Biographies
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Joe Musso, Principal
Joe has been involved in the Planning and Development Community for over thirty years. His many years of public service has afforded him the ability to see projects from both sides of the table and the contacts to get the job done.
Joe has served as Vice-Chair of the York City Zoning Hearing Board, Chair of the York City Planning Commission, member of the York County Planning Commission and President of York City Council. Joe is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson, a Certified Residential Appraiser and a member of the National Association of Master Appraisers. He is also certified to delineate wetlands in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EXPERIENCE
SOLE PROPRIETOR (1996-PRESENT)
Musso Land Development Services York, PA
- Subdivision Plans & Land Development Plans
- Zoning Petitions and Appeals
LEASING AGENT (2009-PRESENT)
Midor Property Management York, PA
PROJECT MANAGER (1976-1996)
Stallman & Stahlman Engineering York, PA
- Manage subdivision and land development projects from start to finish
- Prepare concept plans with rendered exhibits
- Prepare petitions for zoning variances and special exceptions
- Prepare working drawings using AutoCAD
- Interface with municipal officials, PennDOT, PADEP
- Represent clients at municipal meetings
PRESIDENT (2002-2010)
York City Council York, PA - Administered $95,000,000 York City Budget and $75,000,000 York City Pension
- City Council liaison to Department of Economic and Community Development
- Chairman, Vacant Property Review Committee, which reviews distressed properties and recommends acquisition or demolition by York City Redevelopment Authority
CHAIRMAN (1985-2001)
York City Planning Commission York, PA- Directed preparation of the York City Strategic Comprehensive Plan 2015, a plan that received three awards from the Pennsylvania Planning Association for the Design Guide, Downtown Action Plan and the Strategic Comprehensive Plan; city received the “2000 Municipality of the Year” award from the York County Planning Commission
- Directed a complete re-write of the York City Zoning Ordinance and York City Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
- Administered $2,000,000 Community Development Block Grant Funds yearly, while maintaining compliance with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan
MEMBER (2001-2002)
York County Planning Commission York, PA- Represented the City of York in the County Planning process and acted as a liaison between the York City Administration and the York County Planning Commission
- Participated in the preparation of the first York County Comprehensive Plan, including the establishment of a County-wide Growth Boundary
VICE-PRESIDENT (1988-1990)
York City Zoning Hearing Board York, PA
- Presided over interpretations of, and challenges to the York City Zoning Ordinance
- Represented Zoning Hearing Board at meetings of the York City Planning Commission and York City Council
EDUCATION
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (1971-1973)
Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE (1967-1971)
York Catholic High School York, PA
- Mechanical Drawing Scholarship Award Honorable Mention
CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DRAWING
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Board of Private Trade Schools May, 1982
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania August, 1992
CERTIFIED TO DELINEATE WETLANDS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
National Wetland Science Training Cooperative June, 1995
CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania April, 1996
MASTER APPRAISER
National Association of Master Appraisers June, 1997
AWARDS
AWARD OF RECOGNITION
Honorable Charles H. Robertson, Mayor, City of York September 29, 1999- “…for your commitment to the citizens of York, Pennsylvania and for outstanding efforts to reach the goal of creating the Strategic Comprehensive Plan”
RESOLUTION OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Council of the City of York, PA December 19, 2000
- “…his promotion of Planning initiated a major updating of the 1965 Comprehensive Plan”
- “…under his leadership the city completed the award-winning York Strategic Comprehensive Plan 2015”
- “Council hereby extends our sincere appreciation for the devoted and loyal service given to the City of York”
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
Honorable Charles H. Robertson, Mayor, City of York December 19, 2000- “…for your commitment to the citizens of York, Pennsylvania in your unselfish contribution of time and energy serving for the past 13 years as both a member and chairman of the York City Planning Commission
KEY TO THE CITY
Honorable John S. Brenner, Mayor, City of York December 15, 2009
- “…. for eight years of exemplary service to the City of York as Vice-President and President of York City Council.”
Cathrine Musso, CFO
Cathrine is the Chief Financial Officer of Musso Land Development Services.
Her background includes ten years with the Pfaltzgraff Company as the Advertising Coordinator and Product Data Administrator and three years as Revenue Manager at the Yorktowne Hotel.
Cathrine's community involvement includes four years as a member of the YorkArts Board of Directors and she is currently a member of the St. Patricks School Athletic Association.
EXPERIENCE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (2009-PRESENT)
Musso Land Development Services York, PA
REVENUE AND RESERVATIONS MANAGER (2006-2009)
Yorktowne Hotel York, PA
- Front Desk daily operations including guest services and supervision of front desk agents including schedules, hiring, training and payroll.
- Manage booking engines for hotel websites, rates, inventories and reports.
- Prepare front office reports including detailed commissions, business and web trends. Managed commission invoicing for travel agents.
- Manage room mix, monitor rooms rates, daily room counts, daily website reservations and group blocks.
- Prepare daily assessment reports, set hotel rates, open or closing dates, marketing packages and/or specials within the hotel.
GROUP/CORPORATE EVENTS COORDINATOR
Yorktowne Hotel York, PA
- Manage VIP accounts and catered events including Atlantic League baseball team accounts. Liaison to all account companies.
- Responsible for all invoicing and payables for all accounts.
- Coordinate and manage all catered events throughout hotel, meeting with clients and all aspects of events: golf, weddings, showers, anniversaries, proms, reunions, sporting events.
EXECUTIVE SALES ADMINISTRATOR
Yorktowne Hotel York, PA
- Manage billing of groups and corporate accounts on a daily, weekly and monthly reservations basis, both local and international.
- Monitor inventory of rooms and coordinate data with sales department and general manager to meet business objectives.
- Review reservations and assist with day to day operations including payroll, scheduling and hiring as well as advertising/marketing.
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR (2004-2005)
Lifetime Brands York, PA (Through buyout of Pfaltzgraff Company)
ADVERTISING COORDINATOR (1995-2004)
The Pfaltzgraff Company York, PA
- Setup and maintenance of catalog database and website for all catalogs, including reporting analyses of 1500-2500 items.
- Coordinate all aspects of catalog and website details including meetings, sample photography, special offers, emails and promotional calendars.
- Meet with regional store managers, plan annual meetings, special events and awards presentations.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
The Pfaltzgraff Company York, PA
- Provide direct support for Vice-President and act as liaison to departments.
- Maintain budget for each department and report monthly to accounting.
PRODUCT DATA ADMINISTRATOR/WEB-CATALOG
The Pfaltzgraff Company York, PA
- Update and maintain worldwide Pfaltzgraff website.
- Develop ACCESS database to support interdepartmental communication including catalog, web, retail and wholesale accounts.
- Provide product database input and integrity relating to web, catalog and special promotions.
- Coordinate, input and update all pertinent product data required for Consumer Service representatives to execute highest levels of service to consumers.
- Identify and resolved problems with missing and/or inaccurate data, including offer testing and data operations.
- Customer Service Supervisor for Call Center representatives as well as
resolving issues with credits, refunds, invoices and payments/returns.
- Coordinate training, scheduling and performance reviews of call center
representatives as well as call monitoring and support of telephone
management and service to consumers.
Professional Affiliations
- St. Patricks School Athletic Association (2011-PRESENT)
- YorkArts Board of Directors (2007–2011)
- York Young Professionals (2005-PRESENT)
Education
- York Catholic High School, York, PA, Baccalaureate Degree
- Pennsylvania State University, York, PA , 2012
