Savannah Edwards

Savannah Edwards

Degree: 2017, MPA

Job Title: Associate Planner, Rossi Group

Savannah Edwards (MPA '17) is an Associate Planner with Rossi Group. Rossi Group is a woman-owned consulting firm providing a diverse level of services including transportation planning and engineering, civil engineering, water resource engineering, landscape architecture, environmental services, utility design and coordination, and construction management and inspection services. She provides long-range land use and transportation planning guidance to a range of clients in Maryland and Delaware. She has expertise in regional transportation planning, comprehensive planning, community development, economic development, community engagement, and participatory planning.​ Prior to her role with the Rossi Group, Savannah worked as planner with AECOM.

While earning her MPA degree, Savannah's focus area was 'Planning for Sustainable Communities;' she worked at the Institute for Public Administration as a public administration fellow on planning for complete communities in Delaware, innovative public outreach methods, and active transportation facilities. During the program, she co-authored research papers and presented at national and local conferences on utilizing ArcGIS for communicative planning. Savannah also completed a summer internship with AECOM between her first and second year of the program. Her studies culminated with a policy brief that provided an analysis of using public-private partnerships to fund interstate highway projects. 

Prior to moving to Delaware, Savannah received her bachelor's degree at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. While there, she served on the Executive Council of Student Government, competed on a nationally ranked forensics team, facilitated a state lobbying initiative, and completed internships/limited-term positions with the United States House of Representatives, Association for Consulting Foresters, and City Parks Alliance. After graduating, she completed a year of service with AmeriCorps in Anderson, Indiana. While there she focused on improving delivery of workforce development services to the local community. 

Savannah will continue to focus on community development throughout her career.