Jayme Breschard Thomann, AICP, CFM  Senior Planner
Jayme Breschard Thomann has been providing comprehensive planning support to the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region since 2006.  Her focus on historic preservation planning at G/FLRPC and assistance with community revitalization programs such as the Western Erie Canal Main Street Program was recognized by the New York State Historic Preservation Office in 2009 by receiving the New York State Historic Preservation Award for Public Sector Achievement. She began her career with computer-aided design and drafting and hazard mitigation analysis at Dewberry in Fairfax, Virginia. She worked on the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program contract and participated in FEMA’s Public Assistance program during active hurricane seasons and the 2001 World Trade Center disaster. Other experiences include representation on the Town of Brookhaven Historic District Advisory Committee, as an environmental planner with a planning firm in Southampton, Long Island, and assistance with cultural resource documentation for Long Island’s South Shore Estuary Reserve with Long Island Traditions.

Education
Master of Arts, Historic Preservation Planning
Cornell University

Dual Bachelor of Arts, Geography and Historic Preservation
Mary Washington College

Certifications
  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
  • Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM

Speakers Bureau Offerings
  • Floodplain Management Planning
  • Water quality issues and land use strategies
  • Various historic preservation/downtown revitalization topics

Publications
  • “Our Historic Green Suburbs.”  The Upstate Planner 26, Issue 2, (September 2011).
  • “Green Design Guidelines: An Opportunity for Smart Growth and Sustainability.” The Upstate Planner 24, Issue 3, (December 2009): 1 & 10.
  • “An environmental/historic preservation ethic.” The Upstate Planner 22, Issue 3, (November 2007): 1 & 9.
  • “Early Disaster Mitigation Policy on Long Island’s South Shore.” Long Island Historic Journal 19, nos. 1-2 (2007): 121-137.
  • 2005 Masters Thesis topic: “Hurricane and Tidal Flooding Mitigation Plan for Cultural and Historic Resources of Long Island’s South Shore Estuary Reserve.” 
Areas of Expertise
Jayme enjoys working with municipalities on incorporating the protection of significant environmental, historic and cultural resources into various planning initiatives.  Her focus areas are water resources and municipal planning.  Water resources planning includes Federal Phase II Stormwater Regulation assistance, participation with County Water Quality Coordinating Committees, watershed and floodplain management planning, and education and outreach.  Jayme has also coordinated five (5) Regional Roundtable series:  historic preservation and public consensus building; waterfront planning and development; green infrastructure for stormwater management; County Water Quality Coordinating Committees; Regional County WQCC Working Group; and planning for better floodplain management.

 Jayme routinely presents at the G/FLRPC Biannual Local Government Workshop.  She has also presented at the Landmark Society of Western New York Annual Conference, Monroe County Department of Planning and Development Land Use Decision-Making Training Program, New York State Canals Conference, New York State Wetlands Forum, Inc. Annual Conference, Cornell University’s Preservation: Sustainability 3, New York Upstate APA Chapter Annual Conference, Western New York Stormwater Conference & Tradeshow, Keuka Lake Land Use Leadership Alliance Training, New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association Conference, and Lake George Waterkeeper’s 2013 Low Impact Development Conference on a range of water resources planning, historic preservation, and downtown revitalization issues.

Selected Projects
  • Creating Residential, Commercial and Municipal Upper Floors: A Guidebook for Regional Revitalization
  • Downtown Revitalization Plan for the Village of Macedon
  • Downtown Revitalization Plan for the Village of Medina
  • Finger Lakes Land Use Project - A Profile of Land Use, Demographics, and Socio-Economic Data in the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region
  • Genesee-Finger Lakes Historic Transportation Gateway Inventory and Assessment
  • Genesee-Finger Lakes Regional Historic Waterfront Planning Program
  • Genesee-Finger Lakes Regional Inventory of Culturally Significant Areas
  • Green Infrastructure Regional Resource Guide
  • Historic Preservation Guidebook for Western Erie Canal Main Street Program Communities
  • Historic Preservation Planning for Municipalities
  • Honeoye Lake Watershed Management Plan
  • Land Use Law Project with Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council
  • Non-Air Environmental Scan
  • Ontario County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
  • Optimizing Transportation Infrastructure Through Effective Land Use
  • Planning for Transportation and Climate Change: Model Ordinances, Incentives, and Other Resources