Dr. Greg Carbone is Professor and Chair of Geography at the University of South Carolina. He holds a B.A. from Clark University, an M.A. from the University of Kansas, and a Ph. D from the University of Wisconsin. He has taught weather and climate courses at USC since 1989 and won a Mungo undergraduate teaching award in 1995. His research and publications center on climate variability and change and impacts on agriculture and water resources. He is a co-principal investigator for the Carolinas Integrated Science and Assessment group, a NOAA-sponsored center designed to work with decision makers to improve the use of climate information in resource management.

Dr. Kirstin Dow is Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina. Her research addresses climate impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation. Her publications include The Atlas of Climate Change and articles in a variety of academic journals. Currently, she serves as Lead Author for IPCC fifth assessment report. She is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and the principal investigator for the Carolinas Integrated Science and Assessment group, a NOAA-sponsored center designed to work with decision makers to improve the use of climate information in resource management.

Art Hushen (ret) was assigned to the Tampa Police Department’s Special Operations Bureau / CPTED Section. Art was instrumental in the creation of the Department’s CPTED Unit and Tampa’s first CPTED Ordinance for the Westshore Business District, which is the largest Business District in Florida. He implemented the CPTED review process for the Tampa Parks Department Greenways and Trails Master Plan, which include over 80 miles of trails. He worked with the Tampa Housing Authority on their Hope VI program and was part of the task force implementing the design guidelines. He completed the CPTED review process for the West Tampa Overlay District, East Tampa Overlay District, and the Tampa Lighting Initiative. Art also completed the City of Tampa’s Downtown Security Guideline requirements under the Mayor of Tampa’s Downtown Initiative. He implemented CPTED strategies into security and design reviews of commercial buildings, schools, multi family housing, and residential communities. Art implemented similar strategies in zoning ordinances, land use development, public transportation, and roadway design through traffic calming. He has conducted numerous CPTED site reviews and security surveys for the City of Tampa as well as for the National Institute of Crime Prevention. Art received his Crime Prevention Practitioner Certification and CPTED Designation through the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute where he assisted in the creation of the Advanced CPTED program, the State standards for the CPTED Designation, Critical Infrastructure and CPTED, and Making Schools Safe by Design program. He is an instructor for the Florida Attorney General’s Office specializing in Basic and Advanced CPTED, CPTED in Schools, and CPTED & Critical Infrastructure. He is also an instructor for the American Crime Prevention Institute and D-PREP, LLC. Art holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Art is the Chairman of the Florida Design Out Crime Association (FLDOCA), Director of the United States Designing Out Crime Association, Board Member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, Past Board Member of the International CPTED Association (ICA) and is a member of the American Planning Association (APA). He has conducted seminars and training throughout the United States and has been a guest speaker / trainer in Canada, South America, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

Kathleen McDaniel graduated from The University of South Carolina School of Law in 2007 and was admitted to the practice of law in South Carolina in 2007. She is currently an associate at Callison, Tighe & Robinson, LLC. Ms. McDaniel is a member of the South Carolina Bar and the Richland County Bar. Her practice areas include environmental law, government law, land use and zoning, and general litigation. She is currently a member of the Richland County Planning Commission.

Mitchell Silver is president of the American Planning Association (APA). As APA president, he is leading the effort to make planning one of the most relevant professions in the 21st Century. Mr. Silver is also the Chief Planning & Development Officer and Planning Director for Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Silver is an award-winning planner with over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He is nationally recognized for his leadership in the planning profession and his contributions to contemporary planning issues. Known by his colleagues as a creative thinker, problem-solver and visionary leader, Mitchell has been at the center of many cutting edge trends, innovative solutions and visionary plans. As planning director in Raleigh, he has led the comprehensive plan update process to create a vibrant 21st century city with a modern transit system, great streets, great places and great neighborhoods. He is now overseeing a rewrite of the City’s Development Code. Mr. Silver is a contributing editor and author of ICMA’s “Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice,” which was released in February 2009. Mr. Silver’s work and commentary has been featured in Time.com, the New York Times, Planning Magazine, the Triangle Business Journal, Crain’s Business Journal, National Public Radio (NPR) and BBC World News.

Mitchell Silver is president of the American Planning Association (APA). As APA president, he is leading the effort to make planning one of the most relevant professions in the 21st Century. Mr. Silver is also the Chief Planning & Development Officer and Planning Director for Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Silver is an award-winning planner with over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He is nationally recognized for his leadership in the planning profession and his contributions to contemporary planning issues. Known by his colleagues as a creative thinker, problem-solver and visionary leader, Mitchell has been at the center of many cutting edge trends, innovative solutions and visionary plans. As planning director in Raleigh, he has led the comprehensive plan update process to create a vibrant 21st century city with a modern transit system, great streets, great places and great neighborhoods. He is now overseeing a rewrite of the City’s Development Code. Mr. Silver is a contributing editor and author of ICMA’s “Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice,” which was released in February 2009. Mr. Silver’s work and commentary has been featured in Time.com, the New York Times, Planning Magazine, the Triangle Business Journal, Crain’s Business Journal, National Public Radio (NPR) and BBC World News.

Dr. Smith is the Director of the Office for Public Health Practice, the SC Public Health Training Center, and the SC Public Health Consortium and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior at the Arnold School at the University of South Carolina. She has over fifteen years of experience as a public health practitioner in federal grants and community-based organizations dealing with strategic and program planning, information and dissemination, and evaluation. She is particularly interested in strengthening relationships between the Arnold School of Public Health and practice partners, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of traditional and online training programs and courses. Dr. Smith earned her BA in English with an emphasis in Business Communications and a Certificate in Business and Technical Communication from East Carolina University. She achieved her MPH through distance education in Prevention Science from Emory, where she was a Merit Scholar. She earned a Certificate in Adult and Distance Education from Penn State University and her Doctorate in Public Health at USC. Dr. Smith represents the Arnold School on the Association of Schools of Public Health's Practice, Distance Education, and Continuing Education Councils. As a member of SOPHE's Nationwide Training Network on Health Communications, she also teaches health communication strategies at the CDC Corporate University in Atlanta and has served as the Co-Chair for SOPHE's Committee on Professional Development.