Morris-Depew Associates welcomes Project Planner Cindy Leal

Cindy Leal has joined Morris-Depew Associates as a Project Planner in the Fort Myers headquarters, where she’ll assist in the preparation of land use planning applications and GIS exhibits.

Leal graduated from the University of Florida’s Urban and Regional Planning Master’s Program, where she focused on the importance of boundaries in the emerging field of political planning. Leal has extensive knowledge in economic development, transportation, land use law, conceptual land planning and design, site analysis, and international development.

She was also the recipient of the 2017 Florida Planning and Zoning Association Outstanding Student Award. In addition to being a member of FPZA, she is also a member of the American Planning Association.

“Cindy is exceptionally skilled at executing due diligence reports and preparing associated GIS exhibits that have proven valuable in assessing opportunities in development pertaining to sites of interest,” said Tina Ekblad, MPA, AICP, LEED AP and President & Director of Planning for MDA. “Her experience will be invaluable to our continued growth throughout Florida.”

Serving Southwest Florida since 1989, Morris-Depew Associates is a multidiscipline consulting firm with specialties in Civil Engineering, Land Planning, Expert Witness, Landscape Architecture and Surveying and Mapping services. MDA’s efforts are based on a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to the planning and design processes, which emphasizes interaction within the firm’s allied professional expertise in conjunction with the client’s objectives and ultimate needs. The members of MDA have experience in the planning and design of a wide variety of urban, residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and community-oriented projects ranging from large-scale resort residential projects to urban community spaces and commercial multiuse developments.