• Arizona resident since 1947
• Scottsdale Resident since 1987
• Lives in McCormick Ranch, south of Shea Boulevard
• University of California at Berkeley, Class of 1969 Bachelor of Architecture
• Small business owner, Drake & Associates, 29 years, consulting in planning and urban design
• Active horsewoman, exhibits in dressage and belongs to women’s trail riding group
• Breeds Irish Draught Horses (a rare breed used in foxhunting, eventing and jumping)
• Two cats, six horses

Practical Experience

Betty Drake combines eight years of experience as a city planner with over 30 years of consulting for public and private sector clients. She has achieved recognition for work in environmental and land planning, bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning, trail design, equestrian facilities, resort and tourism plans, neighborhood planning, public art and place-specific urban design.

She has prepared Master Development Plans, submittal documents and site development plans for over 80 planned communities since 1977, ranging in size from 40 acres to 14,000 acres. She has prepared General Plans and worked in over 50 U.S. cities on projects related to livability, bicycling, walking and urban design.

Giving Back to the Community

She has served on the Scottsdale City Council since 2004. She has devoted countless volunteer hours for over 37 years on a wide range of boards, commissions and task forces, at all levels of government.

Local

Scottsdale Planning Commission
Scottsdale Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan Task Force
Scottsdale Development Review Board
Scottsdale Historic Preservation Task Force
Art Collections Advisory Board, Scottsdale Cultural Council
Papago Salado Association Board of Directors
Phoenix Planning Commission
Phoenix Indian School Task Force
Camelback East Specific Plan, Chairman, Design Guide¬lines Study Group
Arizona Canal Diversion Channel Aesthetics Com¬mittee, Chairman
Mayor’s Ad Hoc Zoning Advisory Committee
Mayors Ad Hoc Committee on Square One
Mayors Bicycle Committee
Private Percent for Art Task Force
Public Art Selection and Grant Review Panels, for Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tucson, Arizona Com¬mission on the Arts; Tucson Pima Arts Council.

State

Arizona Town Hall Board of Directors
Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail Governance Council
Arizona State Committee on Trails, Chair, Heritage Fund Subcommittee; others
Arizona State Parks Board, Chairman
Arizona State Parks , National Recreational Trails Act Fund¬ing Com¬mittee
Arizona Trail Association, Advisory Council
Arizona State Horsemens Association
Arizona Department of Transportation, Advisory Committee for State Transportation Plan
Governor’s Task Force on Recreation on Federal Lands
Governor’s San Pedro River Protection Task Force
Governor’s Task Force on Verde River Acquisitions
State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Steering Com¬mittee
State Urban Lands Advisory Committee, Chairman,
Arizona De¬partment of Transportation, Chairman, Technical Committee, Statewide Bicycle Transportation Plan

National

National League of Cities Community and Economic Development Policy Steering Committee
U.S. Forest Service Blue Ribbon Task Force on Forest Planning
National Park Service Planning– Grand Canyon Greenway Collaborative
National Board of Directors, Hosteling International - American Youth Hostels, Inc. Vice-Chair, Hostel Development Committee.
Transportation Research Board, Committee on Bicycle Facilities
Institute for Transportation Engineering, Bicycle Facilities Com¬mittee
USDOT, Office of the Secretary, several committees, including Bicycle Facility Planning, Bicycling Safety Committee
Irish Draught Horse Society of North America (Vice-Chair, committees)

Community/Personal Interests

Childsplay, Theater for Children and Young Audiences, Board of Trustees
Charter l00, President
Scottsdale Charwomen, Wizard
Valley Leadership, Class III
Casas Dia Festivo HOA Board, President
Matzo Ball Easter Parade Committee
Arizona Dressage Association
Arizona State Horsemens Association
Paradise Valley Beagles
Friends of Scottsdale Artists School
Friends of the Scottsdale Library
Member, museums and cultural institutions such as Heard Museum, Museum of Northern Arizona, Phoenix Art Museum, Scottsdale Cultural Council, Arizona Historical Society, others.