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cdcb | come dream. come build. was awarded the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation grant and responsibility of hiring and managing the role for the Caracara Trails Project Manager (CCT PM) position. cdcb and the CCT PM will work with Rails-to-Trails and the Caracara Trails Advisory Board members to continue to grow and strengthen the Caracara Trails coalition, increase community awareness, increase capacity to attract tourism to the Caracara Trails, improve coordination among local, regional, and state agencies, and provide planning and research support to advance the Caracara Trails network.
cdcb has previously worked with the Caracara Trails in a construction capacity, helping to build out the Belden Trail. cdcb was the general contractor and bc Workshop was the designer. cdcb raised approximately $50,000 from the Ford Foundation, to support bc Workshop’s design of the Belden Trail. In addition, cdcb donated 20 bicycles to cyclobia to increase participation of community members on the Belden Trail.
Introduction to Adrienne Wheatley, the new Caracara TrailsProject Manager
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Adrienne Wheatley joined the cdcb team as the local on-the-ground project manager for the Caracara Trails in April of 2021. Prior to starting with cdcb, she spent two years as a project manager for a local LRGV architect.
Prior to moving to Brownsville in 2018, Adrienne was involved in the architecture, interior and design industry in New York for 12 years, in successfully brokering, negotiating, managing, and marketing collaborative design projects between architects, multi-disciplinary design firms, Fortune 500 companies, developers, hoteliers, retailers, and restauranteurs in the realms of architecture, interior design, graphic design, creative direction, branding, and product licensing.
Adrienne holds an AA from Austin Community College and a BFA in Integrated Design Curriculum from Parsons School of Design, New School University, New York.
Currently she serves as a board member for the Gladys Porter Zoo and an advisory committee member for the Holiday Village Brownsville.
What happened to the previous Caracara Trails Project Manager? Where is Eva Garcia now?
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In September 2020 Eva transitioned from her role as the Caracara Trails Project Manager to become the Bike/Ped Program Coordinator at the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (RGVMPO).
Eva will continue to support and work closely with the Caracara Trails Advisory Committee.
