Invited Speakers Include
Carol Adkins, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Project Development and Environmental Review, Federal Highway Administration
Barb Alberson, M.P.H., Chief, State and Local Injury Control Section, California Department of Health Services
Eliot Allen, Principal, Criterion Planners
Kate Allen, Local Office Director, Enterprise Portland
Geoffrey Anderson, Director, Development Community Environment Division, U.S. EPA
Bruce Appleyard, MCP, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner/Urban Designer, SERA
Matt Arnn, Area Landscape Architect, U.S. Forest Service GB Arrington, Principal Practice Leader, PB PlaceMaking
Clark Atkinson, Principal, Vice President, Shaw Construction
John Bailey, Director, Smart Growth Alliance
Hank Baker, Senior Vice President, Forest City Stapleton
Ben Bakkenta, Principal Planner, Puget Sound Regional Council
Douglas Barrett, Vice President, Harris Miller Miller Hanson
Debra Bassert, Assistant Staff VP, Land Use Policy, National Association of Home Builders
Terry Bazzarre, Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Bruce Beard, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Defense
Larry Beasley, Co-Director of Planning, City of Vancouver, BC
Noreen Beatley, Director of State & Local Policy, Enterprise
Vicki Been, Elihu Root Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Director, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
Gary Beleu, Chief, Natural and Cultural Resources Division, Directorate of Environmental Compliance and Management (DECAM) HQ
Dena Belzer, Principal, Strategic Economics
Mark A. Benedict, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Strategic Conservation, The Conservation Fund
Douglas H. Benevento, JD, Director, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Rob Bennett, Projects Manager, City of Vancouver, Office of Sustainability
Eric Bergman, Director, Office of Smart Growth, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Victoria Bergsagel, Architects of Achievement
Thomas J. Bisacquino, President, National Association of Industrial Office Properties
Kathy Blaha, Senior Vice President, National Programs, Trust for public Land
Ronald E. Bogle, President and CEO, American Architectural Foundation
Jeff Boothe, Attorney-at-law, Holland & Knight; Executive Director, Community Streetcar Coalition
Dana Bourland, Program Director Green Communities Initiative, The Enterprise Foundation
Gene Bressler, Professor and Chair, College of Architecture and Planning Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Colorado at Denver
Dick Brooks, President, Action Media
Joseph Brown, President & CEO, EDAW, Inc.
Betsy Buckingham, Homeownership Coordinator, REALTORS® Association of York and Adams County
Monica Buhlig, MPH, Program Administrator, Denver Healthy People 2010
Dan Burden, Senior Urban Designer, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart
Mayor Steve Burkholder, City of Lakewood, CO
Alan Caron, GrowSmart Maine
Joe Carreras, Lead Regional Planner, Planning and Policy, Southern California Association of Governments
James Charlier, AICP, President, Charlier Associates, Inc.
Don Chen, Executive Director, Smart Growth America
Rick Cole, City Manager, City of Ventura, CA
Thomas J. Connolly CLS, Divisional Vice President, Walgreen Co.
Beth Conover, Director, Sustainable Development Initiative, Office of Mayor John W. Hickenlooper, City of Denver, CO
Judy Corbett, Executive Director, Local Government Commission
Dan Corson, Director of Intergovernment Services, Colorado Historical Society
Lindsey Cox, Project Coordinator, California Center for Physical Activity, California Department of Health Services
Stephen Coyle, Director, HDR/LCA+Sargent
Paul Crawford, Principal, Crawford Multari Clark
Councilmember Pat Cronenberger, City of Littleton, CO; Board Member, Transit Alliance
David Crossley, President, Gulf Coast Institute
Dana Crawford, Urban Neighborhoods, Inc.
Matt Dalbey, PhD, AICP, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, U.S. EPA
Paul Davis, Street Smart Fire Consulting; Former Assistant Fire Chief, City of Columbus, OH
Benjamin dela Pena, Associate Director, Smart Growth Leadership Institute
Patricia DeMichele, State Director, AARP Louisiana
Linda Jo Doctor, Health Program Director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Christopher Duerksen, Principal, Clarion Associates; author of Nature-Friendly Communities
Ellen Dunham-Jones, Director/Associate Professor, Architecture Program, Virginia Tech, College of Architecture
Brenda Ellsworth, United Country Suburban Broker
Deane Evans, Director, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Architecture & Building Science Research
Mark Falcone, Managing Director and Founder, Continuum Partners LLC
Tom Farley MD, Tulane Department of Community Health Sciences, LA
Paul Farmer, Executive Director, American Planning Association
Toby Fauver, Acting Deputy Secretary, Local and Area Transportation, Pennsylvania State DOT
Lisa Feldstein, Senior Policy Director, Public Health Institute
John A. Flaherty, Director of Research & Communications, Grow Smart Rhode Island
Will Fleissig, Director for Development, Urban Villages, LLC
Anthony Flint, Office of Commonwealth Development, State of Massachusetts
Rebecca Flournoy, Senior Associate, PolicyLink
Christopher Forinash, Transportation Analyst, U.S. EPA
Katherine Forster, Manager, Urban Programs, Transport Canada
Eric France, MD, MSPH, Chief, Preventive Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Michael Freedman, Principal, Freedman Tung & Bottomley
Naomi Friedman, Director of Sustainable Markets, Center for a New American Dream and Consultant, Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Anne Aurelia Fritzel, AICP, Associate Planner, Growth Management Services, Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, FACP, FACOEM, Director, National Center of Environmental Health, CDC
Howard Gerelick, Vice President, Safeway Inc.
Tom Gleason, Vice President of Public Relations, Forest City Stapleton
Matt Goebel, AICP, Principal, Clarion Associates, LLC
Ashok Goswami, CEO, Institute for Building Technology and Safety
Anika Goss-Foster, Program Director, Detroit LISC
Larry Gottlieb, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs and Associate Corporate Counsel , KB Home
Ellen Greenberg, Principal, Freedman, Tung and Bottomley
Larry Greene, Air Pollution Control Officer, Sacramento Air Pollution Control District
Hugh Grefe, Senior Program Director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Charlie Hales, HDR, Vice President/Transit Planning Principal
Laura Hall, Principal, Fisher & Hall Urban Design
Martin Harris, Director, Center for Sustainable Communities, National Association of County Officials
Jennifer Henry, LEED for Neighborhood Developments Program Manager, U.S. Green Building Council
Daniel Hernandez, Principal, Topology, LLC
Paige Heydon-McCrary, Program Director, Livable Communities Support Center
Stephen C.R. Holley, AIA, Poss Architecture & Planning
Bryan Hurlbutt, Project Staff, State of the Rockies Project, Colorado College
Greg Ina, Manager GIS/IT Systems, Davey Resource Group
Susan Jackson, AICP, CMSM, Community Planner, RBF Consulting’s Urban Design Studio
Tom Jacobs, Director Environmental Programs, Mid-America Regional Council
Mayor John Hickenlooper, City of Denver, CO
Steve Johnson, Administrator, U.S. EPA
Jane Jones, Senior Project Manager, Homeowners Rehab, Inc.
Marie Jones, Maria Jones Consulting
Ken Kay, Principal. Ken Kay and Associates
Dennis Keck, Assistant Commissioner for Planning & Development, New Jersey State DOT
Alex Kelter, Chief, EPIC Branch, California Dept. of Health Services
Daniel Kildee, Treasurer, Genesee County, MI; Chairman, Genesee Institute
Lawrence E. Kilduff, President, The Kilduff Company
Supervisor Steve Kinsey, County of Marin, CA; Board Member, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Michael Kinsley, Principal, Integrated Design Team, Rocky Mountain Institute
Jane Kirchner, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications , American Farmland Trust
Susan Kirinich, Pedestrian Safety Program Manager, NHTSA
Laura Kirk, Principal, DHM Design
Sue Knaup, Executive Director, Thunderhead Alliance
Robin Kniech, Policy & Research Associate, Front Range Economic Strategy Center
Andrew Kochera, Senior Policy Advisor, Public Policy Institute, AARP
Gene Krebs, State Director, Greater Ohio
Robert Krehbiel, Vice President, Matrix Design Group
Jane Kulik, President-Elect, Colorado Chapter ASLA; Vice President/Principal, Wenk Associates, Inc.
Jim Labelle, Chicago Metropolis 2020
Karen Lado, Local Office Director, Enterprise Denver
Jody Landers, Executive Officer, Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors
Christopher Leinberger, Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Founding Partner, Arcadia Land Company
Bill Lennertz, Director, National Charrette Institute
Jennifer Leonard, National Vacant Properties Campaign Director, Smart Growth America
Greg LeRoy, author of The Great American Jobs Scam; Executive Director, Good Jobs First
James Lindberg, Director of Preservation Initiatives, Mountains/Plains Office, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Corina Lindley, MPH, Senior Community Health Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Tom Liptan, Environmental Specialist, Bureau of Environmental Services, City Portland, OR
Melanie Loftus, Graduate Student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, MEM 2006
Supervisor Kathy Long, Ventura County, CA
Laura Lucs, Manager, Information Services, Fannie Mae Foundation
Carol Maclennan, Environmental Health Policy Coordinator, Tri County Health Department
Mayor Jake Mackenzie, City of Rohnert Park; Board Chair, Local Government Commission
Regina McCarthy, Chief of Operations, Massachusetts Office of Commonwealth Development
Rich McClintock, Senior Consultant, M+R Strategic Services
Jody McCullough, Transportation Planner, Federal Highway Administration
Brian McPeek, Deputy State Director, Nature Conservancy, Colorado Office
Commissioner Arn Menconi, Eagle County, CO
Leslie Mikkelsen, RD, MPH , Managing Director, Prevention Institute; Chair, Strategic Alliance Promoting Healthy Food and Activity Environments
Jonathan Miller, GMAC Institutional Advisors
Aaron Miripol, Executive Director Thistle Community Housing
David Misky, Land Development Coordinator, Department of Economic Development, City of Milwaukee
Robert Mitchell, AICP, Special Assistant for Sustainable Development, Office for Commonwealth Development, State of Massachusetts
Susan Mockenhaupt, National Program Manager, Urban & Community Forestry Program, USDA Forest Service
Joseph Molinaro, Manager, Smart Growth Programs, National Association of REALTORS®
Leslie Moody, President, Denver Area Labor Federation
Hubert Morgan, Northern Illinois Planning Organization
Marya Morris, Senior Research Associate, American Planning Association
Paul Morris, Managing Principal, PB PlaceMaking
Marsha Murrington, Vice President of Programs, The Unity Council
John Muth, Deputy Director for Development and Chief Development Officer, Commission Charlotte Area Transit System
Gene Myers, New Town Builders
Kevin Nelson, Policy Analyst, U.S. EPA
Lisa Nisenson, Policy Analyst, U.S. EPA
Tyler Norris, President, Community Initiatives
Caitlin O'Brady Project Staff, State of the Rockies Project, Colorado College
Mohammed Omar, Principal/Financial Analyst, HDR|HLB Decision Economics Inc.
Jessica Osborne, Community Development and Planning Services Department, City of Commerce City, CO
Peter Park, Planning Director, City of Denver, CO
Daniel Parolek, Principal, Opticos Design
John Parr, Executive Director, Alliance for Regional Stewardship; Civic Results
Greg Patin, Zoning and Development Coordinator, Department of Economic Development, City of Milwaukee
Perrine Punwani, Graduate Student, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, MEM 2006
Charles Perry, Principal, Perry Rose LLC
Shelley Poticha, Executive Director, Center for Transit-Oriented Development , Reconnecting America
Laurel Prevetti, Senior Planner, City of San Jose, CA
Gordon Price, Director of the City Program, Simon Fraser University John Ratliff, Esq., Assoc. AIA, Director, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
Paula Reeves, Local Programs, Washington Department of Transportation
Tony Robinson, Associate Professor, Political Science Department, University of Colorado, Denver
Valerie Rogers, Program Manager, National Association of County & City Health Officials
Karen Roof, KRoof Envirohealth Consulting
Maria Rosario, AIA, Practice Leader, Sustainable Community Development, PB PlaceMaking
Victor Ruben, Director of Research, PolicyLink
Harrison B. Rue, Executive Director, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission & Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization
Suzanne Rynne, Community Planner, RBF Consulting/Urban Design Studio
Marlie Sanderson, Director of Transportation Planning, North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Jim Sayer, Executive Director, Adventure Cycling Association
Elizabeth Schilling, Director of State and Local Programs, Smart Growth America
Joseph Schilling, Associate Director, Green Regions, The Metropolitan Institute of Virginia Tech
Catherine Sepulveda, Esq., High School Board Member and Educator, Santa Paula, CA
Julia Seward, Director of State Policy, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Barry Seymour, Assistant Executive Director for Regional Planning, DVRPC
Mary W. Sharp, RE/MAX on the River
Doug Shoemaker, Deputy Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
Conan Smith, Executive Director, Michigan Suburbs Alliance
Dave Snyder, President, Transportation for a Livable City
Ken Snyder, Director, PlaceMatters, Orton Family Foundation
Lee Sobel, Real Estate Development & Finance Analyst, U.S. EPA
Loel Solomon, PhD, National Director, Community Health Initiatives and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente
Frances Spencer, Retail Chicago
Effie S Stallsmith, Community Planner, Office of Systems Planning, Office of Planning & Environment, Federal Transit Administration
Ben Starrett, Executive Director, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
Bob Steimle, AICP, Senior Planner, Tetra Tech RMC. Inc.
Sandra H. Stenmark, MD, Pediatrician; Director of Pediatric Weight Management Programs, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Rob Stephany, Director, Commercial Development at East Liberty Development Inc.
Council member Connie Stewart, City of Arcata, CA
Cynthia Stewart, Director, Local Government Relations, International Council of Shopping Centers
Audrey Straight, Coordinator, Outreach and Service, AARP
Ed Sullivan, Attorney, Garvey Schubert & Barer
Jeff Taebel, Director, Community and Environmental Planning, Houston-Galveston Area Council
SarahTreuhaft, Program Associate, PolicyLink
Suzette Thieman, Regional Transportation Planning Manager, North Front Range MPO
Dawn Thilmany, Colorado Cooperative Extension
Commissioner Will Toor, Boulder County, CO; Chair, Denver Regional Council of Governments
Steve Tracy, Staff Research Analyst, Local Government Commission
William R. Travis, University of Colorado, Department of Geography
Harriet Tregoning, Executive Director, Smart Growth Leadership Institute
Richard Tucker, Columbia Pike Initiative Coordinator, Dept. of Community Planning, Arlington County, VA
Chereesse Thymes, Executive Director, Partnership for Working Families
Jeffrey Tumlin, Partner, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates
James Van Hemert, AICP, Director, Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute
Tim Van Meter, Architect/Urban Designer, Van Meter Williams Pollack
Mauro Vescera, Program Officer, Vancouver Foundation
Steve Villavaso, FAICP, President, American Planning Association, Louisiana Chapter
Council member Acquannetta Warren, City of Fontana, CA
Susan Weaver, President, Weaver Research and Consulting Group
Ford Weber, Director, Housing & Neighborhood Services, City of Roanoke, VA
Councilman Robert Weiner, New Castle County, DE
Alycen Whiddon, Community Planning & Urban Design Section Manager , HDR
Rockford “Rocky” Williams, Volunteer Specialist, AARP
Jane Yeager, Senior Resource Center in Colorado
Rachel Zagrabelny, Director, State Government Relations, International Council of Shopping Centers
Al Zelinka, Principal, RBF Consulting’s Urban Design Studio
Tina Zenzola, Director, Safe and Healthy Communities Consulting
Maria Zimmerman, Vice President for Policy, Reconnecting America
Paul Zykofsky, AICP, Director, Land Use and Transportation Programs, Local Government Commission
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