Craig Schlatter, AICP, isthe Director of Community Development at the City of Ukiah, overseeing a multi‐faceted department and team of professionals in the divisions of planning, building, housing and grants management, fire prevention, code enforcement, climate adaptation and resilience, and business services, as well as co‐leading the City’s economic development efforts. Since starting with the City over seven years ago, notable projects for Craig have included completion of the Ukiah 2040 General Plan, development and implementation of the City’s Housing Strategy and Housing Element, and facilitation of multiple zoning code text amendments and department operational changes to streamline permitting processes and incentivize new development. Partly due to these efforts, in 2023 the City of Ukiah received HCD’s ProHousing Designation.

In the 10 years prior to Craig’s work at the City, he worked for the Mendocino County Community Development Commission, specializing in affordable housing, sustainability, and community and economic development. Craig holds a Masters Degree in Economics/Community and Economic Development Sequence from Illinois State University where he also served as a Fellow with the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, focusing in housing and community and economic development policy and research.