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Saturday, Apr 13th
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
CT
Beyond Lawn Sign Battles: Building Support for Change
Location: Room 101 HIJ
Moderator and Speaker:
Lisa Bender, AICP
– Alta Planning + Design
Speaker:
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde
Speaker:
Jillia Pessenda
Speaker:
Rosie Truelove
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Saturday, Apr 13th
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
CT
Multi-Benefit Planning = Multi-Benefit Results
Location: Room 101 DEFG
Moderator and Speaker:
Susan A. Wood, FAICP (she/her/hers)
– Regional Transportation District
Speaker:
Shannon Spurlock (she/her/hers)
– Pacific Institute
Speaker:
Peter LiFari
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.5
Saturday, Apr 13th
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
CT
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advocacy Across Conservative Landscapes
Location: Room 101 HIJ
Moderator and Speaker:
Samantha Castro, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Tunnell Spangler Walsh & Associates (TSW)
Speaker:
Madeline Sturms, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Speaker:
Laura K. Everitt, AICP
– Benesch
Speaker:
Nathan Lipson, AICP (he/they)
– WSP USA, Inc.
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Saturday, Apr 13th
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Historic Meets Hip: A Renaissance of Stillwater, MN
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Tim Gladhill, AICP
– City of Ramsey
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 2.5
Saturday, Apr 13th
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
CT
Data-Driven Capital Planning: Unlocking a More Equitable City
Location: Room 200 A - E
Moderator and Speaker:
Lucy E. M Robson, AICP (she/her/hers)
– New York City Department of City Planning
Speaker:
Kelsey Wickel
Speaker:
Kristen Ahearn
– City of Baltimore
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Saturday, Apr 13th
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
CT
Hopkins After Dark
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Not Presenting:
PeggySue L. Imihy
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Kersten R. Elverum
Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Revee Needham, AICP
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Kurt A. Howard
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Ryan Krzos, AICP
– City of Richfield Plng & Zng Dept
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1
Saturday, Apr 13th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Delivering on Decades of Planning at Upper Harbor
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Hilary A. Dvorak
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Erin Que
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Julie Aldrich, RLA (she/her/hers)
– Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Nathan Koster
Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Hilary Holmes
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 2.25
Saturday, Apr 13th
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
CT
Beyond Politics: Strategies in Election Seasons
Location: Ballroom B
Moderator and Speaker:
Lakisha Hull, AICP
– Prince George's County
Speaker:
Alysia Davis Osborne, AICP
– Charlotte-Mecklenburg PC
Speaker:
Nina Idemudia, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Center for Neighborhood Technology
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Saturday, Apr 13th
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
CT
Nightlife Planning: More Than Fun and Games
Location: Room 200 F - J
Moderator and Speaker:
Brian Block, AICP (he/him/his)
– City of Austin
Speaker:
Ariel Palitz
– Oaktree Solutions
Speaker:
Benjamin Van Houten
– SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Saturday, Apr 13th
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
CT
Pursuing Equity in Zoning: Could It Work Here?
Location: Ballroom A
Moderator and Speaker:
Haila Rusch Maze, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Bolton & Menk
Speaker:
Alyson Craig, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Charlotte
Speaker:
Leslie Oberholtzer, AICP
Speaker:
Meagan McMahan, AICP
– City of Minneapolis
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1 Equity
Sunday, Apr 14th
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
CT
Is It Me? Reflections on Public Discontent
Location: Ballroom B
Moderator and Speaker:
Kyle A. May, AICP
– MKSK Studios
Speaker:
Sarah L. Lilly, AICP (she/her/hers)
– MKSK
Speaker:
Luis E. Calvo, AICP
– MKSK
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Sunday, Apr 14th
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Planning While Black: Sustaining an Inclusive Urban Renaissance
Location: Room 101 HIJ
Moderator and Speaker:
Nina Idemudia, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Center for Neighborhood Technology
Speaker:
Katanya Raby
– Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Speaker:
Angela Brooks, FAICP
– Director, Illinois Corporation for Supportive Housing
Speaker:
Chandra Christmas-Rouse
Speaker:
Kimberly Morris
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.5
Sunday, Apr 14th
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
CT
Designing the Dais: Reimagining Town Hall
Location: Room 102 AB
Moderator and Speaker:
Christian E. Schmidt, AICP
– Clarion Associates
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .25
Sunday, Apr 14th
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
CT
The Hunger Games: Comp Plan Amendments Gone Wild
Location: Room 200 F - J
Moderator and Speaker:
Silvia E. Vargas, FAICP
– Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
Speaker:
Claudia Hasbun, AICP
– City of Sunny Isles Beach
Speaker:
Tanya Wilson
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Sunday, Apr 14th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CT
Schmidt Brewery: Historic Reuse and Revitalization
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Bill Dermody, AICP
– City of St Paul Plng & Econ Dev Dept
Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Christine Boulware
– City of Saint Paul
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Diane Nordquist
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Gregg A. Paschke
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Philip Gagne'
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 2.75
Sunday, Apr 14th
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Twin Districts: Innovation in Community-Driven TOD
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Hilary A. Dvorak
Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Christina Hong, AICP
Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Spencer Miller-Johnson
Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Aaron Hanauer, AICP
– City of Minneapolis
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 2.5
Sunday, Apr 14th
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
CT
Catalyzed Revitalization: Calgary’s Downtown Strategy
Location: Room 102 AB
Moderator and Speaker:
Sheryl McMullen
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .25
Sunday, Apr 14th
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
CT
We Want Trader Joe’s! Navigating Mall Redevelopment Politics
Location: Room 200 A - E
Moderator and Speaker:
Stephen Ibendahl, AICP
– The i5Group LLC
Speaker:
Justin E. Wyse, AICP (he/him/his)
– City of Chesterfield Plng Dept
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Sunday, Apr 14th
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
CT
You’re the Messenger: Demonstrating Value to Elected Officials
Location: Room 101 ABC
Moderator and Speaker:
Emily J. Pasi (she/her/hers)
– American Planning Association
Speaker:
Brenna Donegan (she/her/hers)
– American Planning Association
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.5
Sunday, Apr 14th
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
CT
Winning by Collaboration in the Big Sky
Location: Room 200 A - E
Moderator and Speaker:
Andrew Hagemeier, AICP
– Missoula County Planning
Speaker:
Kelly A. Lynch, AICP
– Montana League of Cities and Towns
Speaker:
Forrest Mandeville
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Monday, Apr 15th
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
CT
Bringing Communities Together Through Arts & Culture
Location: Room 101 DEFG
Moderator and Speaker:
Alison R. Espindola (she/her/hers)
– Idaho Commission on the Arts
Speaker:
Annette Roth
Speaker:
Rachel Morgan
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.5
Monday, Apr 15th
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
CT
Krewe D'Ensite: The Urban Planning Mardi Gras Krewe
Location: Room 102 AB
Moderator and Speaker:
Jeffrey B. Goodman, AICP
– JB Goodman
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .25
Monday, Apr 15th
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
CT
Advocating for Better Climate Policy (and Funding)
Location: Room 205 A - D
Moderator and Speaker:
Matthew T. Bucchin, AICP
– Halff
Speaker:
Jason Jordan
Speaker:
Marissa Aho, AICP
– King County
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Monday, Apr 15th
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
CT
Equitable Revitalization in Postindustrial Cities: Mayors Panel
Location: Ballroom B
Moderator and Speaker:
Anthony Flint (he/him/his)
– Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Speaker:
Jessie Grogan
– Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Speaker:
Mayor Aftab Pureval
Speaker:
Mayor Jacob Frey
Speaker:
Mayor Paige Cognetti
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Monday, Apr 15th
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
CT
North Dakota Renaissance Zone: State and Local Partnerships
Location: Room 200 A - E
Moderator and Speaker:
Daniel Nairn, AICP
– Bismarck City Planning Office
Speaker:
Rachel Laqua, AICP
– Interstate Engineering
Speaker:
Maegin Elshaug
– City of Fargo
Speaker:
Rikki Roehrich (she/her/hers)
– North Dakota Department of Commerce
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Monday, Apr 15th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CT
Long Range Planning Implementation in the Midway Neighborhood
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Yasmine Robinson
– City of Saint Paul Department of Planning & Economic Development
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Josh Williams
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 2.5
Monday, Apr 15th
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
CT
Redefining Zoning: A Blueprint for Localized Solutions
Location: Room 200 A - E
Moderator and Speaker:
Deanna Dupuy, AICP
Speaker:
Jessica Szelag
Speaker:
Crystal Rain (she/her/hers)
– City of Boise
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Monday, Apr 15th
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
CT
Creating a Blueprint for Ground-up Black-Led Community Development
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Chloe McGuire Brigl, AICP
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.5
Monday, Apr 15th
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
CT
Minneapolis Root District: Planting Seeds, Growing Roots
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Jasmine Countney
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Shannon Fitzgerald
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.25
Monday, Apr 15th
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
CT
Edward Baker, Iconic Minneapolis Skyway’s & District Energy
Location: Room 101 HIJ
Moderator and Speaker:
Wayne Barnett
Speaker:
Jacob Graff
– Cordia
Speaker:
Craig John, AIA, CDT, LEED-AP, NCARB
– Baker Associates, Inc.
Speaker:
D'Angelos C. Svenkeson, . (he/him/his)
– Neoo Partners INC
Speaker:
Andrew Kozak, PE, AEE Fellow, LEED AP (he/him/his)
– BR+A Engineers PC
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.5
Tuesday, Apr 16th
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
CT
"We Don't Have That Problem Here"
Location: Room 101 DEFG
Moderator and Speaker:
Daniel C. Besinaiz (he/him/his)
– City of Colorado Springs
Speaker:
Caleb Knutson (he/him/his)
– Mid-Iowa Planning Alliance
Speaker:
Tippe Morlan, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Saratoga Springs (Utah)
Speaker:
Nathan Lipson, AICP (he/they)
– WSP USA, Inc.
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1.5
Tuesday, Apr 16th
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
CT
A New Front Yard in a Legacy City
Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area
Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator:
Hilary A. Dvorak
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Joseph Peris
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Charles T. Lutz
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Miles Mercer
Mobile Workshop Guide:
Michael Vekich
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 2
Wednesday, May 8th
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
CT
Participatory “Demolition Planning” in Flint, Michigan
Location: Channel 1
Moderator and Speaker:
Victoria Chaney Morckel, AICP (she/her/hers)
– Michigan State University
Speaker:
Melissa Hertlein (she/her/hers)
– Genesee County Land Bank Authority
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Wednesday, May 8th
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Small Town Urbanism: Plans, Politics and People
Location: Channel 1
Moderator and Speaker:
David E. Gamble, AICP AIA LEED AP
– Gamble Associates / MIT
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Wednesday, May 8th
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
CT
A Planner’s Guide to Tribal Sovereignty & Partnerships
Location: Channel 2
Moderator and Speaker:
Emily A. Goellner, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Wayzata
Speaker:
Nicole Hendrickson
– Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Speaker:
Stephanie M. Brown (she/her/hers)
– Yellow House Ideas
Speaker:
John D. Tovey, AICP (he/him/his)
– Umatilla Indian Reservation
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Thursday, May 9th
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CT
Ethics at the Front Counter
Location: Channel 3
Moderator and Speaker:
Sara K. Copeland, FAICP (she/her/hers)
– Burns & McDonnell
Speaker:
Diane M. Binckley, AICP
– City of Kansas City Plng & Dev Dept.
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1 Ethics
Thursday, May 9th
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Lessons Learned from a Historic Minnesota Legislative Session
Location: Channel 3
Moderator and Speaker:
Breanne B. Rothstein, AICP (she/her/hers)
– City of Brooklyn Park
Speaker:
Ania McDonnell
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Thursday, May 9th
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
CT
The Art of Communicating Planning’s Value
Location: Channel 1
Moderator and Speaker:
Bonnie J. Johnson, FAICP, PhD (she/her/hers)
– University of Kansas, Urban Planning Program
Speaker:
Nader Afzalan
– California Governor's Office of Planning and Research
Speaker:
Paul Mogush
Speaker:
Triveece Penelton
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75
Thursday, May 9th
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
CT
Density Under Attack Through Environmental Rights Act Suits
Location: Channel 3
Moderator and Speaker:
John M. Baker (he/him/his)
– Greene Espel PLLP
Speaker:
Jean Coleman, JD, MURP (she/her/hers)
– Cr Planning
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | 1 Law CM/Illinois MCLE
Friday, May 10th
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
CT
Is This What We Meant by Joint Planning?
Location: Channel 2
Moderator and Speaker:
Melissa Ruth, AICP
– Logan Simpson
Speaker:
Philipp Gabathuler, AICP
– Virginia's Region 2000 Local Government Council
Speaker:
David C. Gertsch, AICP
– Albany County Plng Dept
Navigating Politics to Advance Planning
CM | .75