Angela E. Dixon's interest in city planning grew from her course work at Miami University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Urban & Regional Planning. Ms. Dixon, AICP, continued her planning education at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Fine Arts Master of City Planning Program, where she focused on community revitalization and preservation. During her undergraduate and graduate studies, she worked for a variety of non-profit organizations, which involved community outreach, project research, and layout design.