Meet The Team

Holly R. Mattei, AICP

President and Founder

Holly R. Mattei, AICP, President, founded Crossroads Community Planning – the intersection of planning and economic development ‐‐‐‐ to assist communities in writing zoning codes, completing long range plans, and advancing economic development activities. Crossroads understands the driving factors of community and economic development ‐‐‐ transportation, zoning, housing, recreation, policy decisions ‐‐‐ how they interconnect and how they affect the way a community develops. With a unique background in both city and regional planning and economic development, the firm provides a strategic approach to restructuring existing zoning codes to create a user‐ friendly document that will promote quality, sensible development through an efficient and effective development process.

Ms. Mattei has extensive experience in regional planning and economic development, beginning with her time at the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission (FCRCP). Ms. Mattei served as the Director of FCRCP for 8 of her 16 years there. She was an integral part of the preparation and implementation of the long-range plans for the county that included housing and infrastructure development goals and strategies. She also completed Rolling Forward – An Active Transportation Plan and Fairfield Growing – a local foods plans. Ms. Mattei also served as the Economic Development Director of Violet Township (Fairfield County) for two years where she worked on multiple projects.

Ms. Mattei has served on several boards and commissions including:

Fairfield County Transportation Improvement District – Chair
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission– Transportation Advisory Committee – Chair
Mid-Ohio Development Exchange – Board Member
Fairfield County Housing Coalition
Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce

George Mattei, Jr., Director, has over 20 years’ experience in finance and real estate development. Mr. Mattei has focused his career on housing finance and production, particularly workforce housing. In his most recent role as Vice President of the Huntington Community Development Corporation, Mr. Mattei was responsible for underwriting and closing over $400 million in housing investments throughout the Midwest. This included developments in smaller city and rural areas such as Wheeling WV, Newcastle, PA, and London and Fremont OH. Mr. Mattei also worked for two separate affordable housing developers, one which focused on rural preservation properties. While working in the Development Department at Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing, Mr. Mattei worked across the State of Ohio providing financing and development advisory services for developments. These experiences provide Mr. Mattei with a keen understanding of real estate markets and development patterns throughout Ohio.

Mr. Mattei has a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University. He is responsible for the GIS mapping efforts of Crossroads and assists in civic engagement efforts. He is heavily engaged in drafting text for Crossroads’ comprehensive plans and provides support in data analysis.

George Mattei, Jr.

Director

Ben Harder

Planner

Ben Harder is a full time Planner with Crossroads. He graduated from both the University of Oregon School of Law with a concentration in environmental law and Denison University with a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies and political science. Mr. Harder's time spent in Oregon provided him worthwhile experiences within the state's robust land-use and zoning systems as a legal intern with LandWatch Lane County - an organization dedicated to advocating for Oregon's rural lands - and the League of Oregon Cities - an organization dedicated to strengthening city governance. Before joining Crossroads, Mr. Harder worked in corporate transactions and real estate with the legal team at Murray, Murphy, Moul + Basil LLP in Columbus, Ohio.

Meghan attended The Ohio State University, earning a degree in Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability, specializing in International Development. She brings a diverse and analytical skill set to the team, complemented by her extensive experience in sustainable development within rural communities worldwide. Professionally, she has crafted formal documents for Rumpke Waste and Recycling and contributed to enhancing environmental sustainability at Victoria's Secret Corporation.

Meghan Czech

Planner

Andrew Bovenzi

Associate Planner

Andrew Bovenzi specializes in zoning ordinance updates implementing state-of-the-practice recommendations to meet the needs of today and the future. Andrew is a graduate of the Master of City and Regional Planning program at The Ohio State University. Andrew has his Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Political Science from Ohio University. He also studied law at both Ohio University and at Ohio State. Andrew focuses on providing staffing support to Crossroads, including research, drafting reports and updating zoning codes.

Email: Holly R. Mattei, AICP
Phone: 614-772-0190

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY PLANNING

Crossroads Community Planning works at the nexus of planning, zoning, community development, and economic development. Our team members are experts in reducing hurdles to economic development and improving governmental processes while preserving and enhancing the character of a community.

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