Our Team
- Mike Slaughter, P.E., AICP
Owner and Founder - Blake Walley
Planning Manager - Marshall Anderson
Project Manager - Venessar Williams
Office Manager
Mike Slaughter, P.E., AICP
Principal

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Municipal Annexation
Government Finance & Budgeting
Expert Testimony
Redistricting of Voting Districts
Comprehensive Planning
Zoning Ordinance/Smart Code
Subdivision Regulations
Architectural Design Ordinances
Urban Planning and Design
Civil Engineering
Sanitary Sewer Systems
Water Systems (domestic & fire)
Streets & Roads
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Slaughter, owner and founder of the firm, is responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of the firm that includes the duties of marketing, client contact, project design, management & presentation, quality control, and the direct oversight of all staff/associates. He is directly responsible for the production of urban planning projects such as annexation feasibility analysis, fringe area studies, redistricting of wards and districts, comprehensive planning, zoning, subdivision regulations and ordinances. Mr. Slaughter is a certified planner (AICP) with over twenty (20) years planning experience and a professional engineer (P.E.).
Mr. Slaughter is recognized as an expert witness in urban planning, civil engineering and governmental finance. He has testified as an expert in more than forty (40) annexation cases before the Chancery Courts in the State of Mississippi.
Prior to founding Slaughter & Associates, PLLC, Mr. Slaughter was with the urban planning firm of Bridge & Slaughter for 15 years, 11 of which, he was a partner. His responsibilities with Bridge & Slaughter were very similar to those now with Slaughter & Associates. Prior to that, he was vice-president and chief design engineer with the engineering & planning consulting firm of W.H. Porter & Company located in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Slaughter was with W.H. Porter & Company for over six years and was responsible for the design and construction inspection of numerous residential, commercial and industrial subdivisions, streets, roads, bridges, water distribution systems, sanitary sewer collections systems and urban drainage systems in the Memphis metropolitan area.
EDUCATION
The University of Memphis
Master of City and Regional Planning
The University of Mississippi
Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) nationally recognized certification
Professional Engineer (P.E.)
Blake Walley
Planning Manager

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Comprehensive Planning
Zoning Ordinances
Subdivision Regulations
Land Use/Development Regulations
Sign Ordinances
Government Relations
Economic Development
EXPERIENCE
Blake Walley has most recently served as the Director of Planning and Community Development for the Town of Somerville, Tennessee. Prior to that, Mr. Walley was the Economic Development Project Manager for the City of Opelika, Alabama, a Planner for the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and an intern with the Troup County, Georgia, Planning Commission. Mr. Walley has served as a member of the American Planning Association, the Economic Development Association of Alabama, the Southern Economic Development Council, the Main Street Opelika Community Development Board, the Fayette County Area Chamber of Commerce Board, and the Fayette County Area Inter-Agency Focus Group for Competitive Workforce Development. Mr. Walley received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Urban Environmental Studies at Birmingham-Southern College in 2010 and graduated from the Master of Community Planning Program, with a concentration in Public Administration and Economic Development, within the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction at Auburn University in 2012.
EDUCATION
Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)
Master of Community Planning
Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, Alabama)
B.A. Urban Environmental Studies
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association
Southern Economic Development Council
WestStar Leadership (c/o 2017)
OTHER POSITIONS
Director of Planning and Community Development
Somerville, Tennessee
Economic Development Project Manager
Opelika, Alabama
Planner
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and Department of Children and Families
Tallahassee, Florida
Planning Intern
Troup County, Georgia
Marshall Anderson
Project Manager

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Comprehensive Planning
Zoning Ordinances
Land Use Planning
Economic Development
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
EXPERIENCE
Marshall Anderson received his Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Alabama and graduated with a Master of Science in Planning from Florida State University. He served two internships in Alabama. During the first internship, he worked for the city of Dothan, Alabama and assisted with the update of their current land use map on ArcGIS. His second internship was with the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission where he spent most of the summer working on Community Development Block Grants for rural towns in the region.
EDUCATION
University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science in Geography
Florida State University
Master of Sciencne in Planning
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association
Venessar Williams
Office Manager

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Municipal Annexation
Comprehensive Planning
Zoning Ordinances/Maps
EXPERIENCE
Ms. Williams is charged with overseeing the day-to-day operations necessary in running a successful business including, but not limited to, marketing, client contact, project scheduling, and office organization. Ms. Williams is the coordinator between planners and clients.
In addition to office operations and project coordination, she also plays an integral role in all planning projects.
EDUCATION
Northwest Community College
Associate of Art Business Administration
University of Mississippi
Business Administration
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Phi Theta Kappa
National Association of Professional Women
OTHER POSITIONS
IT Systems Coordinator/Office Administration
Gastroenterology Associates of North MS
Office Manager
The Breast Center of Oxford
Oxford Family Vision Clinic
Assistant Sales Manager
Oxford Wire & Cable