Logo Contest!
Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization Announces Logo Contest
DOVER, DE: The Dover/Kent County MPO is looking for a new logo. “The current logo was done around twenty years ago by a professional artist, and it has served us very well. We are just hoping to update our brand for the digital and social media age.” said Helen Wiles, the public outreach manager for the MPO.
The logo contest is open to anyone and everyone. First submissions should be in PDF or JPEG format, and sent to Ms. Wiles at helen.wiles@doverkentmpo.org, or they can be mailed to Dover/Kent MPO, PO Box 383, Camden DE 19934. All first submissions must be received by September 30, 2018. Please include your name and phone number with your submission. The MPO staff will be narrowing down the submissions to three finalists, which will be contacted for more information. All of the finalists will be voted on by the public. The winner of the voting round will go before the MPO Council for approval.
All of the rules and regulations are available at www.doverkentmpo.org and on their social media pages under doverkentmpo.
The designer of the final logo will be featured in the MPO newsletter, press releases, and social media. The winner will also get designer credit on many publications that the MPO produces.
The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization is a federally funded not-for-profit that works with local, state and federal governments along with local transportation organizations to ensure that transportation planning and projects are done in compliance with Federal mandates to include the Federal Clean Air Act and the Safe Accountable Act for the 21st Century.
For more information on the Dover/Kent County MPO, please visit www.doverkentmpo.org or call Helen Wiles at 302-387-6026.
Dover/Kent MPO Announces New Staff
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Helen Wiles, Public Outreach Manager
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Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization Announces New Hires
DOVER, DE: The Dover/Kent County MPO has announced two new hires for the new fiscal year. The first is a replacement for an existing position, and the second is a new position. Helen Wiles will fill the existing position of Public Outreach Manager. Ms. Wiles comes from a diverse and comprehensive background that includes media sales, marketing, public relations, real estate and writing. She is very excited about her new home at the Dover/Kent MPO. “I am thrilled to be a part of this great organization. I’m looking forward to working with the public to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard at the planning table.”
Mike Ward will be the new GIS Planner for the MPO. This is a new position for the organization. Mr. Ward spent 38 years as a planner and in GIS with Kent County, and has won awards for mapping and graphics. “This is a tremendous opportunity to help guide the MPO into a new era with digital and web-based maps that will be interactive and very useful for the public.” says Mr. Ward.
This also reunites Mr. Ward with Reed Macmillan, executive director for the MPO. Mr. Macmillan has good things to say about both of the newcomers. “Mike (Ward) and I have worked together in the past and I know his energy and work ethic will serve us well. He’s also just a great guy to have around. Helen (Wiles) has just started but is already making the position of Public Outreach her own, and her ideas and enthusiasm will take her far in the organization.”
The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization is a federally funded not-for-profit that works with local, state and federal governments along with local transportation organizations to ensure that transportation planning and projects are done in compliance with Federal mandates to include the Federal Clean Air Act and the Safe Accountable Act for the 21st Century.
For more information on the Dover/Kent County MPO, please visit www.doverkentmpo.org or call Helen Wiles at 302-387-6026.
See You At The Fair!
The Dover/Kent County MPO will be at the Delaware State Fair doing surveys and taking “snaps” with their new snapchat filter. They will be in the grandstand with the folks from DELDOT and DART.
