City of Long Beach
Christopher Koontz, AICP, is an experienced urban planning professional currently serving as the Director of Development Services for the City of Long Beach since May 2015, where leadership is provided to a department of 220 employees across multiple bureaus. Previous roles include Acting Director and Deputy Director of Development Services, where oversight of housing, land-use planning, and climate adaptation efforts was key. Additionally, Christopher held positions as Chief of Airport Planning at Los Angeles World Airports, Planning Deputy, and City Planner for the City of Los Angeles, focusing on urban planning and economic development. Academic contributions include serving as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California. Christopher holds a Master's degree in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning and a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy Analysis, both from the University of Southern California.
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City of Long Beach
Long Beach, with a population of approximately 465,000, covers 52 square miles in Southwest Los Angeles County and is the seventh largest city in California. It has some of the best shoreline, marinas and beaches in Southern California, and a superb climate moderated by pleasant ocean breezes. The City of Long Beach is recognized as the home of the Queen Mary, the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Long Beach Grand Prix, America's cargo gateway to the Pacific Rim through the Port of Long Beach (the Nation's second business container port), one of the world's most environmentally safe off-shore oil operations and numerous major business and commercial enterprises.