Dave Javid
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FOUNDER + PRINCIPAL
Dave has over 20 years of experience leading a wide range of planning, urban design and community engagement efforts of varying scale. Dave’s experience managing the public facing side of meaningful projects includes Racial Equity Assessments; Climate Adaption and Sea Level Rise; Citywide General Plans and Housing Standards; and Downtown, Strategic and Vision Plans throughout the Bay Area. Dave and Plan to Place continue to research and implement best practices related to communication, facilitation, and collaboration strategies, and have become a leader in the ever evolving virtual engagement landscape.
LinkedIn | Resume (pdf)
dave@plantoplace.com
Patrick Santoro
SR. ENGAGEMENT + PLANNING SPECIALIST
Patrick is an urban planning consultant with more than 15 years of experience helping local governments and communities advance placemaking, housing, economic development, and community engagement initiatives across North America and internationally. His work spans the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, helping diverse stakeholders build consensus, navigate complex planning processes, and translate community priorities into practical, implementable solutions.
Resume (pdf) | patrick@plantoplace.com
Uttara Ramakrishnan
SR. ENGAGEMENT + DESIGN STRATEGIST
Uttara brings over 10 years of experience across urban design, planning, research, and design strategy, spanning comprehensive plans, innovation districts, multifamily housing, university campuses, transit-oriented development, and cultural institutions. She specializes in translating complex planning, policy, and community insights into clear visual narratives and engagement tools, including project branding, digital communications, graphics, brochures, wayfinding, and interactive workshop activities, connecting research and community priorities to design and strategy.
Resume (pdf) | uttara@plantoplace.com
WINNIE
TEAM MASCOT + FETCH SPECIALIST
Colleague Testimonials
“I’m always impressed by Dave’s professionalism, organization skills and his incredible calm demeanor. It is always a pleasure to work with Dave and I’m excited to experience his new leadership role at Plan to Place.”
“Dave is adept in effectively communicating complex urban design intricacies, in a manner that is understandable to the public and decision makers. He maintains an easy going demeanor even in contentious settings, and is able to convey to outreach participants that their voice is being heard. In my realm as transportation expert in planning workshops and outreach exercises, I very much appreciate having a competent facilitator like Dave at the helm.”
“Dave has a warm and friendly approach while being able to communicate project needs and expectations. He was a great colleague and mentor capable and comfortable finding the balance to bring projects into healthy and successful completion. As a project manager, he set up clear expectations and targets while inspiring us to work independently and creatively.”
“Dave is a top quality city planner and urban designer. His integrity, professionalism and attention to detail provide us great confidence as to the success of any assignment. I particularly respect his organizational skills as a project manager and his experience and sophistication with community outreach. We consider it a privilege to work with Dave on any planning assignment.”