Craig A. Kasper is Vice President of Hull & Associates, Inc. and a Managing Director of Hemisphere Advisors. He received his bachelor of science in engineering from Ohio Northern University, where he graduated with honors. Mr. Kasper also is the creator and leader of Hull's Urban Revitalization Group, which provides services to both the public and private sectors.

As one of the key authors of the state's first brownfield regulatory program, Mr. Kasper has become a recognized leader in Ohio and the Midwest for his creative redevelopment strategies and leadership in this emerging field. He has directed many notable brownfield redevelopment projects that have helped reshape and stimulate the local economy, including the luxurious Miranova high rise along the Scioto River in downtown Columbus, Ohio, and the $1.2 billion expansion of the Chrysler-Jeep Assembly Plant in Toledo, Ohio.

Mr. Kasper has authored and co-authored many articles that have appeared in industry publications and legal journals on the topic of urban revitalization and brownfield redevelopment. He has authored "The Clean Ohio Fund - Critical Funding For Cleaning Up Underutilized Properties," Properties Magazine, Inc., Sept. 20, 2001; "Developing Brownfields, Not Greenfields," Planning Commissioners Journal, Fall 1998; Brownfields: Opportunities on the Horizon," Ohio Chamber of Commerce, GreenLeaf Directory, 2002; and "Developing Brownfield Sites: Comparing Two Approaches (Ohio and Michigan)," Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Mr. Kasper has been invited to speak at many state and national conferences and before Ohio Governor Bob Taft's cabinet to share his ideas on improving the state's programs. He also presented at the National Brownfield Conference; local and State Bar Association meetings; Toledo, Ohio's Brownfield Summit; Business and Industrial Environmental Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio; and many community planning workshops.

Mr. Kasper is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio and New York, a certified professional under Ohio's brownfield program, and a member of several state and national professional associations. He also serves as the chair of the Brownfield Policy Workgroup sponsored by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and recently testified before the Ohio Legislature in support of Issue 1, the $400 million Clean Ohio Fund