Background
Kristaponis, Donna Hjorth was born on November 23, 1943 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Kristaponis, Donna Hjorth was born on November 23, 1943 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Bachelor, University Washington, 1968. Master in Public Affairs, University Texas, Austin, 1977. Postgraduate, University Texas, Austin, 1978.
Staff member commission on transportation, Texas House of Representatives, Austin, 1975-1976;
transportation analyst, Texas Advisory Commision on Intergovtl. Rels., Austin, 1975-1976;
symposium coordinator Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library., Lyndon Baines Johnson School Public Affairs, University Texas, Austin, 1977;
research associate, University Texas, Austin, 1977-1978;
management consultant, City of Austin, Texas, 1978;
director health planning, City of Austin, 1979-1980;
assistant planning director, City of Austin, 1980-1984;
president, Kristaponis, Gregory and Associations, Inc., Austin, 1984-1989;
executive director, Planning, Zoning and Building, Palm Beach County, Florida, 1989-1991;
director planning and development department, City of Houston, Texas, 1991-1995;
director planning and development department, City of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1995-1996;
interim director community development department, City of Reno, Nevada, 1997-1998;
director planning and development resources, Michael Baker Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1997. Member 2d Joint Symposium on City Development, Seoul, South Korea, 1996.
Member urban policy symposium AJC and Israeli Government, 1995. Member governor's advisory board on water resources planning and development, State of Nevada, 1995-1997.
Volunteer Peace Corps, West Africa, 1968-1972. Fellow American Leadership Forum (senior ). Member American Planning Association (President's award 1993-1994).