Boynton Beach Insider

The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (BBCRA) is proud to announce Thuy (Twee) T. Shutt as its Executive Director. Thuy is a licensed architect and a certified FRA Redevelopment Administrator with more than 29 years of professional experience in the public and private sectors. As a graduated from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, her design background began in the D.C. metropolitan area in a traditional architectural practice and then continued when she moved to South Florida where it expanded to include comprehensive planning and real estate development. She served as Principal Planner for Palm Beach County Zoning Division and progressed to community redevelopment as the City of Delray Beach’s first Urban Designer, and later as a Senior Land Entitlement Manager for Centex Homes and Assistant Director of Palm Beach County’s Westgate/Belvedere Homes CRA.  Most recently, she was the Assistant Director of the City of Delray Beach CRA, and is a member of the Palm Beach AIA Women in Architecture.

Thuy has also served on a number of advisory boards, including Delray Beach Planning & Zoning, Site Plan Review and Appearance, Housing Authority, and Large Home Task Force, PBC Infill Redevelopment Task Force, Urban Redevelopment Area and Land Development Regulatory Board Subcommittees, and Overall Economic Development Program Committee.  She currently represents PBC on the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Committee, a committee consisting of representatives from Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties.  The CEDS Committee is required by the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop strategies to address economic development issues, including the diversification of the region’s economy and job expansion, as well as the COVID-19 Pandemic recovery efforts. Thuy joined the BBCRA staff as Assistant Director, in July 2017 and in September 2021 became the Executive Director.

Thuy is passionate about the Boynton Beach community and supporting its local businesses. You can often see her at all Boynton Beach CRA events, getting a workout at the Zoo Health Club, or taking flight at Fly and Flow Fitness in Downtown Boynton Beach. An enthusiastic foodie, she is the go-to person for any new eateries opening in the BBCRA Area and can whip up an authentic bowl of “Crock-Pot pho” from a family recipe without hesitation.  We are thrilled to have her as the leader of the BBCRA Team and excited for the future in redevelopment in Boynton Beach.