West Valley View
The city of Avondale has named Jodie Novak as its new assistant director of development and engineering services.
Novak began working with Avondale in June 2018, serving as planning manager. In her role she oversaw the implementation of plans including the general plan, specific plans, zoning ordinance and design manuals.
Prior to joining Avondale, her career spanned 22 years of municipal planning experience, having worked for the planning departments of the cities of Phoenix and Chandler. She spent years as a professional planner overseeing complex, sensitive and high-profile developments; large master plans; and a variety of development types including multifamily residential, commercial, industrial, single-family, downtown redevelopment projects and more.
