Rodney L. Swink, FASLA, is a consultant to communities, firms and non-profits in the areas of downtown development and community revitalization as well as an adjunct faculty member of the NC State University College of Design. Previously he directed the North Carolina Main Street Center in the state's Department of Commerce for 24 years, leading downtown revitalization and development efforts statewide. His award-winning work resulted in more than $800 million of new investment in Main Street community downtowns during his tenure as director.

A registered landscape architect, Rodney has been active in the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for more than thirty years serving as Chair of the Council of Fellows in 2008-2009, as ASLA national president in 2001-2002, and as ASLA Vice President for Policy in 1993-95. He received the ASLA President’s Medal in 2006 and The LaGasse Medal in 2008.

In 1998 Preservation North Carolina presented Rodney with the Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. More recently he was the recipient of the 2003 North Carolina Award from the N.C. Chapter of ASLA, the 2002 Frank B. Turner Award from the NC State Construction Office, and the 2001 Bramham/Marcus Humanitarian Award form NC Partners of the Americas.

Rodney has been active in his community serving as chair of the Raleigh Appearance Commission, as a founding member of the board of Scenic North Carolina, and on several other advisory boards including Preservation North Carolina and the NC State University Friends of the Gallery. He has served as president of North Carolina Partners of the Americas, a non-profit organization working with Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Upon graduation from NC State University with a Master’s degree in landscape architecture, Rodney went to work with the N. C. Division of Forest Resources where he helped create the state's urban forestry program. Rodney serves on the landscape architecture advisory board for both NC State University and for North Carolina A&T State University. He is a 2004 recipient of the "Wings on Wings" award of the NC State University College of Design and was recognized as its 2004 Distinguished Alumnus.