Mr. Yount served as a principal with Applied Development Economics, a consulting firm specializing in economic development strategies and assistance to public and private entities. Mr. Yount recently assisted the City of Salinas in an award winning economic development strategic plan. Currently, Mr. Yount is employed with Shea Homes, serving as the Project Director for Marina Community Partners, the entity overseeing the Dunes mixed use master plan development, a $1.5B redevelopment project of the former Fort Ord. MCP is a partnership of two divisions of the JF Shea Company and Pulte Homes, with Shea Homes as the managing member. Mr. Yount also is an instructor at CSUMB in the College of Business, where he has taught for nine years in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship. Mr. Yount is also the incoming chair of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Board, a Board member of the Monterey County United Way, and a member of Downtown Salinas Rotary. He has been married over 30 years to his wife Nicole, with two children Brett, 28 and Taylor, 25. When not agonizing over development entitlements and construction schedules, Mr. Yount enjoys fishing and the piano.