Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, Inc. (Foursquare ITP) is pleased to welcome two specialists to our team to help build our expertise: Jerome Horne, Communications & Engagement Specialist, and Marc Szarkowski, Visualization Specialist.
“We wanted to better serve our transit agency and state and local government customers who are seeking better ways to engage with their customers and constituents in a meaningful way as part of our planning projects,” says Lora Byala, President & CEO. “We’re excited to add Jerome and Marc to our team of transportation and transit planners to expand on our capabilities in using accessible language, techniques to reach disadvantaged communities, and maps and visuals that communicate plans and ideas.”
Jerome Horne brings five years of progressively responsible roles at IndyGo in the areas of customer communications and project implementation. He is a recipient of Mass Transit Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 and was selected to participate in the APTA Emerging Leaders program later this year. As a Transportation Planning Communications & Engagement Specialist at Foursquare ITP, Jerome will bring his passion and creativity in working with project teams to effectively communicate the project purpose, goals, findings, and recommendations and communicate with the public and stakeholders. He will also continue to grow in his transit planning and project development skills through a variety of projects. Jerome will be based in Baltimore, MD.
Marc Szarkowski also brings five years of progressively responsible roles as an embedded contractor at Maryland MTA. He too is a Mass Transit Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 recipient and brings extremely impressive skills in mapping, wayfinding, 3D visualization, and urban design to grow and enhance Foursquare ITP’s service offerings. Marc will bring his passion for all things transit and design to allow him to contribute to a variety of projects in developing maps, graphics, visualizations, and visually engaging documents. His skills will allow us to create even better ways of communicating recommendations to our clients and their customers. Marc’s capabilities in transit-oriented development and urban design also open up new areas in which we can support our clients. Marc will be based in Philadelphia, PA.