Beginning in March 2003, he served as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) under Governor Edward G. Rendell. In this state cabinet level position, DiBerardinis led and managed over 3,000 employees in 117 state parks, 26 forest districts and seven regional community offices….Continue Reading
Alexia Poe currently serves as Director of Economic and Community Development for Mayor Karl Dean in Nashville, Tennessee. She joined the mayor’s office after serving as managing director of the Tennessee office for Peritus, a public affairs firm based in Louisville, Kentucky….Continue Reading
Steven Kotke is the Director of Public Works and City Engineer for the City of Minneapolis. He oversees a department of 1,100 employees and an annual operating budget of three hundred million dollars….Continue Reading
Debra Stark has been involved in several major projects in metropolitan Phoenix including master planned communities, most notably Anthem (4,600 acres) and Vistancia (9,400 acres)….Continue Reading
Bev Coleman is Executive Director for Neighborhoods Now, formerly Philadelphia Neighborhood Development Collaborative (PNDC). Previously, Coleman served as Program Officer for The Pew Charitable Trusts where she managed the Fund for Urban Neighborhood Development and also led the foundation’s Targeted Neighborhood Initiative….Continue Reading
A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard Business School, Bert Mathews’s 20-plus years of experience in commercial real estate services have seen him represent clients as a developer, a broker, and a property manager….Continue Reading
Gary Schiff authored the city’s Sustainability Plan, started the Wireless Minneapolis system, made Minneapolis bars and restaurants smoke free, and fought to create new gang prevention programs. He is currently leading efforts to bring streetcars back; welcome immigrants; fight foreclosures; end homelessness; and make Minneapolis a model sustainable city….Continue Reading
From January 2003 until May 2009, Winkleman was the Arizona State Land Commissioner and directed the Arizona State Land Department, serving on the cabinets of Governors Napolitano and Brewer. As the Land Commissioner, he was responsible for the management of approximately 9.3 million acres of land within Arizona that was put into trust at Statehood and used primarily to generate funds for public education….Continue Reading
Alan Greenberger was appointed Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission in August of 2008, and additionally appointed as Interim Deputy Mayor for Commerce and Economic Development in June 2009….Continue Reading
A town planner for over 35 years, Rick Bernhardt is Executive Director of the Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Planning Department. His practice has focused on creating sustainable communities, neighborhoods, and places through the use of traditional design principles….Continue Reading