A

• Diego Abente, Vice President and Director, Microenterprise Development, International Institute’s Community Development Corporation
• Dr. Antwi Akom, Associate Professor of Environmental Sociology, Public Health, and STEM Education, San Francisco State University
• Habon Ali, Associate, Urban Planner, Urban Strategies
• Scott Allen, Community Development Director, City of Blue Springs, MO
• Mariana Amatullo, Co-Founder and Vice President, ArtCenter
• Suzanne Anarde, Program Vice President, Rural LISC
• Ted Anderson, Executive Director, Kansas City, Missouri Land Bank
• Kate Ange, Principal, Renaissance Planning Group
• Nana Appiah, Development Review Manager, Adams County, Colorado
• Danielle Arigoni, Director, HUD’s Office of Economic Resilience
• Jameson Auten, Chief Transportation Officer, Kansas City Transportation Authority

B

• Elizabeth Baca, Senior Health Advisor, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
• James Barham, Agricultural Economist – Food Systems Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development
• Chuck Bean, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• Noreen Beatley, Sr. Project Manager, Healthy Housing Solutions
• China Boak Terrell, Chief Executive Officer, American Communities Trust
• James Brasfield, Professor Emeritus, Webster University
• Mark Breederland, Extension Educator, Northwest District, Michigan SeaGrant, / National Working Waterfront Network
• Chris Brewster, Associate Vice President, Gould Evans
• Harrison Bright Rue, TOD Program Manager, City and County of Honolulu
• Bev Brody, Director, Get Fit Kauai
• Margot Brown, Program Analyst, US EPA Office of Sustainable Communities
• Christina Buchek, Mayor, City of Bel-Nor, MO
• Jessica Buendia, Community Benefits Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• Katharine Burgess, Director, Urban Resilience, Urban Land Institute
• Beth Burgess, Resource Conservation Division Chief, Howard County, Maryland Department of Planning & Zoning
• Tom Butt, Mayor, City of Richmond
• Kevin Byrd, Executive Director, New River Valley Regional Commission

C

• Erik Calloway, Senior Planner, ChangeLab Solutions
• Terri Carbaugh, Associate Vice President of Government and Media Relations, California State University, Long Beach
• Dan Carmody, President, Eastern Market Corporation
• Larisa Casilla, Program Manager of Leadership Development and Advocacy, Urban Habitat
• Mark Cason, Manager, Government Affairs, American Society of Landscape Architects
• Jorge Castillo, Community Development Planner, Dona Ana County Community Development
• Anna Cawrse, Landscape Architect, Design Workshop
• Sandra Celadon-Castro, Hub Manager, Fresno Building Healthy Communities
• Juan William Chavez, Artist and Director, Northside Workshop
• Julienne Chen, Deputy Director, City of Los Angeles, Mayor’s Innovation Team
• Michele Christina, Co-owner, BRS Inc.
• Matthew Clarke, Director of Creative Placemaking, Trust for Public Land (TPL)
• Laura Clemons, Resiliency Specialist and Founder, Collaborative Communities
• Donna Coble, Executive Director, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri
• Christopher Coes, Director, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors
• Sarah Coffin, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Development, Saint Louis University, Center for Sustainability
• Betsy Cohen, Executive Director, St. Louis Mosaic Project of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
• Shane Cohn, Alderman, Ward 25, City of St. Louis, MO
• Amanda Colón-Smith, Program Director, Dutchtown South Community Corporation
• Emma Connell, Interviewee from Student Film, Grand Center Arts Academy
• Katelin Cook, Economic Development Coordinator, Rio Blanco County
• Laura Costello, Director of Real Estate, St. Louis Development Corporation
• Mary Cronin, Smith Dawson & Andrews
• Betsy Crum, Executive Director, Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development
• Winifred Curran, Associate Professor of Geography, DePaul University

D

• Amanda Daflos, Director, Mayor’s Innovation Team
• Mike Dahilig, Planning Director, Planning Department County of Kauai
• Mike Davidson, Senior Program Officer, The Chicago Community Trust
• Eddie Davis, President and Executive Director, Center for the Acceleration of African American Business
• Bob Dean, Deputy Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
• Rachel Deffenbaugh, Urban Farm Manager, Gateway Greening
• Barbara Deutsch, Executive Director, Landscape Architecture Foundation
• Darin Dinsmore, CEO, Crowdbrite
• Nicholas Donohue, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia
• David Doyle, Sustainable Communities Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7

E

• Emily Eisenhauer, AAAS Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Specialist
• Carlton Eley, Environmental Protection Specialist, US EPA, Office of Environmental Justice
• Terry Epps, Mayor, City of Pine Lawn, MO

F

• Sharon Feigon, Executive Director, Shared Use Mobility Center
• Lori Fiegel, Director, Strategy + Innovation, Office of County Executive, St. Louis County, MO
• Paul Forgey, Director of Planning, Development and Code Enforcement, Albany-Dougherty County
• Christopher Forinash, Senior Advisor for Smart Growth and Climate, US EPA, Office of Sustainable Communities
• Vickie Forty, Executive Director, Emerson Park Development Corporation
• Patrick Foster, Chief of Real Estate Leasing and Planning Section, Department of General Services, State of California
• Julia Freedgood, Assistant Vice President of Programs, American Farmland Trust
• Patricia Fron, Executive Director, Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
• Eddie Fulton, Mayor, City of Quitman, MS

G

• Robert Garcia, Founding Director and Counsel, The City Project
• Veronica Garibay, Co-director, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
• Brooks Goedeker, Executive Director, Park Central Development Corporation
• Eugene Goldfarb, President & KSU TAB Program Partner, Great Lakes Environmental Planning
• Sheryl Good, Physical Scientist, Office of Environmental Justice and Sustainability, US EPA, Region 4
• Elizabeth Grassi, Senior Policy Analyst, Strategic Growth Council, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
• Becky Gray, Director of Housing, Community Development, City of Pittsburg, KS
• Imante Griffin, Student, Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School
• Kristen Grifka, Program Specialist, USDA Rural Housing Service
• Maliyah Gruder, Student, Grand Center Arts Academy
• Mark Grueber, Community Forester, Missouri Department of Conservation
• Deb Guenther, Partner, MITHUN

H

• Philip Haddix, Program Director, The Solar Foundation
• Chip Halbach, Executive Director, Minnesota Housing Partnership
• Tina Hardin, Community Resident, JeffVanderLou, City of St. Louis, MO
• Juanita Hardy, Senior Visiting Fellow for Creative Placemaking, Urban Land Institute (ULI)
• Stephen Hardy, CEO, MySidewalk
• Caroline Harries, Associate Director, The Food Trust
• Chris Hermann, Principal, MKSK Studios, lead firm on Transformation of Downtown Columbus Riverfront
• Sarah Hobson, President, Community Allies, LLC.
• Dan Holler, Town Manager, Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA
• James Holley, Assistant Director of Community Development, Blue Springs, MO
• Olivia Hough, Senior Planner, Brownfields Coordinator, City of Springfield, MO
• Suzanne Hough, Vice President, Community Development, Carrollton Bank
• Adele Houghton, President, biositu
• Christie Huck, Executive Director, City Garden Montessori School
• Marquise Hutchinson, Student, Lift for Life Academy

I

• R. Mimi Iijama, Director of Programs and Special Projects, Pennsylvania Humanities Council

J

• Tom Jacobs, Director, Environmental Programs, Mid-America Regional Council
• Brian James, Student, Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School
• Nate Johnson, Government Affairs Director, Coastal Carolina Association of Realtors
• Nate Johnson, REALTOR, Vice-Chair, NAR Smart Growth Advisory Board, Real Estate Solutions
• Dwane Jones, Ph.D., Director, Center for Sustainable Development, University of the District of Columbia
• Marisa Jones, Nutrition and Physical Activity Project Manager, Safe Routes to School National Partnership
• Maurice Jones, Economic Development Director, City of Dubuque, Iowa
• Reggie Jones, Mayor, City of Dellwood
• Will Jordan, Executive Director, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council
• Bob Jorth, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Promise

K

• Nashelley Kaplan-Dailey, Senior Project Manager, WaterNow Alliance
• Carol Kawecki, Vice President, Sr. Program Manager, Healthy Housing Solutions
• Chet Kibble, President, Shelby County Lead Collaborative
• Laura Kimes, Co-Founder and Director of Ecosystem Services, Fresh Coast Capital
• Skip Kincaid, Commissioner of Forestry, City of St. Louis
• Chris King, Community Organizer, Galesburg, IL
• Kathleen King, Landscape Designer, Design Workshop, Inc.
• Peter Koeppel, Long Range Transportation Plan Coordinator, East-West Gateway Council of Governments
• Melissa Kramer, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. EPA
• Chris Krehmeyer, President and CEO, Beyond Housing
• Ruth Kroeger, Community Planner, US General Services Administration
• Grace Kyung, Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner, Trailnet
• Monica Kurzejeski, Deputy Mayor, City of Troy, NY

L

• Jane Lafleur, Executive Director, Friends of Midcoast Maine and The Community Institute
• Judy Lane, Neighborhood Improvement Specialist, Neighborhood Stabilization Team, Office of the Mayor, City of St. Louis
• Rey Leon, Executive Director, Founder; Committee Member, Valley LEAP; Environmental Justice Advisory Board
• Robert Lewis, Principal, Development Strategies
• Elizabeth Limbrick, Project Manager, New Jersey Institute of Technology
• David Lipsetz, Associate Administrator, USDA Rural Housing Service
• Matthew Lister, Director, Gehl
• Zakcq Lockrem, Principle/Director of Planning, Asakura Robinson

M

• Gregory Macias, Senior Advisor, Impact Analytics, CSN Programs, AARP
• Michelle Madeley, Research Associate, American Planning Association
• Priya Madrecki, Senior Manager of Strategic Communications, KaBOOM!
• Jeremy Madsen, CEO, Greenbelt Alliance
• Greg Magofña, Founding Member, East Bay Forward
• Mashael Majid, Program Manager of Equitable Development, Urban Habitat
• Jerry Maldonado, Senior Program Officer, Equitable Development, The Ford Foundation
• Peter Malinowski, Director, Billion Oyster Project, New York Harbor Foundation, former Director of the New York Harbor School
• Wannetta Mallette, Owner and Principal, Mallette Consulting
• Taylor March, Education and Encouragement Manager, Trailnet
• Michael Marchand, Director of Communications, Washington Health Benefits Exchange
• Sunaree Marshall, Division Director, Policy at Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Regina Martinez, Organizer and Artistic Director, The Pink House, Beyond Housing
• Chanchanit Martorell, Executive Director, Thai Community Development Center
• Anthony Maschmedt, Principal, Dwell Development
• Cori Maxey, Student Film Producer, Grand Center Arts Academy
• Lynne McCormack, Director of Creative Placemaking National Programs, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
• Melissa McCullough, Senior Sustainability Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Marion McFadden, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Jessica Mefford-Miller, Chief of Planning and System Development, Bi-State Development | Metro
• Dekonti Mends-Cole, Director of Policy, Center for Community Progress
• Travis Miller, Regional Planning Manager, Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments
• Alexandra Miller, Principle, Asakura Robinson
• Vernice Miller-Travis, Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Equitable Development, Skeo Solutions
• Kirk Mills, President, St. Louis Community Credit Union
• Jeri Mintzer, Program Manager, Governors’ Institute on Community Design, Smart Growth America
• Alece Montez-Griego, Director of Programs, The Orton Family Foundation
• Daffney Moore, City Administrator, City of Dellwood
• Jack Morgan, Program Manager, National Association of Counties
• David Morley, Senior Research Associate, APA
• Aaron Morris, Special Projects Coordinator, USDA Rural Housing Service
• Deborah Myerson, Principal, Deborah Myerson Planning and Development Consulting

N

• Elizabeth Nash, Vice President, Data and Policy Development, PolicyMap
• Susan Noble, Executive Director, Vernon Economic Development Association
• Michael Nye, Sociologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

O

• Michael Osur, Deputy Director, Riverside University Health System-Public Health
• Patricia Overmeyer, Land Revitalization Coordinator, U.S. EPA

P

• Eric Pages, President, EntreWorks Consulting
• Michael Painter, Senior Program Manager, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Leticia Perez, County Supervisor, Kern County, California
• Dan Pietra, Executive Director, Detroit Collaborative Design Center; University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture
• Dan Pitera, Executive Director, Detroit Collaborative Design Center
• Dan Pontious, Housing Policy Coordinator, Baltimore Metropolitan Council
• Liz Pund, Community Arts Manager, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis

Q

• Margo Quiriconi, Director of Community Health Initiatives, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

R

• Antonio Raciti, Assistant Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Memphis
• Andrew Raimist, Lecturer, Washington University in St. Louis
• Arthi Rao, Program Manager, American Cancer Society
• Justin Rausa, Commissioner, Alameda County Public Health Commission
• Jeremy Raw, P.E., Systems Planning and Anaysis Team, FHWA, Office of Planning
• Michael Ray, President, NetOrganizing Consulting and Nurse Tree Arch Design, Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Anna Read, Senior Program Development and Research Associate, APA
• Chris Reamer, Small Business Owner, Graywater Speciality, Chris Reamer Permaculture Design + Build
• Kenneth Reardon, Professor and Director, MS in Urban Planning Program, Umass Boston
• Jason Reece, Senior Associate Director, Kirwan Institute
• Mark Reid, Partner, Urban Strategies
• Margaret Renas, Senior Manager & KSU TAB Program Partner, Delta Institute
• Julia Resnick, Senior Program Manager, Association for Community Health Improvement, American Hospital Association
• Anna Ricklin, Manager, Planning and Community Health Center, American Planning Association
• Phillip Rodbell, Program Leader, Urban and Community Forestry, U.S. Forest Service
• Catherine Ross, Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Tech University
• David Rouse, Managing Director of Research and Advisory Services, American Planning Association
• Bonnie Roy, Partner, SWT Design
• Michael Russo, Equity in Public Funds Manager, Advancement Project
• David Rutter, Senior Environmental Planner, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments

S

• Tony Salazar, Principal and President of West Coast Operations, McCormack Baron Salazar
• Corianne Scally, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute
• Justin Scheid, Office of International and Philanthropic Innovation, U.S. HUD
• James Scheulke, Deputy Director, America’s College Promise/Civic Nation
• Justin Schultz, Director, HR&A Advisors, Inc.
• Brenda Scott-Henry, Director of Green Urbanism, City of Gary, IN
• Phoebe Seaton, Co-Director and Attorney at Law, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
• Alicia Sebastian, Director of Housing and Community Development Programs, California Coalition for Rural Housing
• David Shabazian, Rural-Urban Connections Strategy Program Manager, Sacramento Area Council of Governments
• Costin Shamble, Office of Policy and Planning, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
• Gina Silva, Policy Analyst, USDA Rural Housing Service
• Sahdiyah Simpson, Student, Grand Center Arts Academy
• Graham Smith, Vice President of Planning, Gould Evans
• Lindsay Smith, Regional Food Systems Value Chain Coordinator, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
• John Robert Smith, Policy Advisor, Smart Growth America
• Susan Somers, President, Board of Directors, AURA
• Mashell Sourjohn, Associate State Director of Community Outreach Director, AARP
• Linda Steele, Chief Engagement Officier, ArtsMemphis
• Steve Steinhoff, Deputy Director, and Director of Community and Regional Development Planning, Capital Area Regional Planning Commission
• Tim Steinitz, Senior Policy Analyst, Federal Transit Administration
• Lee Steinmetz, Transportation Planner, County of Kauai
• Jessie Stewart, Executive Director, Richmond Promise
• Ben Stone, Director of Arts & Culture, Transportation for America
• Traceé Strum-Gilliam, Director, Mid-Atlantic Client Solutions, PRR
• Keith Suga, Executive Assistant to the Mayor, TIGER Project Manager, County of Kaua‘i
• Erika Svendsen, Research Social Scientist, US Forest Service Northeastern Station
• Todd Swanstrom, Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Kathy Sykes, Senior Advisor for Aging and Public Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

T

• Siobhan Tarver, Physical Scientist, Office of Environmental Justice and Sustainability, US EPA, Region 4
• David Taylor, President, Taylor|Future Solutions
• Susan Taylor, Director of Port Business Development, St. Louis Port Authority
• Denise Tennessee, Director, Office of Environmental Justice and Sustainability, US EPA, Region 4
• John Thomas, Director, Community Assistance and Research Division, Office of Sustainable Communities, US Environmental Protection Agency
• Samantha Thomas, Built Environment Manager, Blue Zones
• Sean Thomas, President, Vibrant Communities Consulting (former Executive Director of Old North St. Louis Restoration Group)
• David Toland, Executive Director, Thrive Allen County
• Will Toor, Steering Committee Member, Better Boulder
• Jimmie Tucker, Managing Principal, Self + Tucker Architects
• Ryan Tull, Vice President – Development, Rainen Companies, LLC
• Sarita Turner, Associate Director of the PolicyLink Center for Infrastructure Equity, PolicyLink
• Stephanie Tyree, Deputy Director, West Virginia Hub

U

• Barry Unchurch, 2017 President, St. Louis Association of Realtors

V

• Jim Van der Kloot, Senior Advisor, Strong Cities Strong Communities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Miguel Vazquez, Healthy Communities Planner, Riverside University Health System-Public Health
• Deanna Venker, Commissioner of Traffic, City of St. Louis, MO

W

• Matt Wadlow, Director of Utility Relatins, WaterNow
• Matthew Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Strategies DC
• Frank Warren Jr., Board Member & Therapeutic Horticulture Graduate, Gateway Greening
• Jake Warr, Policy Advisor, Diversity & Transit Equity Dept. Office of the General Manager, TriMet
• Prisca Weems, Pricipal, FutureProof
• Dr. Joan Wesley, Associate Professor, Jackson State University
• Susan Whitfield, Director of Operations, No More Empty Pots
• Clare Whyte, Student Film Producer, Grand Center Arts Academy
• Rob Wiener, Executive Director, California Coalition for Rural Housing
• Bethany Wilcoxon, Director, Capital Crossroads Director, Des Moines, IA
• Irvetta Williams, Manager of Government Affairs, Beyond Housing
• Alyce Wilson, Director, Grace Hill Women’s Business Center
• Rose Windmiller, Chair of the Board, Citizens for Modern Transit
• Matt Wyczalkowski, Executive Director, The BALSA Foundation
• Randolph Wykoff, Dean, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University

Y

• Michelle Yawn, Executive Director, Winder Housing Authority
• Nella Young, Design Leadership Program Director, National Design Initiatives, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Z

• John Zeanah, Deputy Director, Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development
• Mila Zelkha, Co-Founder, Peninsula Forward
• Tracy Zhu, Stakeholder and Advisory Body Analyst, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• Sara Zimmerman, Program and Policy Director, Safe Routes to School National Partnership
• Paul Zykofsky, Associate Director, Local Government Commission