Peter Pollock, FAICP Ronald Smith Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Boulder, CO Peter Pollock, FAICP, is the Ronald Smith Fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy where he has been working with the Department of Planning and Urban Form to manage the Institute’s joint venture projects with the Sonoran Institute and the Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Montana. During 1997–1998, Pollock was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a visiting fellow at the Lincoln Institute. He worked for almost 25 years for the City of Boulder, Colorado as both a current and long-range planner. Pollock began his career at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado, where he specialized in solar access protection, energy-conserving land use planning, and outreach to local communities. He received his master’s degree in landscape architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor’s in environmental planning at UC Santa Cruz.

Don Elliott, FAICP Senior Consultant, Clarion Associates Denver, CO Donald L. Elliott, FAICP, is a Senior Consultant with Clarion Associates of Colorado, LLC, whose practice focuses on land planning and zoning, growth management, and international land and urban development issues. Mr. Elliott is the author of A Better Way to Zone, co-author of The Citizen’s Guide to Planning and the editor of Colorado Land Planning and Development Law. Don has a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning and Policy Analysis from Yale University, a law degree from Harvard Law School, and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He is a past national Chairman of the Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association and a past president of the Colorado Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Jillian Sutherland Economic and Community Development Project Manager, Sonoran Institute Glenwood Springs CO Jillian Sutherland is the Economic and Community Development Project Manager at the Sonoran Institute's Glenwood Springs office in Colorado. Previously, she was the Economic Development Assistant for a medium-sized municipality in the Chicago region where her work focused on community branding and economic revitalization. Additionally, she has a research background in transportation, land-use, and watershed planning, and she spent four years working for a real estate developer involved with the redevelopment of public housing in Chicago. Ms. Sutherland holds a master's degree in urban planning and policy from the University of Illinois and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Wheaton College.

James T. Johnson Shareholder, Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti Denver, CO Jim Johnson assists real estate owners and developers in complex land use and development matters, including disputes regarding entitlement approvals and eminent domain. As part of his practice, Mr. Johnson often represents clients in the acquisition of real property, in securing annexation, zoning, subdivision or other local governmental approvals and in the negotiation of construction and design contracts. His litigation practice includes representing land owners in actions surrounding annexation, zoning and subdivision issues. Before commencing his legal career with Otten Johnson, he was an engineer with an international environmental consulting firm. In addition to his client work, Mr. Johnson serves as the firm’s Managing Director and on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Rita M. Connerly Director, Fairfield and Woods, P.C. Denver, CO Rita Connerly practices in the areas of real estate development and municipal law. She actively represents developers during the land use process, working closely with federal, state and local governments and neighborhood associations. Her practice encompasses all aspects of land use and real estate development, including zoning, title review, purchase and sale agreements, land leases and development agreements. Prior to joining Fairfield and Woods, Ms. Connerly served as in-house corporate counsel, responsible for securing land use entitlements, for a national land development company that she continues to represent. Ms. Connerly worked in the Adams County Attorney's Office, ultimately serving as the Adams County attorney and as general counsel for the Front Range Airport Authority and serves as special counsel on all Spaceport issues.

Evan Dreyer Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Mayor Michael B. Hancock Denver, CO Evan Dreyer currently serves as a senior adviser to Mayor Hancock, focusing specifically on development of a regional master-planned aerotropolis. Mr. Dreyer served as Mayor Hancock’s campaign manager, and from July 2011 until January 31 as the Mayor’s deputy chief of staff. Prior to the mayoral campaign, Evan served as communications director for former Governor Ritter. He also is a recovering journalist, having spent 15 years as a newspaper reporter and editor, including five years at the Denver Post. He oversaw the Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Columbine High School tragedy and was the metro editor, overseeing day-to-day operations of the newsroom. A native of Boston, Evan graduated from the University of Denver in 1988.

Eliot Hoyt Principal, Design Workshop Denver, CO Eliot Hoyt has served as a real estate research market analyst and project manager in the Denver office since March 2004, and brings many perspectives to bear on every new project with his project management skills, abilities as an interpreter of complex content, and sales experience as a commercial art gallery director in New York City. Mr. Hoyt has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, magna cum laude, and an MB.A from the University of Colorado at Denver.

Susan Culp Manager, Sonoran Institute Phoenix, AZ Susan Culp is the Project Manager for Western Lands and Communications, a joint venture of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Sonoran Institute. The partnership seeks to integrate conservation with development, and promote sustainability in the states of the Intermountain West. She oversees the Institute’s research and policy analysis projects to promote regional planning, improve management of state and federal public lands, and integrate energy, transportation, water and conservation infrastructure at a regional level.

Ole Amundsen III Manager, The Conservation Fund Ithica, NY Ole Amundsen III is the strategic conservation program manager at The Conservation Fund. A seasoned professional, with nonprofit and government experience, he focuses on assisting clients achieve their full potential by helping organizations complete strategic conservation plans, green infrastructure assessments and approach plan implementation holistically. Mr. Amundsen co-teaches courses on green infrastructure as part of the Conservation Leadership Network. He holds a bachelor’s in government from Colby College and a masters in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Kelley Hart Associate Director, Trust for Public Land San Francisco, CA Kelley Hart is associate director for Conservation Vision at The Trust for Public Land. In that capacity, she has helped numerous communities across the country to develop priorities for land conservation to meet a wide variety of community goals. She is also the project director for an EPA funded program focused on improving state land use and water quality programs effectiveness in protecting drinking water. Ms. Hart has presented at workshops and conferences around the country on conservation planning topics, such as the ESRI GeoDesign Summit, Land Trust Alliance Rally, Galveston Bay State of the Bay Symposium, and River Rally. For the past seven years she has been a community park and greenway planner, leading and facilitating discussions for audiences on a regular basis.

Stephanie Weigel Regional Land Use Planner, Sonoran Institute Twentynine Palms, CA Stephanie Weigel is the regional land use planner in the Morongo Basin of southern California. Research as a Ph.D. geographer – using geographic information systems and remote sensing to document and analyze changes in landscapes and ecosystems – inspired her return to master’s studies in urban and regional planning to gain a better understanding of the policy settings that so profoundly impact communities and their landscapes. Ms. Weigel has worked in academia, state and local government, and with community-based non-profits. Her perspectives on place and community are informed in part by the diversity of places she has lived and worked, including North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Colorado and California.

Bill Sadler Program Associate, Reconnecting America Denver, CO Bill Sadler is a Program Associate with Reconnecting America. He provides research, education and technical assistance support to agencies and organizations around the country who are interested in using transit and TOD as equity and economic development strategies for regional growth and improving quality-of-life. Mr. Sadler is based in Denver, Colorado, and is actively engaged in transit corridor planning, the Mile High Connects equity collaborative and healthy communities initiatives. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and communication from Boston College, a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Colorado and a law degree from the University of Minnesota.

Amanda Gonzalez Policy Analyst and Staff Attorney, FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities Denver, Colorado Amanda Gonzaelz is a passionate social justice activist and ardent supporter of economic opportunity and diversity. In her capacity as policy analyst and staff attorney at FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities, Ms. Gonzalez advocates for policies that will help create and support good, family supporting jobs for Denver's working class.

Brad Weinig Program Director, Transit Oriented Development, Enterprise Community Partners Denver CO Brad Weinig is the TOD Program Director at Enterprise Community Partners, a national affordable housing non-profit. He is a member of the Mile High Transit Opportunity Collaborative as well as ULI Colorado’s Affordable & Workforce Housing Council. Mr. Weinig is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business MBA Program and has over six years of affordable housing finance experience.

Roger Millar Vice President, Smart Growth America Billings, Montana Roger Millar is a Vice President of Smart Growth America (SGA) and Director of SGA’s Leadership Institute and the National Complete Streets Coalition. He has held leadership positions in the public and private sectors, most recently as Director of the Missoula, Montana City/County Office of Planning and Grants. Mr. Millar is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a Certified Floodplain Manager. He is a member of the committee that produces the ASCE Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. He is Past President of the Oregon Section of ASCE and of the Montana Association of Planners.

Lisa Ballard President, Current Transportation Solutions Missoula, Montana Lisa Ballard, P.E., has an academic foundation in transportation engineering with practical experience in transportation system analysis, cost-benefit analysis, public transportation, rural issues, transportation in national parks, and business management. In 2004, Ms. Ballard established Current Transportation Solutions. She helped start Streamline, Bozeman’s fixed-route service, and then served as Coordinator for four years. She also worked with Glacier National Park, helping establish their shuttle system. Recent work with the Yellowstone Business Partnership, Rimrock Trailways, and the Idaho Transportation Department, Butte-Silver Bow among others, is aimed at improving transportation in the northern Rockies.

Sarah Kline Policy Director, Reconnecting America Washington, DC Sarah Kline leads Reconnecting America’s work on Capitol Hill fostering healthy and prosperous communities that serve people of all incomes. Ms. Kline has worked as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and as the director of policy and government relations for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Terry Supahan President, Supahan Consulting Group Orleans, CA Terry Supahan is the president of Supahan Consulting Group, which provides guidance to tribes, rural governments, and community development organizations.

Lori Potter Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell Denver, CO Lori Potter is a partner at Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell. She has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of public lands, environmental, land use and water resources law and litigation. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Potter served as Regional Director of the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund’s Rocky Mountain Office, handling and supervising high-profile environmental litigation throughout the western states. She was a Fulbright Professor of environmental law in India in 1993 and has taught at the University of Denver College of Law. Her clients include governmental and quasi-governmental entities, businesses, ranches, non-profits and individuals.

Jim Lochhead CEO/Manager, Denver Water Denver, CO Jim Lochhead is the CEO and Manager of Denver Water. He is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost water rights and natural resources attorneys. He is the former executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. He also was a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where he worked on issues relating to water rights, interstate water matters, Endangered Species Act, public lands and natural resources, zoning, land use and real estate development. Mr. Lochhead received his bachelor’s degree in environmental biology in 1974 and his law degree in 1978, both from the University of Colorado.

Bob Randall Deputy Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources Denver, CO Bob Randall is Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNT) for the State of Colorado. He advises the Executive Director on the Department's policy, legislative, and communications initiatives. Mr. Randall previously served the Department as Assistant Director for Energy and Minerals and as Federal Lands Coordinator. He has extensive experience in energy, mining and public lands issues. Prior to joining DNR, Mr. Randall was a staff attorney for Western Resource Advocates and for Trustees for Alaska. He holds a law degree from Lewis and Clark School of Law in Portland, Oregon, and a journalism degree from the University of Missouri.

Julian Juergensmeyer Professor, Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Julian Juergensmeyer holds a Chair in Law at GSU and is Director of the Centre for Comparative Metropolitan Growth. He spent 30 years at the University of Florida before joining the Georgia State Law faculty. Mr. Juergensmeyer’s research specialties are land use, planning law, comparative growth management, and has published over 100 articles. His text on Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law is widely used by U.S. Law schools and frequently cited by courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Alyssa Bradley Barrister & Solicitor, Young Anderson Vancouver, BC Alyssa Bradley graduated from the University of Alberta with a bachelor’s degree in environmental biology and the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. She is a senior associate at Young Anderson, where her focus is on land use, sustainable development and enforcement. She has spoken at seminars on planning law at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia. Ms. Bradley is co-chair of the Canadian Bar Association Environmental Law Subsection, and has authored papers for the PBLI, International Municipal Lawyers Association and the CLE Society.

Raymond Young Barrister & Solicitor, Young Anderson Vancouver, BC Raymond Young, QC has been a partner at Young Anderson and has practiced as a full-time lawyer for 30 years. He has argued land use and growth management cases in all courts of British Columbia and in the SCC. Concurrently with his practice, he taught land-use law at the Faculty of Law University of British Columbia (UBC) for 15 years, and presently teaches the planning law course at UBC. He has been a visiting land use law professor at the University of Florida and Georgia State University. In 2004, Mr. Young was named a Senior US-Canada Fulbright Scholar.

Nancy McLaughlin Robert W. Swenson Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Salt Lake City, UT Professor Nancy McLaughlin is the Robert W. Swenson Professor of Law at S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. She writes and lectures extensively on the issues of conservation easements and nonprofit governance issues. She is a member of the American Law Institute, a fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and an Observer to the Uniform Law Commission’s Regulation of Charities project. Professor McLaughlin is involved with a number of organizations including the Land Trust, Utah Open Lands and Vital Ground, Wildlife Land Trust, and the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law section. Since 2000, she has served as an editor of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal. Professor McLaughlin received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Frederico Cheever Professor and Senior Associate Dean, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Denver, CO Federico Cheever is Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He came to Denver as an Associate Attorney for the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund in 1987, and began teaching at the University of Denver College of Law in 1993, specializing in environmental law, wildlife law, public land law, land conservation transactions and property, and served as the Hughes/Rudd Research Professor at the University of Denver College of Law in 2002. Professor Cheever writes extensively about the Endangered Species Act, federal public land law and land conservation transactions. He has recently co-authored a natural resources casebook, Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of Problems and Cases, with Christine Klein and Bret Birdsong.

Eric Meyer First Assistant District Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General Denver, CO Eric Meyer has been a practicing attorney since 2002 and has been employed by the Attorney General`s Office since 2007. Currently, he is employed in the Revenue and Utilities Section of the Colorado Attorney General`s Office and, since 2010, has represented the Colorado Department of Revenue. Specifically, Mr. Meyer handles litigation for the Department of Revenue involving disputed conservation easement tax credits as well as other tax matters. Prior to representing the Department of Revenue, Mr. Meyer represented the Colorado Department of Transportation in environmental matters, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, real property issues, and matters pertaining to the Colorado State Highway Access Code. He is a graduate of the University of Denver Law School and also holds an LL.M in taxation from the University of Denver Tax Program.

Luke Ortner Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service Denver, CO Luke Ortner is an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service in Denver, Colorado. His work includes litigating cases involving claimed deductions for qualified conservation restrictions. Mr. Ortner frequently provides guidance and advice on conservation easements to IRS exam functions, including the Global High Wealth division. He graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Geneseo and cum laude from Duke University School of Law.

Stephanie Gripne Research Fellow, University of Denver Denver, CO Dr. Stephanie Gripne a Research Fellow at the University of Denver Daniels College of Business where she researchers Impact Investing and Philanthropy and is developing the first academic research project on Program Related Investments. Ms. Gripne is the founder of the Compatible Ventures, LLC. She is also a visiting professor at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources teaching courses in Ecosystem Services, Carbon, and International Conservation Issues. Previously, Ms. Gripne was responsible for Operations of the Eco Products Fund LP, prior to which she worked for The Nature Conservancy of Colorado, where she focused on conservation real estate and conservation finance strategies that aimed to monetize ecosystem revenue streams. Ms. Gripne has over 15 years of experience working in the natural resources arena and is an Aspen Institute Environment Forum Scholar, Environmental Leadership Senior Fellow, Property Environment Research Center Fellow and Advisory Council Member, Ford Foundation Community Forestry Fellow, and Boone and Crockett Professional Member.

Daniel K. Dygert, Esq., President, Carrus Land Systems, LLC North Logan, UT Dan Dygert spearheads Carrus’ operations, including project evaluation, land acquisitions, management, and conducting negotiations on land acquisitions, utility easements, and conservation easements. Mr. Dygert has also been the primary liaison with Carrus' financial partners. His work as an attorney includes acting as counsel for a hydropower development firm throughout its growth, as well as many other transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, real estate transfers, leveraged-lease transactions, and miscellaneous corporate matters, with individual transactions in excess of $250 million. In 2010, Mr. Dygert was invited to sit on the Utah Governor’s Stream Access Task Force after working closely with state legislators to pass a bill restoring streambed ownership to landowners following an adverse 2008 Utah State Supreme Court ruling. He received his law degree from the University of Arizona, College of Law.

Carl Palmer Founder and Principal, Beartooth Capital Bozeman, MT Carl Palmer is Principal and co-founder of Beartooth Capital. He also co-founded and was President and CEO of Greenbridges, LLC, a conservation-oriented real estate investment company investing in ranches in the American West. Prior to Greenbridges, Carl was Executive Director of the Ogden Nature Center, a land trust and education center with two wildlife sanctuaries in Utah. Mr. Palmer also worked at the Teton Science Schools in Jackson, Wyoming, working with the Executive Director and Grand Teton National Park Superintendent to launch the Murie Center, a nonprofit dedicated to building on the conservation legacy of some of our nation's foremost conservation leaders. He received a bachelor’s degrees in architectural studies and environmental studies from Brown University, and earned his MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

Peter Stein Managing Director, Lyme Timber Hanover, NH Peter Stein joined Lyme in 1990 and provides leadership in the development and structuring of conservation-oriented land purchases and dispositions and manages Lyme’s conservation advisory business. Prior to joining Lyme, Mr. Stein was Senior Vice President of the Trust for Public Land, directing their conservation real estate acquisitions in the Northeast and Midwest. Mr. Stein lectures extensively at graduate schools and professional conferences on conservation investment schemes and strategies. He serves on the Boards of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Island Press, National Alliance of Forestland Owners, the Forest History Society and the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation. In addition, he is a former Board Chair of the Land Trust Alliance and a founding Commissioner of the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, and serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Rose Smart Growth Real Estate Fund No. 1.

Molly Mowery Fire Adapted Communities Coordinator, National Fire Protection Association; Program Manager, Fire Adapted Communities & International Outreach Centennial, CO Molly Mowery currently manages the Fire Adapted Communities program within the National Fire Protection Association’s Wildland Fire Operations Division, as well as coordinating other division initiatives, such as wildland fire regulation studies and international outreach. Her prior experience includes advising communities and government agencies throughout the United States and internationally on hazard mitigation, sustainable development, and land use planning. Ms. Mowery holds a bachelor of ats degree from Naropa University and a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dan Gibbs County Commissioner, Summit County Government Breckenridge, CO Dan Gibbs, was elected as Summit County Commissioner in 2010. He serves as Chair of the Summit County Wildfire Council. Prior to being elected as a County Commissioner, Dan served as a State Senator for Senate District 16 and State Representative for House District 56. While at the State Capitol, he sponsored 12 forest health and fire related pieces of legislation. He’s a certified Wildland Firefighter, serves on the Board of the Western Governors’ Association Forest Health Advisory Committee, and Chaired the Select Interim Committee on Wildfire Issues within the Wildland Urban Interface in 2008.

Christina Randall Wildfire Mitigation Administrator, Division of the Fire Marshal Colorado Springs, CO Christina Randall is the Wildfire Mitigation Administrator for the City of Colorado Springs Fire Department in the Division of the Fire Marshal. The Colorado Springs Wildfire Mitigation program addresses wildfire risk through education, outreach, development review, fuels management, volunteer program management, land stewardship and grant administration. “Sharing the Responsibility” is more than a tagline, it’s how program staff works with various groups including residents, homeowner associations, property management companies, insurance companies, non-profits, volunteer organizations, local, state and federal agencies. Ms. Randall has spent more than 29 years in fire and fuels management with the US Forest Service and the Colorado Springs Fire Department. She has a bachelor’s degree in natural resources management from Colorado State University.