Our Team
Gerald Green
Principal
Gerald Green graduated with a B.A. in Urban Affairs from Virginia Tech and a Masters in City Planning from the University of Tennessee. He worked with private and public planning agencies in Knoxville, serving communities in East Tennessee. Gerald came to Brevard in 1982 to be the Director of Planning for the City of Brevard and Transylvania County. In 1987, Gerald was the co-founder of a development company and worked in the Cashiers and Lake Toxaway Region. In 1989, Gerald came to the City of Asheville and rose to the position of Chief Planner in charge of planning and downtown development activity.
In January of 2003, Gerald left the City of Ashville and founded GreenPlan Inc. He has been involved in a number of projects that stress sustainability, infill development, and the wise use of resources. He is actively involved in the community, serving on the Board of Directors for the YMCA, serving as the Chair of the Mountain Sports Festivals, and is involved with the Green Building Council..
Michael Figura
Associate Planner
Mike Figura’s training in sustainable development began with his education at the University of Virginia, where he graduated with degrees in Environmental Science and Environmental Thought in Practice. Mike has since gained significant experience in planning, development, and in the sustainable urbanism development market. He has two complementary jobs- working as a planner with GreenPlan and as a real estate professional with Eco Concepts Realty and Development. Mike’s broad knowledge of planning, development, marketing and business put him on the cutting edge of “generalists” practicing sustainable urbanism today.
Samantha Schiffer
Administrative Assistant
Samantha Schiffer offers more than a decade of experience in administrative support. She manages the company's day-to-day operations, including all accounting functions such as payables, receivables, payroll, financial statements, and collections.
After graduating college with her computer networking degree, she took her knowledge of computers and software and applied it to the workplace. Samantha has extensive experience in all Microsoft Office programs, Photoshop, In-Deign, QuickBooks, and Outlook, making her a valuable part of the GreenPlan team.
Daniel Windham
Land Planner/Designer
Daniel Windham is GreenPlan’s resident Landscape and Graphic Designer. He received a Bachelors of Landscape Architecture from The School of Environment and Design at The University of Georgia in 2005. While at U.G.A he was a member of a small studio that created the Highway 41 Rural Scenic Vision Plan. Upon completion of his degree he began his career with Land Design in Charlotte, North Carolina. Daniel’s primary responsibilities with Land Design included construction development in the multi family sector, community design guidelines, and design charette participation.
In the late summer of 2007 Daniel re-located to Asheville, North Carolina and continued his career with GreenPlan. He currently serves many roles within this firm, including graphic designer for all design guidelines, illustrating comprehensive plans, illustrating vision plans, and illustrating landscape renderings. He is also the project manager for most construction development projects in civic, multi-family residential and urban design projects. Current relative projects he has worked on are the Town of Woodfin Comprehensive Plan, the Town of Jamestown Comprehensive Plan, and the Jamestown Downtown Vision Plan.
Daniel’s current goal is to begin using film/video production as a tool for urban planning participation, public education and feedback. Film is a means of communication in which all people are instinctively drawn to. The culture, regional identity, constraints, potential, and asthetics of a city can be documented to promote the educational, analytical, and design process.