Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
Ryan Gordon is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in planning and environmental services. Currently employed as a Planner at the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission since November 2007, Ryan specializes in transportation planning, environmental planning, GIS analysis, and public administration. Prior to this role, Ryan served as an Environmental Planner at Skelly and Loy, Inc. from 1999 to 2007, focusing on environmental planning and GIS analysis. Ryan's career began at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Administration as a Program Manager from 1997 to 1999, overseeing program administration. Ryan holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs obtained from 2003 to 2005, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of Pittsburgh, completed from 1992 to 1996.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) is the cooperative forum for regional collaboration, planning, and public decision-making. The Commission develops plans and programs for public investments; fulfills federal and state requirements for transportation, economic development, and local government assistance programs. As the Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning, SPC works closely with its transportation planning partners and PennDOT to produce and implement the region's transportation vision, long range plan and ongoing transportation improvement programs. SPC is designated by Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as the region's Local Development District and by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) as the region's Economic Development District. SPC also works with partner organizations throughout the counties of Southwestern Pennsylvania to deliver coordinated economic development services including loan programs, government procurement assistance and export assistance for companies looking to expand their business.