Andret A. Rayford, a native Houstonian, mother, grandmother and caretaker for my 89 year old mother. My passion and interest is learning and working to develop a small neighborhood aging plan (SNAP) for urban, aging communities. As a retail manager, high school marketing instructor and Urban Planner, I have knowledge in research development, industry trends, visual appeal, customer service, technology and marketing tools. The opportunity to utilize the 8 urban principles; THE PLACE=transportation, health-wellness, historical preservation, housing for us, education training, entrepreneurship, economics and environmental sustainability in public land-use and community engagement. My goal is to assist and consult community stakeholders on sustaining the community's need assessment, appearance and security for socioeconomic growth for the built and natural environment. I have acquired skill sets with communication and organizational details. My strengths are being efficient, dedicated, hardworking, reliable, a team player and loyal. I am the candidate who will get the job done. STAJS Consultant, LLC STAJS Consultant LLC. is a community driven planning and development service with experience in planning principles and application in areas such as community engagement, organizational capacity building, education and training with proven results and measurable outcomes. Our organization uses a planning, oriented approach that will discover the best qualities of the city to implement the unique components and elements of spaces. Mission: Utilizing the 6 urban planning principles called “THE PLACE”- community census on transportation, health wellness, historical preservation, housing affordability, educational training, environmental contingency on public land-use and community engagement. Commit your works to the LORD and your thoughts will be established Proverbs 16: 3.. Vision: Developing economic resources for stakeholders’ ability and knowledge of sustaining an urban community of color's needs and wants by motivating, revitalizing, implementing and executing goals for aging communities striving for socioeconomic increase. If you want to build a tower, sit down count the cost to see if you have enough to create the process Luke 14: 28
Education:
Texas Southern University Master Urban Planning & Environmental Policy/Education Administration
University of Phoenix-Houston Bachelor in Business Administration/Marketing
Art Institute of Houston Associate Arts in Fashion Merchandising
Recipient
TxSU Student Planning Organization President 2017-19
John Clary Scholarship 2017
Dwight Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship 2018
PSO Hitchcock Legacy Project 2018
TRACS Huston Tillotson HBCU Summit 2019
White House Fellows National Candidate 2019
PSO Waco Legacy Project 2019 (Judged and People;s Choice)
Events
SPO APA Career Round Table Top 2018
SPO UPEP Holiday Soiree
SPO Interview Workshop
SPO Architect/Engineer Connection with Urban Planning
NRCDC OST?/South Union Housing Characteristics project-Foster Place 77021
Urban Planning Thesis
Revitalize an Aging Community: Motivate for Aging in Place
Urban Resource and Research Center-Education Reform