Elizabeth Romo | Owner/Corporate Secretary

Joanne Rumpler | Administrative Assistant: Ms. Rumpler is RPG’s contract coordinator and staff assistant.  She has worked as an employee for local government Planning Departments for many years and began assisting RPG after retiring from local government.  She is very familiar with the Planning field and is very adept in Microsoft Office software, contract negotiation, and invoicing procedures.

Marie Gilliam | Principal Environmental Planner: Ms. Gilliam has over 40 years of diverse experience in environmental, land use and policy planning in the public and private sectors.  Her foundation of technical knowledge dates from the inception of CEQA, NEPA and other major federal and state environmental and planning laws in the early 1970s.  During her extensive professional career, Marie has worked for both municipal and county agencies acquiring valuable experience in many policy planning programs including all major General Plan elements; community plans; coastal and hillside land use planning; growth management; analysis of urban services, infrastructure and development capacity issues; comprehensive environmental planning/impact assessment as well as a wide range of regulatory and entitlement issues.  During her career, Marie has managed or participated in over 25 comprehensive land use and policy planning projects; 30 land development projects of all types, as well as many other specialized projects.

Reuben Arceo | Director of SMARA Services: Mr. Arceo is a professional urban planner with proven success in planning, environmental applications (CEQA/NEPA), SMARA, economic development, engineering, building, budgets and understanding of municipal operations. He excels in communication, public presentations, and report writing.  Mr. Arceo has over 30 years of experience in city planning and retired from the City of La Mirada as Community Development Director in 2012. Notable projects include his work with the County of San Bernardino as SMARA Project Manager and the City of Banning as Project Manager for the San Gorgonio Specific Plan.

Maryann Marks | Principal Planner: Ms. Marks brings over 20 years of experience in municipal urban planning. She has managed and supervised planning division activities and staff with extensive current and long-range planning experience. She has served as project manager for comprehensive Zoning Code Updates, amendments and large-scale commercial and residential developments. Additionally, she has authored and implemented Specific Plans, developed General Plans and amendments, reviewed proposed planning applications for compliance and coordinated efficient review of planning applications with various City Departments, architects, developers and attorneys. She is the recipient of several awards for outstanding planning and document production efforts. Her specific skill sets include:  Project Management, Specific Plans, Design Guidelines, Zoning Code Updates, General Plan Updates. Public Relations and Communications.

Kim Burnell | Principal Planner: Ms. Burnell is a professional city planner with more than 20 years of planning experience. She has worked in both the public and private sectors in the fields of planning, environmental, historic preservation and redevelopment. She is well-versed in Planning and Zoning Law, code compliance, and the permit process, and has been a project or program leader for General Plan and Housing Element updates. She has also attended numerous committee, and commission meetings.

Tonya Pace | Senior Planner: Ms. Pace brings more than 20 years of experience in municipal urban planning. She has managed and supervised planning division activities and staff with extensive current and long-range planning experience. She has served in leadership roles in various cities, where she provided support to city managers and management teams as well as being a liaison to City Councils and Planning Commissions. Ms. Pace has also provided economic development efforts to retain and attract businesses. In addition, she has reviewed proposed planning applications for compliance and coordinated efficient review of planning applications with various City Departments. Her specific skill sets include Comprehensive General Plan Update, Zoning Code Update, Code Amendments, and HUD Action Plan.

Kumail Raza | Senior Planner: Mr. Raza. is a professional urban and regional planner with more than 5 years of planning experience. He has worked in both the public and private sectors in the field of planning. He is well-versed in Planning and Zoning Law and the permit process for residential, commercial, and industrial development projects, and has managed and oversaw development project entitlement and post-entitlement scopes from submittal to approval/construction. He has also presented at committee and commission meetings.

James Troyer | Principal Planner: Mr. Troyer brings more than 32 years of experience in municipal urban planning. He worked in both city government and the private sector as a municipal planner, planning division manager, and community development director. He is an expert in complex project management services for complex projects to both city and county planning departments.

Joe Rosales | Building Services Supervisor/Building Inspector/Plan Checker: Mr. Rosales is a retired building services professional.  He served as a Senior Building Inspector for the City of Los Angeles from 1984 to 2000 and then went on to the private sector.  He is contracted as a Building Inspector to Southern California and can serve in any capacity needed, be it permit technician, inspector, or plan checker.  Mr. Rosales is a very reliable and courteous professional with the utmost consideration for customer service.