2024 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference Speaker

Jacob Hemmerick, AICP, is a community planning & policy manager at the Vermont Department of Housing & Community Development in the Division of Community Planning + Revitalization –- a team that uses a place-based approach to land-use planning and community development to empower state and local leaders to plan for and build vibrant, inclusive, and resilient downtowns, villages and neighborhoods.  Jacob’s work focuses on the Vermont Municipal and Regional Planning Act and the Downtown Development Act, administration of planning grants, state smart growth designations, and special projects.  His prior work includes service as a park ranger, ICMA management fellow, local planning and economic development director, development review planner, planning commissioner, city councilor, and mayor; he holds a BA and MPA from the University of Dayton and lives in Barre City, Vermont.