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Mark Hiester

Mark Hiester

Maintenance Supervisor and Recreation Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager at Penn Township, Lancaster County, PA

  • Education

    • Institute for Central American Development Studies

      2002 - 2002
      Undergraduate Credit Course Language and Society Immersion Program Spanish Language Certificate

      http://www.icads.org/index.php

    • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks

      1983 - 1984
      Engineering

    • Reading Area Community College

      1981 - 1983
      Associate of Science (AS) Science

    • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

      1984 - 1986
      BS Geogrpahy

      Activities and Societies: Belize Independent Study for Credit, Intermediate Spanish at ICADS Costa Rica, Orienteering, Hashing

  • Experience

    • City of Reading, PA Recreation Bureau

      Jan 1980 - Jan 1985
      Maintenance Supervisor and Recreation Specialist

    • City of Reading, PA

      Jan 1985 - Jan 1986
      Zoning Officer

      Administered zoning regulations and staffed zoning hearing board.

    • Housing Development Corporation MidAtlantic

      Jan 1987 - Jan 1988
      Project Manager

      Developed affordable housing with private investment, tax credit, and public assistant programs.

    • Lancaster County Planning Commission, PA

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2006
      Principal Planning Analyst

      Facilitated county and municipal officials on county and multimunicipal comprehensive plans, wastewater plans, park and recreations plans, and wellhead protection, and administer land development, storm water management, and floodplain regulations.Managed Multimunicipal PlansStaff Housing SpecialistStaff Municipal Wastewater SpecialistFacilitated Public InvolvementDeveloped PolicyAuthored Newsletter Articles on HousingPersuaded Local Municipal Officials to Plan & ImplementNegotiated Conflict ResolutionProvided technical assistance to a variety of municipalities in the areas of planning, zoning, land development, wastewater, potable water, housing, parks and recreation, storm water management, and floodplain issues. Show less

    • East Hempfield Township

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
      Planning Director

    • Mount Joy Borough

      Feb 2007 - Mar 2010
      Manager

      Oversaw day-to-day operations of the borough (except police) including public works, parks, code enforcement, budget, benefits, purchasing, revenue, complaints, planning, zoning, land development, storm water management, and related personnel and human resource matters of 13 full-time staff and for a nine-member council. I also served as the secretary, tax collector, health officer, zoning officer, and building code official.Improved Code Enforcement and Community RelationsImproved Permit Fee StructureImproved Code and Permit Filing SystemObtained two transportation and one planning grant totaling $600,000Evaluated Health Insurance Cost & Benefit AlternativesHired and Trained Code OfficerEvaluated Energy Cooperative and Street Light Acquisition Alternatives Show less

    • East Cocalico Township

      Jan 2010 - Feb 2016
      Manager

      Oversee day-to-day operations of the township (except police) including highway department, parks, code enforcement, budget, benefits, purchasing, revenue, grants, complaints, planning, zoning, land development, traffic impact fee program, storm water management, recreation, and related personnel and human resource matters of 12 full-time staff and 25 seasonal swimming pool staff for a three-member board of supervisors. I also serve as the assistant secretary and open records officer.. I facilitated the drafting of a balanced $5.2 million budget for 2011 partly through the savings of $35,000 in previous annual costs. Show less

    • Penn Township

      Feb 2016 - now
      Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Building Code Official

      Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
      Jan 2008

    • American Institute of Certified Planners

      American Planning Association
      Jan 1995

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Panel member

      Issued by Mount Joy Youth Aid Panel on Jan 2008
      Mount Joy Youth Aid PanelAssociated with Mark Hiester