Jennifer Jordan is the new regional planning manager for the Flint Hills Regional Council.

Jordan will provide comprehensive land use, policy planning, and research and analytical services for cities and counties of the Council.

Gary Stith, FHRC Director said he was excited about the talent and knowledge of the region that Jordan brings to the organization. “Jennifer grew up in the Flint Hills and knows the region. She brings a lot of planning experience. She is going to be a real asset to the Flint Hills Regional Council.

Jordan joins the FHRC after a combined 20 years of experience of working for the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. She spent 17 years with Minneapolis working as a principal city planner and financial analyst. In Saint Paul she served as a principal project manager financing and construction multi-family and mixed-use housing developments as policy work focusing on the issue of fair housing.

Jordan earned her Bachelors in Political Science and Masters in Regional and Community Planning at Kansas State University. Currently,she is working on her doctorate in Public Administration through Hamline University.