Chelsea Bakaitis
Project Manager
Email: bakaitisch@cityofgainesville.org
Office Number: (352) 393-8201
Quote of the Year: “The ability to evaluate many ideas, many histories, many points of view [is] at the heart of what it means to self-create”- Excerpt from “Educated” by Tara Westover
Favorite Food: Low Country Boil
Chelsea began work as a Project Manager for the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in May of 2019. She grew a passion for redevelopment during her time as a CRA Coordinator with the City of Alachua, where she worked to implement economic development initiatives for the city’s historic Main Street. Her previous experience includes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program management, and preparing mobility, housing and community development plans. Chelsea earned her Bachelor of Science in Geography with an emphasis in regional and urban planning and a minor in women’s studies.