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

Molly Ridge

Planner

Ms. Ridge is a full time Planner with Crossroads and graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability with a focus on Community Planning. Molly provides a value-added component to our team by bringing a unique perspective on how to economically and sustainably grow a community. Ms. Ridge also worked for the City of Lancaster in the Building and Zoning Department. This on the ground experience allows Ms. Ridge to understand what local governments are looking for regarding ease of use and effectiveness of zoning codes and comprehensive plans. She worked closely with Harlem Township to develop their mixed-use and residential conservation overlay districts and numerous other communities to develop updated and improved comprehensive plans and zoning resolutions.

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.

Ben Harder

Planner

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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