The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) announced yesterday the appointment of Steven Williams as the new executive director.

“We are so thrilled,” said Connie Brennan, Commission Chairman and member of the Nelson County Board of Supervisors.

Williams hails from New Hampshire, where, for the past five years, he was executive director of the Nashua (New Hampshire) Regional Planning Commission. Williams spent 10 years with the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments in California.
Williams said he is looking forward to “learning about the five counties and the City of Charlottesville,” the region it serves.

While in New Hampshire, Williams received appointments, by the governor, to the state’s Climate Change Task Force and the Freedom’s Way Heritage Commission. He still serves as vice-chair of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority, which will come in handy once our Regional Transit Authority will reconvene to discuss what its next step will be.

To the question of what will he do with limited funding for transportation, Williams said that Virginia is a “step up,” compared to New Hampshire. “All of us are facing challenges,” he said, adding that he will work to help the region trying to figure out how to pay for projects.

Williams, who is looking to purchase a home in Crozet, will begin serving as executive director May 11.
 

Steven Williams will be the new Executive Director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commision. He has worked as a planner in California, Iowa and New Hampshire.