Jeremy Rothwell

Jeremy Rothwell

Degree: M.A. '14, HP Cert '15

Job Title: Director of Planning, Town of Smyrna, Del.

​​Jeremy Rothwell (M.A. 2014 and HP Certificate 2015) is currently the Director of Planning, Town of Smyrna, Delaware. As Director of Planning, he provides technical reviews for all Smyrna site-plan, subdivision and building-permit applications for compliance with the town code and comprehensive plan.

Rothwell serves as secretary of the board for Preservation Delaware, a statewide nonprofit organization that seeks to preserve Delaware’s architectural heritage through education, public policy initiatives, and technical assistance.

Rothwell previously worked as a city planner for the City of Harrington, Delaware, and as a planner for the Talbot County, Maryland Department of Planning and Zoning. While with the County, Rothwell served as the primary staff liaison to the Talbot County Historic Preservation Commission, documented multiple historic properties, and served as the local contract-administrator for grant projects funded through the Maryland Historic Trust and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Rothwell has worked on master plans for the villages of Tilghman and Bellevue in Maryland, managed community survey projects, and coordinated activities with multiple committees and associations. Miscellaneous projects include assignments associated with environmental management, comprehensive survey of organic farming, field documentation of historic structures, and land-conservation experiences.

His career in the U.S. armed forces includes a 12-year stint with the Maryland Army National Guard as a medical squad leader, and service in Iraq and Egypt in support of Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai. He is a recipient of the Combat Medical Badge, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Reserve Component Achievement Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War of Terrorism Service Medal, and Multinational Force and Observers Medal.