Ms. Zender, AICP, is the Federal Planning Solutions Director at Jacobs. In this role, she serves as an integrator between installation planning, project development and environmental permitting for federal customers. She is also the Jacobs Program Manager for the HQ Air Force Reserve Command.
Kira has over 27 years of experience working in environmental consulting and has a B.A in Urban Studies from New College of the University of South Florida and a M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning from Michigan State University. She is cross trained in environmental planning and military master planning and has led large environmental and planning projects for AFRC, USACE, USAF as well as other federal agencies.