Frank F. Turner
Executive Director
City of Plano
P.O. Box 860358
Plano, TX 75086-0358
Office (972)941-7465
frankt@plano.gov
Mr. Turner is
Executive Director of the Development Business Center for the City of Plano, Texas. He
coordinates the center’s management team, which is responsible for conducting the
city’s planning, engineering, building and emergency service programs. Mr.
Turner’s responsibilities include coordination of several downtown redevelopment
projects based on transit-oriented and new urbanism design principles. Mr. Turner
also coordinates the city’s program of state legislative affairs.
Mr. Turner is active in several professional
associations. He is a past president of the Texas Chapter of the American Planning
Association and a former board member of the Texas Municipal League. Mr. Turner is a
charter member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and was appointed a member
of the 2000 Class of Fellows of AICP. He currently serves as vice-chair of the
Advisory Board of the Municipal Legal Studies Center of the Center for American and
International Law and is a member of the board of the Greater Dallas Planning Council.
Mr. Turner has organized and participated in
many educational programs for citizens, planning commissioners, elected officials,
planning professionals and students. He is a frequent speaker at professional
conferences and universities. Mr. Turner has
also worked to promote joint training programs and special topic seminars among
professional and municipal associations. Mr.
Turner has actively represented the legislative interests of the Texas Chapter of APA,
including supporting passage of comprehensive planning legislation in 1997. Mr. Turner’s work as a planner and his
efforts in support of the planning profession have been recognized by numerous awards of
the Texas Chapter of the American Association and other organizations.
Mr. Turner earned a B.S. Degree from Lambuth
University and a M.A. Degree from the University of Memphis. He joined the City of Plano
in 1984 as Planning Director and was appointed Executive Director in 1998.