Speaker List

Founding Principal
Landscape Interactions

Leyden, Massachusetts

Planner III
Montgomery Planning

Silver Spring, Maryland

Co-Chair APA Smart Cities Task Force / Visiting Assistant Professor
California Governor's Office of Planning and Research

Sacramento, California

Founder and Professor
The Triangle & UC Berkeley

Sacramento, California

Planner / Architectural Designer
DLR Group | Architecture + Advocacy

New York, New York

Project Manager
Macomb County Planning and Economic Development

Harrison Township, Michigan

Vice President
ISOCARP

East Granby, Connecticut

Associate
COLLABO

Chicago, Illinois

Research Associate
American Planning Association National

Chicago, Illinois

Community Development Manager
City of Dexter

Dexter, Michigan

President
City Photos and Books, Inc.

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Acting Assistant Planning Director
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Senior Associate
Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Inc.

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Principal - Planning & Urban Design
Torti Gallas & Partners

Washington, District of Columbia

Planning & Building Director
City of Westland

Westland, Michigan

Principal
All Together

Associate Planner
mcfa

Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Principal Planner
City of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Vice President
Matrix Consulting Group

Matthews, North Carolina

Partner
Giffels Webster

Birmingham, Michigan

Planner
City of Tulsa

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Project Manger
Georgia Tech Center for Economic Development Research

Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Urban Designer
Lord Aeck Sargent

Detroit, Michigan

Executive Counsel
New Orleans City Council

New Orleans, Louisiana

Water Resources Manager
Town of Ipswich

Illustrator
Freelance

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Transportation Planner
NYC Department of City Planning

Brooklyn, New York

Senior Planner
City of Novi

Novi, Michigan

Urban Designer
YARD & Company

Cincinnati, Ohio

Managing Attorney - Affordable Housing Group
Detroit Justice Center

Detroit, Michigan

Director of Housing Stability
Gilbert Family Foundation

Detroit, Michigan

CEO
IB Environmental

Director
Los Angeles City Planning

Los Angeles, California

Senior Attorney
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes

Williamston, Michigan

Parks and Natural Resources Director
Polk County, Florida

Bartow, Florida

Deputy Zoning Administrator
Department of Planning and Development, Fairfax County

Fairfax, Virginia

Director of Planning
City of Gahanna

Gahanna, Ohio

Planning and Development Director
City of Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, Wyoming

Director
City of Richmond Department of Transportation

Richmond, Virginia

Senior Planner
City of Pontiac Community Development Department

Detroit, Michigan

City Planner/Zoning Specialist
City Planning Commission/Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Founder + Chief Strategist
&Access

Washington, District of Columbia

Principal Planner
Utah APA

Layton, Utah

Planner
Dillon Consulting

Heatherton , Nova Scotia, Canada

Planning Director
City of Shaker Heights

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Senior Associate
WXY Studio

New York, New York

Chief Housing and Urban Development Officer
City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Project Manager
City of Detroit, General Services Department, Blight Remediation Division

Detroit, Michigan

Executive Director
Michigan Chapter APA

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Director
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Chicago, Illinois

Urban Agriculture Deputy Director
City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Associate Planner
Olsson

Missouri

Managing Director
Gensler

Detroit, Michigan

Senior Associate
Interface Studio LLC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Senior Planner
City of Southfield

Southfield, Michigan

Places & Communities Solution Leader
Halff

Austin, Texas

Senior Urban Planner and Technologist
VHB

New York City, New York

Partner / Project Director
ECONorthwest

Portland, Oregon

Advisor
City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Planner II
OHM Advisors

Detroit, Michigan

Executive Director
Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit (D4)

Michigan

Deputy County Manager, Chief Race & Equity Officer
Arlington County (VA) Government

Springfield, Virginia

Senior Planning Strategist
Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Planner III
City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

African American Community Engagement Manager
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Wiliamsburg, Virginia

Chapter President
Nevada Chapter-APA

Sparks, Nevada

Sr Planner / Project Manager
Parkhill

Austin, Texas

President & CEO, Principal Planner
Desire Line LLC

Metairie, Louisiana

Planner Manager
Somos Group

Los Angeles, California

Senior Associate & Lexington Office Lead
Tunnell Spangler Walsh & Associates

Lexington, Kentucky

Research Associate
American Planning Association National

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Environmental & Infrastructure Planner
CDM Smith

East Brunswick, New Jersey

Managing Director
WXY Studio

Brooklyn, New York

Project Director
it's electric

Brooklyn, New York

Director of Place
Michigan Central

State Government Affairs Manager
American Planning Association

Associate Transportation Planner
Fehr & Peers

Culver City, California

Senior Principal
SmithGroup

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Oakland University School of Health Sciences

Royal Oak, MI

Undergraduate student
Southeast University

Nanjing, China (People's Republic)

Transportation Planner
AECOM

Bloomfield Township, Michigan

Conservation Director
Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation

Florida

Designer
di Domenico + Partners

NYC, New York

Urban Planner | Associate
SmithGroup

Chicago, Illinois

Associate | Healthcare Designer | Urban Planner
SmithGroup

Chicago, Illinois

Planning Business Group Leader
Water & Environmental Technologies

Butte, Montana

Principal
Stantec Consulting

New York, New York

Assistant City Manager & Community Development Director
City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Director of Partnerships & Advocacy
Vital Healthcare Capital

North Carolina

Principal and Vice President
Freese and Nichols, Inc.

Pearland, Texas

Planning Department Manager
Michael Baker International & Crafton Borough Council

Crafton, Pennsylvania

Program Director
Center for Urban Transportation Research

Florida

Assistant Professor of Business Law
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Local Government Account Executive

Birmingham, Alabama

Vice President/Florida Community Design Planning Lead
Wade Trim, Inc.

Lutz, Florida

Planning Leader | Senior Associate
DLR Group

Brooklyn, New York

Executive Director
Boone County Planning Commission

Burlington, Kentucky

Director, Urban Sustainability
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Director of Planning
Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota, Florida

Director
Washington DC Office of Planning

District of Columbia

Vice President, Planning & Public Policy
Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Director of Planning
City of Southfield, MI

Novi, Michigan

Senior Associate
FXCollaborative

Brooklyn, New York

Partner
Giffels Webster

D, Michigan

Project & Operations Manager

Cleveland, Ohio

Founding Principal
OSD

Brooklyn, New York

Research Manager
American Planning Association National

Chicago, Illinois

Urban Planner III
City of Alexandria

Annandale, Virginia

Interim City Manager
City of Williamsburg

Williamsburg, Virginia

Director of Marketing & Communications
OSD

Detroit, Michigan

Policy Director, Land and Water
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Washington, District of Columbia

Principal Planner
McKenna

Northville, Michigan

Principal / Director of PLACE Studio
OHM Advisors

Columbus, Ohio

Manager of Historic Fort Wayne and Strategic Partnerships
City of Detroit

Public Affairs Program Manager
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Project Planner
JBPro

ROCHESTER, New York

Program Director & Instructional Assistant Professor
University of Florida

Planning + Business Engagement Manager
Downtown Detroit Partnership

Detroit, Michigan

Planning Commissioner
City of Royal Oak, MI

Royal Oak, Michigan

Director
Somos Group

Los Angeles, California

Planning and Engagement Director
Desire Line

Abita Springs, Louisiana

Senior Principal | Planner
SmithGroup

ROYAL OAK, Michigan

Associate Principal
WXY Architecture + Urban Design

Brooklyn, New York

Foresight Manager
American Planning Association National

Chicago, Illinois

Senior GIS Analyst
Harris County Precinct 4

Houston, Texas

Chief Environmental Planner
GFT, Inc.

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Career Services and Professional Development Manager
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Planning Director
City of Birmingham

Ferndale, Michigan

Assistant Professor
Alabama A&M University

Seattle, Washington

Interim Assistant Director
Renaissance Planning Group, Inc.

Durham, North Carolina

President
Ebenbach Consulting LLC

Coral Gables, Florida

Director of Economic Development

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Senior Policy Analyst
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Associate Director
DC Office of Planning

Washington, District of Columbia

Senior Consultant
Clarion Associates

Denver, Colorado

President & CEO
Belle Isle Conservancy

Detroit, Michigan

Senior Principal Planner
McKenna

Columbus, Ohio

General Manager, Downtown Cary Park
Town of Cary

Cary, North Carolina

Director of Community Engagement
Huron Pines

Gaylord, Michigan

Policy Analyst
Planning Practice and Scenario Planning, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Boston, Massachusetts

Deputy Director of Neighborhood Planning and Community Development
City of Alexandria

Alexandria, Virginia

Executive VP
Farrow Group, Inc.

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Senior Transportation Planner
Halff Associates

Dallas, Texas

Assistant Director of Planning
City of Greenbelt, MD

Researcher
University of Michigan/D4

Michigan

Deputy Director, Planning
Harris County Precinct One

Houston, Texas

Senior Director, Urban Innovation
Downtown Detroit Partnership

Detroit, Michigan

Senior Customer Success Manager
UrbanFootprint (now part of LightBox)

Seattle, Washington

Senior Fellow
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lead Planner, Open Space & Greenways Coordinator
Planning & Development Department, City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

City Planner V
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development

Chicago, Illinois

Associate Professor, Program Director
Urban Planning + Design, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

President of Proactive Development
Rhode Island Housing

Providence, Rhode Island

Public Engagement Specialist
Michael Baker International

Fairbanks, Alaska

CEO & Principal
Public Works Partners

New York, New York

Interim Chief Parks Planner
City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Sustainability Specialist & Resiliency Planner
+lab Architect PLLC

Harrison, New Jersey

Transportation Planner/Project Manager
AECOM

Emeryville, California

Principal
Design Workshop

Basalt, Colorado

Senior Associate
MUSE Community + Design

Chicago, Illinois

Strategic Planner
City of Detroit - Planning and Development Department

Detroit, Michigan

GIS Analyst and Team Lead
HNTB

Detroit, Michigan

DESIGN WORKSHOP

AUSTIN, Texas

Lead Principal
ZoneCo, LLC

Cincinnati, Ohio

Senior Policy Analyst
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Chicago, Illinois

Commissioner
City of White Plains Plng Dept

White Plains, New York

Manager, Community Benefits Ordinance
City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department

Detroit, Michigan

Chair and Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Water Planning Practice Leader
Plummer Assoc.

Colorado Springs

Principal
planning NEXT

Columbus, Ohio

Principal
Clarion Associates

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Transportation & Long Range Planner
Village of Hoffman Estates

Naperville, Illinois

Town Manager
Town of Woodstock

Woodstock, Virginia

Vision Zero Coordinator
City of Durham

Durham, North Carolina

City Planner V
Chicago Department of Planning and Development

Chicago, Illinois

Principal
The Goodman Corporation

Round Rock, Texas

Economic Development and Planning Specialists
City of Oak Park

Canton, Michigan

Owner
Em + H Chicago LLC

Chicago, Illinois

Assistant Director
Community Planning & Revitalization

Prince William, Virginia

Director of Community Development
Shenandoah County

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Associate Director
DC Office of Planning

Washington, District of Columbia

Director of Strategic Initiatives & Lecturer
FSU and UF

Tallahassee, Florida

Planner II
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Urbana, Illinois

Senior Associate
Clarion Associates

Denver, Colorado

Chief Data Officer
City of Detroit - Department of Innovation and Technology

Vice President
McKenna

Northville, Michigan

Senior Planner
Planning NEXT

Denver, Colorado

American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Engineer
Kittelson & Associates

Phoenix, Arizona

Director of Design
OHM Advisors

Lewis Center, Ohio

Principal
Design Workshop, Inc.

Austin, Texas

Senior Planner & Project Manager; Boston Office Lead
Inspire Placemaking Collective

East Boston, Massachusetts

Planning Manager
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission

Cleveland, Ohio

Town Manager
Town of Mount Jackson

Mount Jackson, Virginia

Senior Planner
EPR PC

Charlottesville, Virginia

Project Manager
MIG, Inc.

San Antonio, Texas

Principal
Green Heron Planning

Durham, North Carolina

Planning Manager
City of Johnson City, TN

Johnson City, Tennessee

Executive Director
YEP! Youth Engagement Planning

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota

Cultural Policy Fellow
Metropolitan Council

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Climate Data Consultant
Resilient Analytics

Broomfield, Colorado

Owner
Hosey Development LLC

Detroit, Michigan

Partner | Cofounder
Houseal Lavigne

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Planner
Benesch

Co-Adjunct Lecturer
Georgetown University

Clinton, Maryland

Chief Foresight and Knowledge Officer
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Principal
CAST architecture

seattle, Washington

Associate Urban Planner and Landscape Architect
SmithGroup

Washington, District of Columbia

Regional Planning Data Analyst II
Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Boston, Massachusetts

Chief Executive Officer
Center for Neighborhood Technology

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Planner
Loudoun County

Leesburg, Virginia

Senior Planner
McKenna

Northville, Michigan

Planning & Development Supervisor
City of Seattle Department of Transportation

Seattle, Washington

City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Cincinnati City Councilman
City of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Deputy Secretary
California State Transportation Agency

Sacramento, California

Town Manager
Town of Jamestown

Jamestown, North Carolina

Senior Landscape Architect
WSP

Vancouver, Washington

Project Manager
OHM

Plymouth, Michigan

Public Affairs Director
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

President
Parking Reform Network

Portland, Oregon

City Planner
City of Los Angeles Dept of City Planning

Los Angeles, California

Founder & CEO
Wrought Iron Partners Consulting and Development

Chicago, Illinois

Principal City Planner
City and County of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Founderf & CEO
ViewPro

Houston, Texas

Public Affairs Program Associate
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Director of Planning & Zoning
East Bay Charter Township

Traverse City, Michigan

Planner III
City of Huntsville, Alabama

Madison, Alabama

Associate
WXY Studio

Senior Vice President
SB Friedman Development Advisors

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Planner
Progressive Companies

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Deputy Planning Manager
City of Ann Arbor

Detroit, Michigan

Executive Director
Metro Nashville Planning Department

Nashville, Tennessee

Senior Associate
MUSE Community + Design

Chicago, Illinois

Principal/Owner
Kenyon Planning, LLC

Manville, New Jersey

Director
City of Cincinnati, Department of City Planning and Engagement

Cincinnati, Ohio

Senior Planning Manager
Cincar Consulting Group

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Development Division Chief
City of Alexandria

Line Lexington, Pennsylvania

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

Assistant Professor
Florida State Unviersityhttps://coss.fsu.edu/durp/faculty/minjee-kim/

Tallahassee, Florida

Associate Director of Legislative Affairs & Equitable Development
City of Detroit | Planning and Development Department

Michigan

Sr. City Planner
ZoneCo, LLC

Cincinnati, Ohio

CT Market Lead
Toole Design Group

Hartford, Connecticut

Planning and Development DIrector
City of Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

Principal
ASK Community Planners, LLC

Westfield, New Jersey

Planning Supervisor
Arlington County, VA

Arlington, Virginia

Planning Director
City of DeLand

Deland, Florida

Senior Planner
City of Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

President & CEO
Inter-Fluve, Inc.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Executive Director
Northeast Ohio First Suburbs Consortium

Ohio

City of Grand Rapids

Planning and Floodplain Management Director
Desire Line

New Orleans, Louisiana

Marketing Director
American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Research and Advocacy Director
SF Electrical Construction Industry

San Francisco, California

Partner
Houseal Lavigne

Chicago, Illinois

Technical Director - Cities and Communities
US Green Building Council

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Associate
Lord Aeck Sargent

Georgia

Principal, Planner
APA Small Town and Rural Planning Division

Aspen, Colorado

Land Use Strategist
Eight 0 Nine Group

Tallahassee, Florida

Planning & Community Development Director
Borough of State College

State College, Pennsylvania

Principal
Public Works Partners

Pasadena, California

Senior Intergovernmental Relations Representative
League of Minnesota Cities

Saint Paul , Minnesota

Met Council Member - District 6
Metropolitan Council

St. Paul, Minnesota

Senior Transportation Planner
Fishbeck

Principal| Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Quinn Evans

Detroit, Michigan

Planning Manager
City of Hayward, CA

Hercules, California

Attorney
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Chicago, Illinois

US Cultural Policy Fellow
Stanford University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Planning & Development Director
City of South Euclid

South Euclid, Ohio

President
Development Planning Partners

SAINT CHARLES, Illinois

Deputy Executive Director
NYC Mayors Office of Climate and Environmental Justice

BRONX, New York

Managing Principal
WXY Studio

New York, New York

Digital Twin Strategy Lead | Professional Services
Esri

Redlands, California

Chair
Planning and Law Division - American Planning Association

Pleasantville, New York

Program Director
City of Detroit Housing & Revitalization

Detroit, Michigan

Senior Community Planner
MEDC

Lansing, Michigan

Planner
Renaissance Planning

TAMPA, Florida

Real Estate Advocate
Southwest Detroit Business Association (SDBA)

Detroit, Michigan

Executive Director
Midtown Detroit, Inc.

Detroit, Michigan

Director
Reimagining the Civic Commons |U3 Advisors

Boston, Massachusetts

Municipal Services Director
City of Oak Park

Michigan

Deputy Director/City Planner
City of Lodi, Community Development Department

Lodi, California

Transportation Planning Manager
AECOM

Gilbert, Arizona

Senior Planner
Spalding DeDecker

Bruce Township, Michigan

Principal Resilience Lead
Haley & Aldrich

Honolulu, Hawaii

City Planner
City of Novi, Michigan

Novi, Michigan

Senior Environmental Scientist
Metropolitan Council

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Chief of Integrated Planning
The Goodman Corporation

AUSTIN, Texas

President
G70

Honolulu, Hawaii

Planning Director
City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Planning Director
City of Chesapeake

Chesapeake, Virginia

Planner V, Land Use and Environmental Planning
State of Hawai'i Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands

Aiea, Hawaii

Planning Supervisor
MNCPPC Montgomery Cnty Plng

Washington, District of Columbia

President & CEO
Community Attributes Inc.

Seattle, Washington

Project Manager
City of Tucson Planning & Development Services

Tucson, Arizona

CEO & President
Logan Simpson

Fort Collins, Colorado

Manager of Strategic Initiatives
Spalding DeDecker

Detroit, Michigan

Planning & Policy Specialist
Smart Home America

Detroit, Michigan

PhD Student
University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Director of Community Services
City of Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Associate Planner
Canton

Dexter, Michigan

Sr. Ass't City Attorney III
City Attorney's Office, City of Houston

Houston, Texas

Senior Planner
Kittelson and Associates, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

American Planning Association

Chicago, Illinois

Executive Director of Development Services
Municipality of Lakeshore

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Principal and Owner
Miller Planning Associates

San Luis Obispo, California

Planning Director
City of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Resilience Planner
Dewberry

Brooklyn, New York

Planning Manager
HNTB

Detroit, Michigan

Urban Planner
City of Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina

Principal
Black Girl Kinda Green LLC

Bellmawr, New Jersey

Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Manager
Town of Palm Beach

Lake Worth, Florida

Chair
Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Partner - Urban Governance & Planning
DIALOG

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Program Director / Product Manager
University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Senior Associate Planner
Logan Simpson

Fort Collins, Colorado

Lead Planner
Detroit Planning and Development Dept.,

Detroit, Michigan

Long Range Planner
City of Saratoga Springs

Lehi, Utah

Research Program and QA Manager
American Planning Association National

Chicago, Illinois

Grauate Research Assistant
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Alabama A&M University

Huntsville, Alabama

Managing Partner, Planner
Orion Planning + Design

Missoula, Montana

Principal Planner
McKenna

Vicksburg, Michigan

Market Manager
Davey Resource Group, Inc.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Live6 Alliance

Deputy Chief Greenways Planner
City of Detroit General Services Department

Founder/Principal
Myerson Consulting, LLC

Bloomington, Indiana

Principal
Confluence Landscape Architecture, Planning + Urban Design

Kansas City, Missouri

City of Flint

Associate Principal
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.

Denver, Colorado

Senior Planner
Olsson

Kansas City, Missouri

Planning and Development Director
Linn County

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Professor
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Founder | CEO
Serenbe

Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia

Deputy Director
City of Detroit Planning and Development Department

Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Project Manager
Gehl

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Strategic Planning Manager
City of Overland Park, KS

Overland Park, Kansas

Transportation Planner
Jacobs

New York, New York

Attorney (Member)
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes

Michigan

Program Manager
Make Food Not Waste

Senior Housing Planner
City of Evanston

Chicago, Illinois

Senior Building Performance Analyst
DLR Group

Cleveland, Ohio

Deputy City Planner
City of Southfield, Planning Department

Southfield, Michigan

Project Director, SchoolCAMP
NC State University - Institute for Transportation Research & Education

Raleigh, North Carolina

Senior Director, Transit Oriented Development
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Brooklyn, New York

AVP, Transportation Senior Planning Manager
AECOM

Castle Pines, Colorado

Industry Assistant Professor
Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Brooklyn, New York

Debt Manager/ Solar Project Manager
City of Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

Urban Planner
Freese and Nichols

Senior Community Planner
Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Lansing, Michigan