5ht Annual New Partners for Smart Growth
Building Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities
January 26-28, 2006 Denver, Colorado
    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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