February 2-4, 2017 • St. Louis, Missouri
We would like to extend a special thank you to the many individuals for their valuable input and support throughout the planning and production of this event. Collectively, they helped us develop a dynamic conference program, organized special events, coordinated the tours of local model projects, and helped design and create the indoor parklets. Without all of their efforts, this event could not have happened.
National Committee
Local Committee
TA/Local Day Committee
Tour Organizers
Parklets Organizers
And Many More
National Committee
New Partners Conference National Planning Committee
We would like to thank our National Planning Committee — through their guidance and support, we were able to put together a multi-disciplinary, dynamic, and cutting-edge conference program.
- Shawn Balon, Professional Practice Manager, American Society of Landscape Architects
- Debbie Bassert, Assistant Vice President, Land Use & Design Department, National Association of Home Builders
- Fred Bowers, Community Planner, Federal Highway Administration
- Carlton Eley, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Jusstice
- Kimberly Gayle, Director, Policy Review and Development, Federal Transit Administration
- Larry Greene, Executive Director, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
- Mariel Kanene, Smart Growth Network Representative; International City/County Management Association
- Doug Loescher, Principal, Civic Strategies Group
- Greg Macias, Senior Advisor to EVP, States & Communities, AARP
- Megan McConville, Office of the Administrator/Rural Housing Office, USDA Rural Development
- Melissa McCullough, Sustainability Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Shawn McIntosh, Former Program Manager, Center for Public Health Policy, American Public Health Association
- Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission
- Hugh Morris, Smart Growth & Community Outreach Representative, National Association of REALTORS®
- Lisa Nisenson, Lead, New Mobility Group, Alta Planning + Design; Co-Founder, GreaterPlaces
- Kathy Nothstine, Program Director, National Association of Counties
- Anna Read, Senior Program Development & Research Associate, American Planning Association
- Phillip Rodbell, Program Leader, Urban & Community Forestry USDA Forest Service
- Elizabeth Schilling, Deputy Director, Policy Development and Implementation, Smart Growth America
- Brett Schwartz, Program Manager, NADO Research Foundation
- Julia Seward, President, Julia Seward Consulting
- Beth Silverman, Senior Director, Education & Advisory Services Group, Urban Land Institute
- Mya Sjogren, Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Michael Spotts, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
- Timothy Steinitz, Program Analyst , Federal Transit Administration
- Kathy Sykes, Senior Advisor, Aging Initiative, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- David Taylor, President, Taylor | Future Solutions
- Sarita Turner, Sustainable Communities Fellow, PolicyLink
- Brett Van Akkerren, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sustainable Communities
- Michele Warren, Associate Director, Local Government Commission
- Sandra Whitehead, Director of Healthy Community Design, NACCHO
Local Committee
New Partners Conference Local Planning Committee (LPC)
We would like to thank our Local Planning Committee. Through their support and hard work, we were able to produce a dynamic program that has a very strong local and midwestern flavor, including many sessions featuring local and regional best practices, case studies and models of smart growth.
- Kelly Annis, District Coordinator, ULI St. Louis
- Segun Babalola, Project Manager & North Sector Specialist, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
- Maude Bauschard Trost, Commercial District Manager, St. Louis Development Corporation
- Marielle Brown, Director of Policy & Strategy, Trailnet
- Angela Burrage, Owner, AB Consulting Services
- Kimberly Cella, Executive Director, Citizens for Modern Transit
- Donna Coble, Executive Director, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri
- Sarah Coffin, Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Development, Saint Louis University
- Bob Denlow, Principal Partner, Denlow & Henry
- David Doyle, Sustainable Communities Coordinator, Region 7, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Carl Filler, Director of Strategic Policy Initiatives and Community Partnerships, City of St Louis, Mayors Office
- Eric Friedman, President, Housing & Community Solutions, Inc.; Broadband Collaborative, LLC; Friedman Group Ltd., REALTORS®
- Josh Goldman, Senior Education, Project Manager, Urban Strategies
- Dana Gray, Community Outreach, Tower Grove Neighborhoods
- Cassandra Hage, Sustainability Manager, Washington University
- Dan Hellmuth, Architect, Hellmuth-Biknese Sustainable Architecture
- Dr. Sarah Hobson, Founder & President, Community Allies, LLC
- Sheila Holm, Associate State Director for Outreach, AARP
- Nate Johnson, Broker/Owner, Real Estate Solutions; Missouri REALTORS®
- Bob Lewis, Principal, Development Strategies
- Andrew Linhares, Staff Attorney, Renew Missouri
- Kevin McKinney, Executive Director, SLACO
- Mary McMurtrey, Director of Community Engagement, Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation
- Jessica Mefford Miller, Chief of Planning & System Development, Bi-State Development
- Melissa Moulton, Member, Sierra Club
- Jen Myerscough, Executive Director, St. Louis Earth Day
- Heather Navarro, Executive Director, Missouri Coalition for the Environment
- Michael Nelson, Environmental Services Consultant, MEEA
- Hilary Perkins, Planner, City of Maryland Heights, MO
- Khrystyna Platte, Project Associate, Local Government Commission
- Don Roe, Director of Planning and Urban Design, City of St. Louis, Office of Planning and Urban Design
- Deborah Salberg, Planner, St. Louis County
- Matt Schindler, Executive Director, Gateway Greening
- Fernando Serrano, Assistant Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health, St Louis University
- Elizabeth Simmons, Community Program Manager, Great Rivers Greenway
- Rhonda Smythe, Program Officer, Missouri Foundation for Health
- John Sweet, Co-Trustee, William A. Kerr Foundation
- Cindy Terwillinger, Deputy Regional Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
- Sean Thomas, Executive Director, Old North St. Louis Restoration Group
- Nancy Thompson, Certified Community Planner, Useful Community Development
- Phil Valko, Sustainability Director, Washington University
- Patrick Van Der Tuin, Executive Director, B-Works
- Michele Warren, Associate Director, Local Government Commission
- Catherine Werner, Sustainability Director , City of St. Louis, Office of the Mayor
- Rosalind Williams, WITH/CEL
- Rose Windmiller, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Government & Community Relations, Wrighton
- Gregory Witherspoon, Elder, New Life Community Church; Gregory A Witherspoon & Associates
- Rachel Witt, Executive Director, South Grand CID
- Matt Wyczalkowsky, Executive Director, The Balsa Foundation
- Aaron Young, Sustainability Manager, East West Gateway Coordinating Council
TA/Local Day Committee
NPSG Technical Assistance and Local Activities Subcommittee
We would like to extend a very special thank you to everyone that worked very hard to develop and coordinate the many local technical assistance initiatives connected to the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, as well as the all of the FREE Local Day Activities that are taking place on February 1, 2017.
- Shawn Balon, Professional Practice Manager, American Society of Landscape Architects
- Tracy Boaz, Regional Supervisor, Missouri Department of Conservation
- Marielle Brown, Director of Policy & Strategy, Trailnet
- Eric Friedman, President, Housing & Community Solutions, Inc.; Broadband Collaborative, LLC; Friedman Group Ltd., REALTORS®
- John Gormley, Executive Director, St. Louis REALTORS®
- Erin Hervey, Vice President, REALTOR® Party and Local Board Relations, Missouri REALTORS®
- Dr. Sarah Hobson, Founder & President, Community Allies, LLC
- Nate Johnson, Broker/Owner, Real Estate Solutions; Missouri REALTORS®
- Josh Meyer, Director of Community Design, Local Government Commission
- Lisa Nisenson, Lead, New Mobility Group, Alta Planning + Design; Co-Founder, GreaterPlaces
- Robert Ping, Executive Director, Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
- Liz Pund, Community Arts Manager, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC)
- Tim Reinen, Executive Director, Radian, Inc.
- Felicia Shaw, Executive Director, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC)
- Elizabeth Simmons, Community Program Manager, Great Rivers Greenway
- Ken Snyder, CEO, PlaceMatters
- Marc Stallmann, CEO, St. Charles REALTORS®
- Andrea Taylor, Regional Advocacy Coordinator, Missouri REALTORS®
- Nancy Thompson, Certified Community Planner, Useful Community Development
- Barry Upchurch, President, St. Louis REALTORS®; Owner/Broker, Barry Upchurch Realty
- Brett Van Akkerren, Policy Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sustainable Communities
- Michele Warren, Associate Director, Local Government Commission
- Roseann Weiss, Director of Artist and Community Initiatives, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC)
- Paul Wojciechowski, Principal, Alta Planning + Design
- Paul Zykofsky, Associate Director, Local Government Commission
Tour Organizers
New Partners Conference Tour Organizers
We would like to extend a special thank you to all of the local leaders that worked hard to develop and coordinate the many dynamic and engaging tours of local model projects that are being held in conjunction with the conference.
- Michael Allen, Preservation Research Office
- Angela Burrage, AB Consulting Services
- Sydney Blankers, Farr Associates
- Tracy Boaz, Missouri Department of Conservation
- Dan Burden, Blue Zones
- Lisa Cagle, Citizens for Modern Transit
- Dana Gray, Garden District Commission/Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC
- Emily Lucas, City of St. Louis
- Anne McCullough, Cherokee Station Special Business District / Cherokee Street Development League
- Daniel Parolek, Opticos Design
- Rick Rosen, Downtown St. Louis Walking Tour Program
- Cady Seabaugh, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.
- Elizabeth Simons, Great Rivers Greenway
- Rhonda Smythe, Missouri Foundation for Health
- Sam Stephens, Garden District Commission
- Sean Thomas, Vibrant Communities Consulting
- Nancy Thompson, Useful Community Development
Parklets Organizers
New Partners Conference Parklet Organizers & Sponsors
The Local Government Commission and our conference partners would like to once again thank the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for their continued sponsorship and coordination of the annual in door parklets at the New Partners Conference.
In addition to the ASLA, many other groups came together to sponsor, design and create some of most interactive and engaging conference parklets to date for everyone at the conference to learn from and enjoy. Thank you to everyone who helped bring our six conference parklets to life!
- Aisha Alexander, Community Initiatives Director, KaBOOM
- Shawn Balon, Professional Practice Manager, American Society of Landscape Architects
- Donna Coble, Executive Director, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri
- Larissa Johnson, Program Manager, Montgomery County Maryland
- Tom Klein, Master of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Student, Washington University, St. Louis
- Kelsey Moline, Landscape Architect, Nature Explore Program
- Andrew Murray, Senior Project Manager, PGAVPLANNERS
- Brock Piglia, Designer, SWT Design
- Robert Ping, Executive Director, Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
- Khrystyna Platte, Project Associate, Local Government Commission
- Lisa Nisenson, Lead, New Mobility Group, Alta Planning + Design; Co-Founder, GreaterPlaces
- Daisy Ramirez, Health Education Assistant II, Riverside University Health System
- Phillip Rodbell, Program Leader, Urban & Community Forestry USDA Forest Service
- Julie Rose, Educational Services Director, Nature Explore Program
- Scott Runde, SWT Design
- Ken Snyder, CEO, PlaceMatters
- Deborah Steinberg, Director of Sustainability Initiatives, Knox College
- Miguel Vazquez, Healthy Communities Urban Regional Planner, Riverside University Health System
And Many More
A Very Special Thank You…
Besides all of our Partners, Sponsors, Promotional Partners, Committee and Subcommittee Members, Tour and Parklets Organizers — there are several people who deserve additional recognition for their important role in helping the Local Government Commission produce a dynamic and highly successful event.
We would like to thank the following people for going the extra mile to support the success of this conference and all its related activities.
- Shawn Balon, Professional Practice Manager, American Society of Landscape Architects
- Marielle Brown, Director of Policy & Strategy, Trailnet
- Rebecca Cabral, HelmsBriscoe
- Eric Friedman, President, Housing & Community Solutions, Inc.; Broadband Collaborative, LLC; Friedman Group Ltd., REALTORS®
- Dana Gray, Community Outreach, Tower Grove Neighborhoods
- Dr. Sarah Hobson, Founder & President, Community Allies, LLC
- Jenny Malone, Director of Convention Services, Explore St. Louis
- Hugh Morris, Smart Growth & Community Outreach Representative, National Association of REALTORS®
- Lisa Nisenson, Lead, New Mobility Group, Alta Planning + Design; Co-Founder, GreaterPlaces
- Ken Snyder, CEO, PlaceMatters
- Nancy Thompson, Certified Community Planner, Useful Community Development
- Barry Upchurch, President, St. Louis REALTORS®; Owner/Broker, Barry Upchurch Realty
- Brett Van Akkerren, Policy Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sustainable Communities