Patricia Billingsley originated, found grant funding for, and manages the Commission’s Brownfields program, fully operational since 2008. Since joining the Commission in 1997, she has overseen the assessment and remediation of brine and/or petroleum impacted oil and gas exploration and production and pipeline spill sites, and drafted much of the Guardian cleanup guidance for petroleum and brine spills. She represents the Commission on many interagency work groups regarding water quality and Clean Water Act issues, and was the lead writer for the Commission’s Guardian cleanup guidance and its Water Quality Standards Implementation Plan. Ms. Billingsley has a B.A. degree in Geology from the University of Maine and an M.S. in environmental Geology from the University of Oklahoma, 1992. Prior to joining the Corporation Commission, she worked for the oil & gas industry in Texas and Oklahoma; as an environmental scientist for the Massachusetts DEP, for an Oklahoma environmental consulting company, and for the Texas TCEQ.).

Mr. John Harrington is the Director of Water Resources for the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments. ACOG helps with regional planning needs, from roads to stormwater, working with 4 county and numerous municipal governments with 1,076,258 persons encompassing an area of just over 2,900 square miles. John is a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) and a registered professional geologist. John’s professional interests include mathematical modeling of all sorts, including developing groundwater, surface water and stormwater models. He has also studied and manages the Central Oklahoma/Garber-Wellington aquifer, which provides central Oklahoma’s water supply outside of Oklahoma City, for all domestic water wells and most town and rural water association water systems.

Samara Klein, JD, has worked in advocacy in the health care arena for more than fifteen years. Her work has included being a director and co-founder of a nonprofit organization that advocated for health care for children for more than ten years, policy research and analysis at a university, and working as the Director of Advocacy at KC Healthy Kids to promote healthy eating and active living . . At KC Healthy Kids, she was the Advocacy Director and worked on policies that included the built environment, healthy eating, including playing a leadership role to pass complete streets policies in 10 or more local or state government entities. She was the Chair of the Built Environment Committee and on the executive committee of a Statewide Organization called MOCAN (Missouri Council on Activity and Nutrition) which advocated for healthy eating and active living throughout the State of Missouri. She was also on the executive committee of Building a Healthier Heartland that advocates for HEAL in the metro KC area and was the Chairperson of the Built Environment Committee. She is still a member of these organization and a consultant for KC Healthy Kids. She currently practices law and does nonprofit consulting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Marisa New is the Director of the Health Equity and Resource Opportunities Division at the Oklahoma State Department of Health. She is passionate about advocating for persons disadvantaged by conditions that limit their health potential. She works with partners that extend beyond the health care industry representing such sectors as food security, housing, transportation, public safety and business. For the last five years, Marisa has been serving on the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors Health Equity Council and recently was appointed to the Region VI Health Equity Council for the National Partnership for Action. She is an active member of the Oklahoma Public Health Association, the Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Living Longer Living Stronger Partnership, the Oklahoma Alliance for Public Transportation, the ACOG Consumer Advisory Council and the Living Choice Advisory Committee. Marisa received her Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Oklahoma in Health Administration and Policy and is a registered Occupational Therapist.

M'Liss Jenkins is coordinator for the Washington County Wellness Initiative in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She has worked in the public health field for the past 34 years and is a fellow with the Oklahoma Public Health Institute. M'Liss was recognized by Church Women United, Inc. United Nations Office with the 2011 Human Rights Award. She also received a 2009 Award of Excellence for Community Leadership from the Oklahoma Community Institute. She has a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern State University and is licensed as a professional counselor and marriage and family therapist.

James Wagner, AICP is the Transportation Projects Coordinator for INCOG, the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the metro Tulsa area. His work includes public transportation planning and bicycle/pedestrian planning in the Tulsa metro. At INCOG, he has worked with member communities on programs including Safe Routes to School, Transportation Enhancements, and TIGER. He recently oversaw the development of the Tulsa region’s first Regional Transit System Plan, commonly known as Fast Forward. The efforts on the Fast Forward plan led to national recognition by the American Planning Association in 2012 with the National Planning Excellence Award for Public Outreach and the 2012 Transportation Planning Excellence Award from FHWA and FTA. Also in 2012 Mr. Wagner was recognized by Oklahoma Magazine as a Top 40 Under 40 and by the Tulsa Business Journal as a Tulsa 40 award recipient. Prior to his work at INCOG, Mr. Wagner studied city planning and civil engineering as a graduate student at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. There he worked on projects involving traffic engineering, transportation planning, and transit. His thesis topic involved examining how public school sites impact transportation infrastructure and finance. During graduate school, Mr. Wagner also worked for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in the Office of Transit System Planning. During his time there he was involved in projects relating to Alternatives Analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment, and updating the Rail Fleet Management Plan for the Federal Transit Administration. Mr. Wagner was the recipient of the 2007 and 2008 American Public Transportation Foundation’s Hall of Fame Scholarship. Also in 2008, Mr. Wagner was recognized as the Outstanding Student of the Year by the Georgia Transportation Institute University Transportation Center. In 2009 James was selected as one of the nation's top 20 transportation graduate students and participated in the Eno Transportation Fellow program in Washington, DC. Mr. Wagner holds a B.S. in Finance from Oklahoma State University and a dual-masters degree in City and Regional Planning and Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is a graduate of Tulsa Memorial High School and now lives in Tulsa with his wife and son. He is a daily bicycle commuter and certified to teach safe cycling courses by the League of American Bicyclists. He loves the challenge of working to make Tulsa a more bicycle friendly place to live.

Kasey St. John is the Transportation Public Outreach Planner for INCOG, the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Tulsa Metro. She plans and executes public outreach for all of INCOG’s transportation plans and programs including long range planning, human services plans, transit planning, mobility management and alternative transportation. While at INCOG, she has worked on such projects as the Fast Forward Transit System Plan, Bike to Work, Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee and Training Wheels Workshops. She is engaged in current projects including the Fast Forward Peoria/Riverside Transit Study and the development of a new Web site for INCOG’s many transportation programs, the Transportation Resource Center. Before her work at INCOG, Kasey had the opportunity to work as the Public Relations Coordinator for the Metropolitan Environmental Trust in Tulsa. During this time, she coordinated local recycling efforts through such events like the Enviro Expo, America Recycles Day Banquet, Household Pollutant Collection and educational public appearances for local schools, media outlets and fundraisers. Kasey was recently honored with her team for a 2012 APA Award for Excellence in Public Outreach and a 2012 Transportation Planning Excellence Award from FTA/FHWA. Other recognition includes the Tulsa’s Young Professionals 2011 Urbanist of the Year and listing on Urban Tulsa Weekly’s 2011 “Hot 100” of Tulsa. Kasey St. John earned her B.A. from the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and is a graduate from Broken Arrow High School. When not at work, Kasey serves on the Tulsa’s Young Professionals’ leadership team for the Urbanist Crew and most notably preparing for events such as “Street Cred” which serves the community through temporary redevelopment. Kasey was recently married and enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Meagan Vandecar is a Community Development Planner at Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she provides grant writing and administration assistance to rural communities. These projects range from public infrastructure improvements to housing and economic development. Vandecar graduated from the University of Oklahoma, Urban Design Studio in May 2012, with a Master of Science in Urban Studies. While at OU Vandecar focused on the development of small towns and their importance in the overall structure of the state. Vandecar completed her undergraduate studies at Rogers State University where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2010. Small towns have always interested Vandecar; she currently lives in Depew, Oklahoma, a town of less than five hundred people. In her spare time Vandecar assists her husband, Ryan, with his small cattle operation on their property where they focus on grass fed beef and living from the land.

Jonathan Belzley is a Principal of New Leaf Development in Downtown Tulsa, which offices in the historic ONG building at 7th & Boston. New Leaf focuses on solutions for Tulsa’s urban revitalization including housing, mixed-use retail and public spaces. KMO Development Group, Inc. – a national developer and New Leaf's predecessor – has the distinction of being the first company to return to downtown with the renovation of the Buick dealership at 8th & Detroit in 2005. Jonathan grew up in Tulsa and attended Booker T. Washington High School. It was in high school that he began wondering why Tulsa did not better utilize its downtown and river, which he considers to be two of Tulsa’s greatest assets. After completing his music degree at The Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jonathan moved to Los Angeles to find work in the music industry. In five short years, working as a mastering engineer, he amassed a large client list, worked on countless albums and earned several awards for his work. In 2008, he decided to make a move back to Tulsa to concentrate on the place he called home. Upon return, he became heavily involved with the Tulsa Young Professionals. In the summer of 2009, he conceived a new work crew for TYPros to focus on the main attractor of young professionals—lifestyle. The mission of the Urbanist Crew is the attraction and retention of young professionals through the promotion and advocacy of progressive development, diversity of retail and entertainment, policy and community. Its philosophy is that a healthy urban core, like a heart, is fundamental to the health of its surrounding areas. In April of 2011, The Urbanist Crew held its first annual Street CReD event in Tulsa's Pearl District to highlight the potential of the area. The event was a smashing success and has left an impression on both the community and the city's planning department. TYPros have since held another Street CReD in the Red Fork district of West Tulsa in April of 2012 and are accepting proposals for another for 2013

Meagan Vandecar is a Community Development Planner at Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she provides grant writing and administration assistance to rural communities. These projects range from public infrastructure improvements to housing and economic development. Vandecar graduated from the University of Oklahoma, Urban Design Studio in May 2012, with a Master of Science in Urban Studies. While at OU Vandecar focused on the development of small towns and their importance in the overall structure of the state. Vandecar completed her undergraduate studies at Rogers State University where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2010. Small towns have always interested Vandecar; she currently lives in Depew, Oklahoma, a town of less than five hundred people. In her spare time Vandecar assists her husband, Ryan, with his small cattle operation on their property where they focus on grass fed beef and living from the land.

Jonathan Belzley is a Principal of New Leaf Development in Downtown Tulsa, which offices in the historic ONG building at 7th & Boston. New Leaf focuses on solutions for Tulsa’s urban revitalization including housing, mixed-use retail and public spaces. KMO Development Group, Inc. – a national developer and New Leaf's predecessor – has the distinction of being the first company to return to downtown with the renovation of the Buick dealership at 8th & Detroit in 2005. Jonathan grew up in Tulsa and attended Booker T. Washington High School. It was in high school that he began wondering why Tulsa did not better utilize its downtown and river, which he considers to be two of Tulsa’s greatest assets. After completing his music degree at The Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jonathan moved to Los Angeles to find work in the music industry. In five short years, working as a mastering engineer, he amassed a large client list, worked on countless albums and earned several awards for his work. In 2008, he decided to make a move back to Tulsa to concentrate on the place he called home. Upon return, he became heavily involved with the Tulsa Young Professionals. In the summer of 2009, he conceived a new work crew for TYPros to focus on the main attractor of young professionals—lifestyle. The mission of the Urbanist Crew is the attraction and retention of young professionals through the promotion and advocacy of progressive development, diversity of retail and entertainment, policy and community. Its philosophy is that a healthy urban core, like a heart, is fundamental to the health of its surrounding areas. In April of 2011, The Urbanist Crew held its first annual Street CReD event in Tulsa's Pearl District to highlight the potential of the area. The event was a smashing success and has left an impression on both the community and the city's planning department. TYPros have since held another Street CReD in the Red Fork district of West Tulsa in April of 2012 and are accepting proposals for another for 2013.

Jan Ramseyer Fees is a planner working for the City of Edmond. For the last 27 years, she has focused on many urban planning issues and projects but most recently her focus has been on the management of the City of Edmond’s Bicycle Master Plan. Other credits to her name include the development of Community Connections which began in 1997. Jan has been a member of AICP since 2000. She wants everyone to know that she is not an educationally trained but a practicing planner (OSU graduate). Her extracurricular activities include being a League Cycling Instructor for the LAB, Past-Past President of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Planning Association. A little known fact about Jan, she is learning how to play the banjo.

Cody Whittenburg, Stormwater Programs Manager for City of Stillwater is keenly familiar with local government operations through experience with the City of Norman and the City of Stillwater. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Oklahoma State University with research focus on low-impact development (LID) and green infrastructure applicability in Oklahoma. He is a certified stormwater manager and an accredited floodplain administrator with a B.S. degree in Environmental Science (Southeastern Oklahoma State University ‘06) and a M.E.S. degree in Environmental Science (University of Oklahoma ‘08).

Cody Whittenburg, Stormwater Programs Manager for City of Stillwater is keenly familiar with local government operations through experience with the City of Norman and the City of Stillwater. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Oklahoma State University with research focus on low-impact development (LID) and green infrastructure applicability in Oklahoma. He is a certified stormwater manager and an accredited floodplain administrator with a B.S. degree in Environmental Science (Southeastern Oklahoma State University ‘06) and a M.E.S. degree in Environmental Science (University of Oklahoma ‘08).

Dr. Charles Leider, emeritus Professor and former Director to the Landscape Architecture Program at Oklahoma State University has focused his scholarship at OSU on documenting the historic cultural landscapes and urban design projects in Oklahoma as measured and interpretive drawings case studies. To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Oklahoma State University he directed the documentation of the built out of the 1929 master plan which resulted in the present form of the central campus. All of the 20 case studies have been submitted to Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) through the U.S. National Park Service and may be viewed on the U.S. Library of Congress website http//memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/habs_haer/ or at the Special Collection section of Edmond Lowe Library on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater, OK under the title Oklahoma Historic Site Landscape Collection is 2009-054. Oklahoma is one of the first States to respond to HALS’ request to submit its completed inventory of historic landscapes. The highlights from some of the twelve most significant case study elements have now been developed into digital brochures for the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation for use as three self guided regional driving tours for the areas around Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Ponca City. These self guided tours maybe viewed in the exhibit hall of the Annual Meeting or on the Oklahoma Department of Tourism’s website under industry contacts: http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.14289

Tony Hiss has written 13 books, including the award-winning The Experience of Place. His books have explored subjects as varied as train travel, Hunanese cooking, giant pandas, photography, the story of his family and both the landscape and the future of New York City and its region. He was a staff writer at The New Yorker for more than 30 years. He also has written from The New York Times, Newsweek and Travel + Leisure. He was a Visiting Scholar at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. The National Recreation and Park Association's Literary Award praised Hiss for a lifetime of "spellbinding and poignant" writing about "how our environments, modes of travel, and other aspects of the American landscape affect our lives."