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Who We Are Coalition Members Board and Steering Committee Staff Job Openings
Smart Growth America
He has co-authored numerous publications including: This Is Smart Growth, Getting to Smart Growth Volumes 1 and 2, Protecting Water Resources with Higher Density Development, The Transportation and Environmental Impacts of Infill vs. Greenfield Development and many others. His work also included direct technical assistance, helping with smart growth implementation in communities nationwide including Cheyenne, WY, Prince George's County, MD, and the flagship smart growth project Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Ga. Geoff received a Masters Degree from Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment with a concentration in Resource Economics and Policy.
As a journalist at The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Goldberg helped to create the Horizon section, a weekly report on the region's growth and development issues that ran for early nine years. He served on that newspaper's editorial board from 1999-2002. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University's journalism school, Goldberg was awarded a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University in 2002-03, and has taught journalism at Emory University. He, his wife and four children remaining at home live in Decatur, GA, where he is a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals. David can be contacted via email at dgoldberg [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org Will Schroeer is the State Policy Director for Smart Growth America. He has 20 years experience designing and directing transportation and land use policy evaluations for government, nonprofit, and private clients; examining costs and benefits, feasibility, economic, social, and distributional impacts. During the 1990s, Will was an Economist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, where he led the agency's Transportation Group. He received a 1996 National Planning Award from the American Planning Association, and two EPA Service Awards, one for contributions to the U.S. Climate Change Action Plan. He then spent 9 years leading the smart growth practice at ICF Consulting, helping federal, state, and local clients take smart growth from policy idea to built project. Will holds a B.A. magna cum laude from Carleton College, and a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. Will can be contacted via email at wschroeer [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org
Natalie Robles joined the staff in August 2009 as a policy analyst. Her duties at Smart Growth America include research, writing, and working with policy work groups to develop federal guidelines supportive of smart growth. Previously, Natalie was an outreach fellow at Transportation for America, a national coalition of diverse groups working to reform the federal transportation system by aligning national goals for economic opportunity, energy security, housing and public health with investments in infrastructure. She also interned at Reconnecting America, where she contributed to best practices guidelines for transit-oriented development. Natalie received a B.A. in Geography from Macalester College and plans to pursue a Master's Degree in City Planning at the University of Pennsylvania in 2010. She can be contacted via email at nrobles [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org
Stefanie Seskin is the State and Local Policy Associate for the National Complete Streets Coalition. She recently received her Master of Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where her studies focused on sustainable development and public spaces. Her interest in planning and policy stems from her undergraduate years at Vassar College, where she majored in Political Science and first read Jane Jacobs. Prior to joining the Complete Streets Coalition, Stefanie interned in the Chicago Park District's department of Planning & Development, where she wrote several policies, assisted in capital improvement programming, and spent countless hours doing geo-spatial analysis and cartography. Her work with the National Complete Streets Coalition includes assisting in the Complete Streets Implementation Project and other outreach to communities working to implement complete streets and research and analysis of complete streets policies. Stefanie can be contacted via email at sseskin [at] completestreets [dot] org Sara Wolfson is the Communications Fellow. She writes for print and online media, and her customary tasks include website maintenance, engaging in smart growth issues on the blog and newsletter, managing listserves and other forms of electronic communication, fundraising campaigns, and providing technical support. Sara earned a B.A. in Creating Writing and American Studies from Franklin & Marshall College. She can be reached at swolfson [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org Rayla Bellis is the Smart Growth America State Campaigns Fellow and works primarily on research, writing, and administrative activities as part of the Transit Campaign team. She received her B.A. in Economics and Sociology/Anthropology from Knox College in 2009, and plans to pursue a Masters Degree in Urban Planning in 2011. Rayla can be contacted via email at at rbellis [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org National Vacant Properties Campaign
Smart Growth Leadership Institute
In addition, Governor Glendening had the honor of being elected chairman of the National Governor's Association by his colleagues, where he made quality of life issues his top agenda item. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments. Before becoming Governor, Parris N. Glendening was a local elected official for more than 20 years. He began public service in 1973 as a city councilman in Hyattsville and was later elected to the Prince George's County Council in 1974. He was elected to statewide office after serving three terms as county executive of Prince George's County, a jurisdiction of 800,000 outside of Washington, D.C. Requests to contact the Governor for speaking engagements and other matters can be sent care of Paula Offord via pofford [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org
Previously, she worked as an attorney at Hogan and Hartson in Washington, D.C., served as law clerk to the Honorable Mary A. McLaughlin, and was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Berlin, where she worked at the Berlin Administration on Urban Planning and Environment as well as the German Institute for Urban Affairs. Tamar has a B.A. from Harvard College, an M.Phil from Cambridge University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Tamar can be contacted via email at tshapiro [at] sgli [dot] org
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Geoff Anderson
is the President and CEO of Smart Growth America. Geoff came to his current position in January 2008
after 13 years at the US EPA where he
headed the Agency's Smart Growth Program. During his tenure at EPA, he was instrumental in
creating the Agency's Smart Growth program, he helped to found the Smart Growth Network, the
New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, and the popular web site 
David A. Goldberg is the Communications Director for Smart Growth America,
where he works to help a coalition of national, state and local groups communicate their
values and goals on behalf of better planning and development. He is the author of
Elisa M. Ortiz joined the team at Smart Growth America as State Campaigns Director
in April 2009. She works with state and regional partners on public policy, advocacy and communications
campaigns as well as building capacity in the network. Her previous experience includes work on nonprofit
leadership and organizational effectiveness (including co-authoring a hands-on workbook designed to help nonprofits
identify and leverage the expertise of all generations in the work place titled
“Work With Me: Intergenerational Conversations for Nonprofit Leadership”), low income housing issues,
women's rights, reproductive justice, political advocacy and electoral campaigns. After graduating from Utica
College of Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science, she moved to Arlington, VA and has lived
there ever since. Elisa enjoys reading, dancing, watching movies and riding the Metro to work every morning.
She can be reached at eortiz [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org
Kate Rube is the Policy Director for Smart Growth America.
She leads and coordinates SGA's policy advocacy, working on both federal campaigns and with more than
40 state and regional groups on local, state, and regional smart growth issues. Kate is also an Outreach
Coordinator with the Transportation for America campaign, a new coalition of diverse groups pushing for
significant reforms in our national transportation policy to strengthen our communities,
our economy, and the transportation choices available to Americans.
Kate previously worked as the Assistant National Field Director for U.S. PIRG,
the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups,
helping to coordinate grassroots campaigns on a range of federal environmental issues.
While she's at SGA, Kate is also pursuing a Master's in Community Planning degree from the University of Maryland. Kate can be
contacted via email at krube [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org
Stephanie Potts joined the staff in March 2005 as the Smart Growth Fellow
and is now a Policy Associate at SGA. Stephanie completed her B.A. in Environmental
Studies and Anthropology with a minor in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania
in May of 2004 and went on to complete her graduate degree at Penn in Environmental Policy in
December of 2004. Her previous work experience includes internships at the Delaware Valley
Regional Planning Commission and the Brandywine Conservancy. Her duties at SGA include
research, writing, product distribution, federal advocacy, and coalition member support.
Stephanie works on several initiatives relating to climate change and transportation for SGA,
including the 
Steve Davis joined the staff as the Communications Fellow
in July of 2006 and serves now as Communications Associate. Before coming to Smart Growth
America, Steve was an award-winning photojournalist at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette
/ Benton County Daily Record in Northwest Arkansas. Steve put down the camera in
2006 to follow his passion for growth and development-related issues, stoked while studying journalism at the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia
in Athens, Ga. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he joins fellow Atlantan David Goldberg in the
communications department, 
Mara D'Angelo joined the staff as a Policy Analyst in 2008. She was previously a Presidential
Management Fellow with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she did policy and programmatic
work on housing counseling and foreclosure prevention, and completed job rotations with a nonprofit affordable
housing developer, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Vacant Properties Campaign. She now
contributes to SGA's work on housing and urban policy, including the Restoring Prosperity Initiative and the
National Vacant Properties Campaign. Mara earned her B.A. in Psychology and Environmental Studies from
Tufts University and her Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland. Mara can be contacted
via email at mdangelo [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org.
Jennifer Leonard is National Vacant Properties Campaign Director at
Smart Growth America. In her four years as the project manager for a community development
corporation in Baltimore, she became an expert at building private and public partnerships
for using the property reclamation tools and revitalizing her East Baltimore neighborhood.
She also managed the corporation’s grant and loan efforts, raising several million
dollars for the CDC’s programs. With her leadership the Baltimore Commission for
Historical and Architectural Preservation designated a new historic district within this
neighborhood; after decades of disinvestment, the private market is starting to return.
Jennifer has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Arizona and a Master
of City and Regional Planning degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Jennifer can be
contacted via email at jleonard [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org
Gov. Parris N. Glendening is President of the Smart
Growth Leadership Institute. Prior to his current role as President of Smart Growth Leadership Institute,
Mr. Glendening spent eight years as Governor of the state of Maryland, where he made the environment,
especially smart growth education and inclusiveness, the heart of his legislative, administrative
and personal agenda. He led the
creation of a groundbreaking smart growth initiative that focused on using the entire
$23 billion state budget as an incentive for smart growth.
Tamar Shapiro is the Executive Director of the Smart Growth Leadership
Institute, and the Director of the Governors' Institute on Community Design.
Before joining SGLI in 2005, Tamar Shapiro worked as an attorney at Klein Hornig,
LLP, a law firm specialized in affordable housing development, 
Shelly Hazle is the state coordinator for the Smart Growth
Leadership Institute. Before joining SGLI in 2007, Shelly conducted public and government
relations for a university hospital system. Previously, she represented some of the nation's
leading corporations at a Washington D.C.-based global public affairs firm. Shelly began
her career at the National Transportation Safety Board where she served as a spokesperson
on major transportation accidents. Shelly has a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and is
currently finishing a masters in public administration. Shelly can be contacted via email at
shazle [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org
Chelsea Allinger is a Fellow with the Smart Growth Leadership Institute and the Governors'
Institute on Community Design. Previously, she worked as a Fellow for the City of Rochester Department of
Recreation and Youth Services. Chelsea is completing a M.A. in Philosophy and Social Policy with a focus
on Urban Policy at The George Washington University. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy
from the University of Rochester. Chelsea can be contacted via email at
callinger [at] sgli [dot] org