Terry Croad

Terry Croad, AICP, ASLA, serves as the Director of Planning for the City of Southfield, MI, since August 2010, following a tenure as Vice President at McKenna Associates from October 1994 to August 2010. Prior experience includes the role of Principal Planner for the Community & Economic Development department in the City of Utica, NY, from May 1987 to October 1994. Croad's professional expertise encompasses planning and zoning, grant writing and administration, Community Development Block Grant program administration, recreation planning and design, and advocacy for youth and seniors, alongside responsibilities for emergency shelter and affordable housing initiatives. Croad holds a 5-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree with a minor concentration in American History from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, complemented by educational accomplishments from Syracuse University.