Contact
Kishore Patel, PresidentAIABG
events@aiabg.com
614-859-5677
AIABG June 2018 Meeting at Haveli Bistro
Please note this meeting is at Haveli Bistro, a new location (not at Maanas)
Our Guest Speaker this month:
Joseph P Henderson
Economic Development Director, City of Upper Arlington
Joseph P Henderson is the City of Upper Arlington’s Economic Development Director. Joe has served as the City’s Economic Development Director since 2015 and previously worked for the City of Pickerington as the City Planner (2005-2011) & Development Services Director (2011-2015). Prior to coming to the Columbus Region Joe worked as an economic development consultant for Bay Area Economic in Washington D.C & San Francisco.
Joe has a Bachelor of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati. He serves on serval boards throughout Upper Arlington and the Columbus Region. Currently he is the President of the Mid-Ohio Development Exchange (MODE), and is an Ex-Officio board member to the Tri-Village Chamber Partnership. He is also a 2017 graduate of the Leadership UA program.
Joe participated in the United States of American, Department of State’s Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) reciprocal Professional Fellowship Program. He traveled to the Philippines in early 2018 to work with the Municipality of Rizal to help develop and grow their economic development initiatives.
Outside of the office, Joe is active in Alpha Rho Chi (APX), a co-ed professional national fraternity for architecture and the allied arts, he served as the National Vice President from 2011-2013. He is also a founding member of the University of Cincinnati’s chapter. His love for walkable communities and high quality architecture has guided his travels around the U.S.