Speaker List

Planner III
Montgomery Planning

Silver Spring, MD

Senior Advisor
California Governor's Office of Planning and Research

Sacramento, CA

Capital Improvement Program Supervisor
City of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

Director, Executive Climate Office
King County

Gig Harbor, Washington

Metro Transit

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Chief Executive Officer
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Design Project Manager
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Minneapolis, MN

Student
Columbia University

New York City, New York

Senior Urban Designer
AECOM

Los Angeles, CA

Deputy Director, Planning
San Joaquin Council of Governments

Ripon, CA

New History

Minneapolis, MN

Research Associate
American Planning Association

Chicago, IL

Senior Transportation Planner
City of Sarasota

Bradenton, FL

Chief of Staff
Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Indianapolis, Indiana

Chairperson
State of Hawaii Ofc of Planning

Honolulu, HI

Director, Equity Operations
Rhode Island Department of Health

Providence, Rhode Island

Assistant Vice President
WSP USA

New Haven, Connecticut

Senior Planner
The Houston-Galveston Area Council

Houston, TX

Senior Associate
Clarion Associates

Denver, Colorado

Attorney
Greene Espel PLLP

Minneapolis, MN

Historic Preservation Program Supervisor
Montgomery County Planning Department, MNCPPC

Alexandria, VA

Managing Director
MUSE Community + Design

Chicago, Illinois

Studio Director
Timmons Group

Richmond, VA

Director of Community Planning and Development Services
City of Rockville, Maryland

Rockville, Maryland

Administrator, Comprehensive Planning Department
City of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Professor of Practice; Co-Director
Arizona State University; RV CoLab; Peoples Culture

Phoenix, AZ

Representative, Washington State House of Representatives

Sustainability Manager
City of Edina

St. Louis Park, MN

Sr. Strategic Communications Coordinator
HDR

Minneapolis, MN

County Executive Director
USDA- Farm Service Agency

St.Paul, MN

Planning Manager and Grants Specialist
Desire Line LLC

New Orleans, LA

Urban Designer
YARD & Company

Cincinnati, OH

Bolton & Menk

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Senior Planning Associate
Alta Planning + Design

Minnetonka, MN

Supervisory Transportation Planner
District Department of Transportation

Hyattsville, MD

Mode Shift Transportation Planner
City of San José Department of Transportation

San José, California

Planning Project Manager
City of Minneapolis CPED-Plng Dept

Minneapolis, MN

Master in City Planning student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Senior Planner
City of Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Research Assistant Professor
University of Miami Comprehensive Center for Brain Health

BOCA RATON, FL

Vice President - LEED for Communities
US Green Building Council

Setauket, New York

Deputy Director
City of Kansas City Plng & Dev Dept.

Kansas City, MO

Nightlife and Entertainment Services Manager
City of Austin

Austin, TX

Coastal and Water Management Division Lead
St John the Baptist Parish

New Orleans, LA

Sustainability Practice Manager
5engineering, LLC

Houston, Texas

Planner and Data Scientist
WSP

Kansas City, Missouri

Senior Public Engagement Specialist
Puget Sound Regional Council

Seattle, WA

Partner
Ancel Glink, P.C.

Chicago, IL

Urban Planning Practice Leader
Freese and Nichols Inc

Fort Worth, TX

Deputy Director
Los Angeles City Planning

Los Angeles, CA

Principal Planner
Salt Lake City

Layton, Utah

City of Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights, Minnesota

City of Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Partner
Rundell Ernstberger Associates

Westfield, IN

Senior Planner
City of Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Senior City Planner
City of Minneapolis

Minnesota

President, American Planning Association
Director, Illinois Corporation for Supportive Housing

Chicago, Illinois

Executive Director
Michigan Chapter American Planning Association

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Professor of Law
The University of Richmond School of Law, Professor

Richmond, Virginia

Senior Transportation Planner
Sam Schwartz Engineering

BROOKLYN, NY

Senior City Planner
City of Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Principal
Teska Associates Inc

Evanston, IL

Principal
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Chicago, Illinois

Principal
Yellow House Ideas

Minneapolis, MN

Placemaking Solutions Leader
Kendig Keast Collaborative

Austin, TX

Senior Urban Planner and Technologist
VHB

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey

Urban Planner
City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation

Atlanta, Georgia

CEO
Allapattah Collaborative, CDC

Miami, Florida

Director of Health and Social Impact
Savills

Shoreham-by-Sea, England, United Kingdom

Director of Planning & Community Development
City of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

Vice President of Planning and Policy
Municipal Art Society of New York

Brooklyn, New York

Planning Manager
Michael Baker International

Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Director
City of Madison Traffic Engineering

Madison, Wisconsin

Professor Emeritus
Univ of Hawaii School of Law

Honolulu, Hawaii

Senior Associate, Planner
MKSK

Atlanta, Georgia

Vice President
Barr Engineering Co.

Denver, Colorado

Senior Planner
Parkhill

Austin, TX

Development & Communications Director
Biarpatch Youth Services

Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Senior Associate & Lexington Office Lead
Lexington-Fayette County

Lexington, KY

Research Associate
American Planning Association

Chicago, IL

Project Designer
di Domenico + Partners

Long Island City, NY

PhD student
University of Bristol

London, England, United Kingdom

Director of Research & Special Projects
Preservation Chicago

Chicago, IL

Director Technical Solutions
General Code

Rochester, NY

Principal | Assist. Prof. in Practice
Supernormal | Harvard GSD

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Director of Food System Planning
KC Healthy Kids

Kansas City, MO

Mayor, City of Scranton

Attorney
Cr Planning

Duluth, Minnesota

Principal and Vice President
APA Texas -Houston-Galveston Section

Pearland, TX

Assistant Professor of Business Law
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Planning Manager
Burns & McDonnell

Kansas City, MO

Director
HNTB

Los Angeles, California

Mobility Innovation Manager
City of Orlando

Orlando, FL

Planning Director
City of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

Project Manager
Nitsch Engineering

Boston, MA

RPIA, President, Planning Institute of Australia

Chicago, IL

Director of Special Projects
South Bronx Unite

New York City, New York

City of Richfield

FEMA Climate Analytics and Services Lead
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Annapolis, Maryland

Vice President, Resilience Solutions
Dewberry

Cary, NC

Planning and Urban Design Director
City of Asheville, NC

Asheville, North Carolina

City of Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

Assistant Director
Louisville Metro Planning and Design

Louisville, KY

Community Planner
USDOT

Broadview Hts, OH

Founder + CEO
S. R. D. Consulting, LLC

Castle Rock, CO

founder
Storyslices LLC

Saint Paul, MN

Senior Energy Planner
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Manitou Springs, CO

Manager of Policy Planning

New Westminster, BC, Canada

Research Manager
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

American Planning Association

Chicago , Illinois

Creator
CityNerd

Albuquerque, NM

City of St Paul Plng & Econ Dev Dept

White Bear Lake, MN

Manager Electric Bus Infrastructure
Metro Transit

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota

Housing & Community Development Division Manager
City of Santa Cruz

santa cruz, CA

Urban Planner and Engagement Specialist
SEH Inc

St Paul, Minnesota

Active Transportation Program Manager
City of Austin

Austin, TX

PAS Editor
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Public Affairs Program Manager
American Planning Association

Oak Lawn, IL

Raleigh Office Director | Senior Planner
Toole Design Group

Raleigh, NC

Senior Research Associate
American Planning Association

Chicago, IL

Senior Planner
Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Transit Planning Manager
Chapel Hill Transit

Durham, NC

Capital Region Planning Comm

Minneapolis, MN

Principal Planner
Sun Daisy Enterprises LLC

Lincoln, Nebraska

Student
University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Executive Director
Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Principal
STANTEC

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Senior Associates
Clarion Associates

Denver, CO

Planning Coordinator
City of Fargo

Fargo, ND

Project Administrator
NYC Parks

Brooklyn, NY

Community Development Director
Idaho Commission on the Arts

Boise, ID

Community Development Director
City of Fort Collins Plng Dept

Fort Collins, CO

Senior Project Manager
Benesch

Tampa, FL

Zoning Code Project Coordinator
National Zoning Atlas, Cornell AAP

Brooklyn, New York

Metropolitan Council

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Transportation Planner
City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

WSP

Dallas, Texas

Senior Urban Design Associate
Van Meter Williams Pollack

Minneapolis, MN

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HOUSTON, Texas

Policy Analyst
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Buffalo, NY

Principal
Local Climate Solutions

Minneapolis, MN

APA

President & CEO
South Tampa Chamber of Commerce

Tampa, Florida

Senior Fellow
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Brookline, MA

American Planning Association

Washington, District of Columbia

Vice President
Economic & Planning Systems

Oakland, California

Professor / President
UC San Diego / Urban Design 4 Health, Inc.

San Diego, CA

US Business Development Lead and Consultant
Sustainability Solutions Group

Austin, Texas

Senior Fellow & Senior Program Advisor
American Farmland Trust

Chesterfield, MA

Northern Illinois University

Senior Planner
City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department

Austin, Texas

Mayor, City of Minneapolis

Associate Director, Policy and Public Affairs
Trust for Public Land

Lexington, KY

American Planning Association

Illinois

Virginia's Region 2000 Local Government Council

Laramie, WY

Historian / Architectural Historian
Hess, Roise and Company

Minneapolis, MN

Principal / Lecturer
Gamble Associates / MIT

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Transportation Planner
AECOM

Emeryville, California

Vice President of Real Estate and Community Development
Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority

Richmond, Virginia

Community Development Strategist
Pillars Development

Houston, Texas

Principal
Aspen-Pitkin County

Basalt, CO

Director
Clarion Associates

Denver, Colorado

Associate, Senior Urban Designer
VAN METER WILLIAMS & POLLACK

South San Francisco, CA

President
Urban Ecosystems

Saint Paul, MN

State Government Affairs Manager
American Planning Association

Chicago, IL

Coordinating Planner
Chicago Department of Public Health

Chicago, Illinois

Director
Albany County Plng Dept

Laramie, WY

Deputy Director of Planning, Preservation, and Urban Design
City of Indianapolis: Department of Metropolitan Development

Indianapolis, Indiana

Community Development Director
City of Ramsey

Stillwater, MN

Community Development Director
City of Wayzata

Wayzata, MN

Senior Associate
Land Logistics

Ukiah, California

Commissioner District 4
El Paso County, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Planning Consultant
JB Goodman

New Orleans, LA

Resilience Planner
Dewberry

Virginia Beach, VA

Regional President
Cordia

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota

Founder
Sowing Love

New York, New York

Founder & Principal
LifeSpring Consulting, LLC

CHICAGO, IL

Community & Economic Development Director
City of McCall

McCall, ID

Director, Equity and Opportunity
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Cambridge, MA

Partner
Mithun

Seattle, Washington

Community Development Director
City of Roseville

Roseville, Minnesota

Executive Director
Little Growers, Inc

Palm Bay, Florida

City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Associate Urban Designer/ Planner
Design Workshop

Houston, Texas

Senior Planner
Missoula County Planning

Missoula, MT

PhD Candidate
University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Technical Manager
Michael Baker Intl.

Chicago, Illinois

President
Hall Sweeney Properties

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Senior Community and Strategic Initiatives Manager
Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity (PartnerTulsa)

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Senior City Planner
City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Associate Director
DC Office of Planning

washington, DC

Community Planner
US GSA

Washington, District of Columbia

Director, Transportation Planning
Sam Schwartz Consulting

Evanston, IL

Former Commissioner
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

Chicago, Illinois

Chair, New Zealand Planning Institute

APA

Ohio

Chairman, National Association of Home Builders

Managing Director, Engagement & Innovation
Elemental Excelerator

Oakland, CA

Senior Associate
Clarion Associates

Denver, CO

Principal Planner
City of Sunny Isles Beach

Hialeah, FL

Principal / Partner
BJH Advisors

New York, New York

American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Future Mobility Principal Planner
Minnesota Department of Transportation

Minneapolis, MN

Senior Planner / Project Manager
Inspire Placemaking Collective (May 2024)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Community Planner
Douglas County Trans & Land Services

Riverside, NJ

Project Manager
Oates Associates

St. Charles, MO

Economic Development Manager
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Prior Lake, MN

Physical Scientist
NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Mount Pleasant, SC

Communications Strategy Branch Chief
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Washington, District of Columbia

Associate Director of Planning & Community Programs
Genesee County Land Bank Authority

Flint, MI

Redesign, Inc.

Minneapolis, MN

President
CHPlanning

Philadelphia, PA

Founder and Executive Director
YEP! Youth Engagement Planning

SAINT PAUL, MN

Waiver Transportation Program Manager
Metropolitan Transportation Services, Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities

Saint Paul, MN, Minnesota

Partner | Cofounder
Houseal Lavigne

Chicago, Illinois

President, Canadian Institute of Planners

Director of Solutions Engineering
Mid-America Regional Council

Kansas City, MO

Policy and Membership Associate
Missouri Municipal League

Jefferson City, Missouri

Planning Director
Prince George's County

College Park, MD

Chief Foresight & Knowledge Officer
American Planning Association

Chicago, IL

Principal
The i5Group LLC

St. Louis, Missouri

CEO
Center for Neighborhood Technology

Chicago, IL

Associate Professor
Ohio State University

Wooster, OH

APA Texas

Senior Management Analyst
Lane County Office of Emergency Management

Eugene, OR

Principal Planner
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Chicago, IL

Senior Associate
Coen+Partners

Los Angeles, California

Program Specialist
Whatcom County Health and Community Services

Bellingham, WA

City of St Paul Plng & Econ Dev Dept

Saint Paul, MN

Principal of Architecture
Baker Associates, Inc.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Professor/Program Director
University of Kansas, Urban Planning Program

Lawrence, Kansas

Associate Director
Planning Accreditation Board

Chicago, Illinois

Public Engagement Manager
Minnesota Department of Transportation

Roseville, MN

Comprehensive Planning Manager
City of Boulder

Westminster, CO

Michigan Association of Planning

Ann Arbor, Michigan

City Planner
City of Los Angeles Dept of City Planning

Los Angeles, CA

Doctoral Candidate
Antioch University New England

Saint Paul, MN

Planning Principal
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization

Minneapolis, MN

AARP Livable Communities

West Palm Beach, FL

Founder & CEO
ViewPro GIS

Katy, Texas

Urban Resilience Consultant
World Bank

Washington DC, DC

Performance and Operations Specialist
City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation

East Point, Georgia

Senior City Planner
City of Des Moines

Ames, IA

Spartanburg

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina

Development Division Chief
City of Alexandria Dept of Planning

Alexandria, Virginia

Owner
Flywheel Community Development Services LLC

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Planner II
City of Centennial, Colorado

Colorado

Arizona Planning Association

Glendale, Arizona

Metropolitan Council - Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul, MN

Community Services Manager
City of Tempe

Tempe, AZ

Senior Planner
Mid-Iowa Planning Alliance

Hubbard, IA

Sustainability Project Manager
University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

City of Bloomington Plng Comm

Bloomington, MN

Director
KEA

New York, NY

Director of Research, Lecturer
National Youth Advocate Program, The OSU

Columbus, Ohio

Associate Principal
MKSK

Indianapolis, Indiana

Principal
BR+A Engineers PC

Yonkers, New York

Planning Supervisor
Arlington County, VA

Arlington, Virginia

Community Planner
US GSA

Washington, DC

City Planner
City of Richfield Plng & Zng Dept

Lauderdale, MN

Manager of Economic Development
City of Port Moody

Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada

Visiting Scholar
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Interagency Recovery Coordination Branch Chief
DHS - FEMA Region III

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Partner
Upstream Thinking

Chicago, Illinois

Associate
LRK

Philadelphia, PA

Planning & Zoning Director
St John the Baptist Parish

New Orleans, LA

Director
BJH ADVISORS

NEW YORK, NY

American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Planning Director
Interstate Engineering

Williston, North Dakota

Principal Public Health Epidemiologist
RI Department of Health

Barrington, RI

Associate Principal, Sustainability and Climate Planning
AECOM

Sacramento, CA

Division Manager
Boulder County

Boulder, Colorado

Principal, Planner
Design Workshop

Carbondale, Colorado

Senior Program Director
Sustainable CT

06370, Connecticut

Associate
Stantec

Waltham, MA

Partner
SB Friedman Development Advisors

Chicago, IL

City Planning Director
City of Milwaukee Dev Dept

Milwaukee, WI

Planner
MKSK

Louisville , Kentucky

Cultural Resource Planner III
Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC

Wheaton, Maryland

Project Manager
Bellwether Consulting

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Associate Planner
MKSK

Columbus, Ohio

Urban Planner
Stantec

Minneapolis, MN

Director of Economic Development and Housing
City of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

Sr. Transportation/Environmental Planner
WSP USA, Inc.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Associate Principal
di Domenico + Partners

Long Island City, New York

Partner
Mend Collaborative

Minneapolis, MN

Fellow
Brookings Institution

Washington, District of Columbia

Principal
HR&A Advisors, Inc.

Minneapolis, MN

Senior City Planner
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning

Los Angeles, CA

Executive Director
Miami Homes For All

Miami, FL

Project Administrator for Planning and Policy
NYC Parks

Sunnyside, NY

Principal
WXY Studio

New York, New York

Assistant Professor, Urban Planning Program
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Program Director, Alliance for Health Equity
Illinois Public Health Institute

Chicago, Illinois

Executive Director
Montana League of Cities and Towns

Helena, MT

Deputy Director
City of Arlington Plng & Cmty

Medford, MA

Urban Planning Practice Lead
ESRI

Redlands, CA

Special Assistant to the President, Domestic Policy Council, The White House

Director of Public Infrastructure and Strategic Development
Destination Medical Center EDA / Malmberg Projects

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Founder
CityGal Solutions

Denver, CO

Senator, Montana State Senate

TOD Program Manager
Houston METRO

Houston, TX

Program Analyst
Chicago Department of Public Health

Chicago, IL

Executive Director
Delaware Valley RPC

Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Planner
City of Orange

Baldwin Park, CA

Founder/CEO
LM Genuine Solutions

Miami, FL

Coordinating Planner
Chicago Department of Public Health

Chicago, IL

Transportation Planner
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)

San Francisco, CA

Transportation Planning Manager
City of Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Planning Manager
City of New Albany

New Albany, OH

Associate Principal
MKSK Studios

Columbus, OH

Principal Planner
Bolton & Menk

New Brighton, MN

Assistant City Manager
City of Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

Director of Transit
Pelivan Transit

Big Cabin, OK

Transportation Planner
Sam Schwartz

New York, NY

Chief of Integrated Planning
The Goodman Corp

AUSTIN, Texas

Planning Director
City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Principal
Sam Schwartz

Chicago, Illinois

CEO and President
Logan Simpson

Fort Collins, Colorado

Planner
City of Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA

Attorney at Law
Dwight Merriam, FAICP, Attorney at Law

Weatogue, CT

Senior Program Director and Lecturer
Rutgers University

Whippany, New Jersey

President
Land Logistics

Davis, CA

CEO/Founder
EQT By Design

madison, Wisconsin

City Planner
Clark & Enersen

Lincoln, NE

Resilience Planner
Dewberry

Brooklyn, NY

Urban Planner
VHB

Dorchester, MA

Program Director
Mellon Foundation

New York, NY

Senior Academic Specialist, Urban & Regional Planning Program
Michigan State University

Grand Blanc, MI

Long Range Planner
City of Saratoga Springs (Utah)

South Jordan, UT

Research Program and QA Manager
American Planning Association

Chicago, IL

Immediate Past Chair
APA Public Schools + Communities Division

Daytona Beach, FL

American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Managing Partner
Orion Planning + Design

Missoula, MT

Senior City Planner
City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN

Executive Director
Community Wildfire Planning Center

Littleton, Colorado

Director, Planning & Development Services Dept
City of Greeley Planning Dept

Boulder, CO

retired - Planner
Center for Better Communities

Honolulu, Hawaii

Coordinating Planner
Chicago Department of Public Health

Chicago, Illinois

Director
Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc.

San Luis Obispo, CA

Planning Manager
Bismarck City Planning Office

Bismarck, ND

Sustainable Transportation Manager
SRF Consulting Group

Minneapolis, MN

Chief, Policy and Long-Range Planning
NYC Parks

Brooklyn , New York

Planning and Development Director
Linn County

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Director of Economic Development
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Winter Park, FL