Matthew S. Taylor, AICP, has been named chief executive officer of Real Estate Research Consultants, an economic advisory firm in Orlando, Florida. Taylor joined the firm in January 2005 and has served as the firm's chief operating officer for the past two years. He serves as advisor to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and NASA, among other commercial airport and federal agency clients. He has also been deeply involved in healthcare development projects and other complex real estate planning assignments.

Martin P. Lewis
has co-authored an article in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education that discusses a model developed to proactively address global workforce and higher education challenges. The model builds upon five stages of career development: education; training; learning simulation; work-integrated learning; and career placement, advancement, and transition.

Frederick "Fritz" Steiner
has been named one of the Top 25 Newsmakers of 2009 by the Engineering News-Record. Steiner, dean of the school of architecture at the University of Texas at Austin is credited with leading the multidisciplinary team that produced the benchmarks and guidelines for SITES, a voluntary rating system designed to encourage development, design, construction and operation of eco-friendly landscapes.

Jim Paulmann, FAICP, headed an Urban Land Institute advisory team that provided technical assistance on the redevelopment of the former Treasure Island Naval Base on San Francisco Bay. Paulmann, a principal and corporate leader with WilsonMiller, headed several teams that reviewed the project's development plans and strategies. The group's efforts focused on transportation phasing and financing, renewable energy, open space programming, funding, and soft infrastructure and governance.