Background
Spagna, Neno John was born on September 12, 1924 in Wheeler, Indiana, United States. Son of Calisto and Lucia (Gabellini) Spagna.
Spagna, Neno John was born on September 12, 1924 in Wheeler, Indiana, United States. Son of Calisto and Lucia (Gabellini) Spagna.
Bachelor in Biology, University Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1951. Master of Science in Geography, University Tennessee, 1954. Master of Urban and Regional Planning, University del Valle, Cali, Colombia, 1966.
AS in Urban Management and Administration, Manatee Junior College, 1975. Doctor of Public Administration, Nova University, 1977.
Planning technician Chattanooga (Tennessee) Housing Authority, 1952-1954. Planning draftsman Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1953-1954. Planning technician City of San Bernardino, California, 1954-1956.
Planning director City of Hollywood, Florida, 1954-1964, Manatee County Planning Department, 1966-1973. Community development administrator Collier County, Florida, 1973-1979. President Florida Urban Institute Inc., Naples, since 1979.
Part-time planner City of Naples, since 1998.
Founder, advisor Manatee Area Planning Services Council. Trustee International College Foundation, Inc. Member Rural Lands Assessment Oversight Committee.
Member advisory committee Golden Gate Fire and Rescue District Flight Officer United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1946. Member American Institute Certified Planners, Florida Planning and Zoning Association (past president Southern Florida chapter, founder and past president Suncoast chapter), Florida State Association County Commissioners (past pres planning and zoning section), Sigma Delta Chi (past president), Naples International College Rowing Club, Knights of Columbus.
Married Patricia Josephine Spagna, October 9, 1954. Children: John Patrick, Christina Spagna Hill.