Washington University in St. Louis, B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, 1974

New York University Graduate School of Public Administration, M.P.A., 1976

EXPERIENCE

Valerie Sandler Kretchmer founded Valerie S. Kretchmer Associates, Inc. in 1985. She brings over 30 years of experience as a real estate and planning consultant for a wide range of public and private organizations, counseling clients in:

• Market and financial feasibility analysis
• Development and redevelopment strategies
• Downtown, neighborhood and commercial corridor revitalization strategies
• Real estate investment and disposition analysis
• Transit-oriented development
• Economic development
• Consumer research and surveys
• Fiscal impact analysis

VMS Realty Partners (Chicago, IL) -- Assistant Vice President, Director of Real Estate Analysis/Due Diligence, Senior Real Estate Analyst

Real Estate Research Corporation (Chicago, IL) -- Senior Analyst and Analyst

Community Improvement Agency (New Orleans, LA) -- Project Planner

Councilman Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (New York, NY) -- Aide

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Urban Land Institute
Lambda Alpha land economics honorary society
American Planning Association
Evanston, IL Plan Commission - past member and chair
Campaign for Sensible Growth Technical Advisory Committee of the Metropolitan Planning Council