Jeff Burton Author & Editor

Stephen Buckman is an Associate Professor of Real Estate Development at Clemson University. His research is centered on resiliency, waterfront development, and community real estate development. Dr. Buckman co-taught the CRED program for three classes and was a member of the CRED Steering Committee. Dr. Buckman is also a partner in a real estate development company that specializes in small community-oriented multi-family projects as well as consulting to developers and communities.

Jeff Burton manages the City of Tampa, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency. He also earned his Ph.D. from the University of South Florida, writing a dissertation on sustainable redevelopment. Jeff is an experienced State of Florida licensed residential building contractor and has performed over 5,000 building safety inspections as a licensed building code administrator. While at the Insurance Institute for Building and Home Safety (IBHS), he co-authored the Louisiana State building code law in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and was a founding research member of the State of Florida post Hurricane Charley building code analysis team. Jeff is also the President of the Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA).

John Talmage is Director of the Lee County Office of Economic Development. He is responsible for attracting $5 billion of new development to Lee County ranging from affordable housing to corporation headquarter attraction to new community revitalization initiatives.