Greg Dale is a founding Principal with McBride Dale Clarion, the Cincinnati office of Clarion Associates. Mr. Dale is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners having been active in the planning profession since 1981. He has managed planning projects throughout the country and has expertise in regional plans, comprehensive plans, growth management plans, land use regulations, citizen outreach programs, planning for historic areas and expert testimony on planning, zoning and land use development issues. Mr. Dale has drafted or assisted with award-winning plans for Charleston County, South Carolina; Beaufort County, South Carolina; Williamson County, Tennessee; Will County, Illinois; City of Franklin, Tennessee; and the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Commission. Mr. Dale recently drafted an innovative sustainability chapter in the Fredericksburg, Virginia plan and is a co-author of an update to The Citizen’s Guide to Planning and the upcoming The Planning Commissioners Guide. He has also managed or assisted with significant planning projects in Bradley County, Tennessee; Henrico County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Beaufort County, South Carolina; Williamson County, Tennessee; and North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Della G. Rucker, AICP, CEcD, is Principal of the Wise Economy Workshop and New World Public Engagement. Della has spent nearly 20 years providing public engagement, economic development planning, downtown revitalization strategies, fiscal impact analysis, and other services throughout the United States. Recent experience includes the management of online and in-person public engagement and public relations for the City of Cincinnati’s Plan Build Live initiative, facilitating a challenging reuse of a historic landmark on behalf of a small business owner, and leading strategic planning for coordination between a local government and a community nonprofit. Della holds a Masters in Community Planning from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Northwestern University.

As a founding principal, Jeannie has over 16 years of experience as a licensed landscape architect. Her experience in both public and private sector projects brings a unique knowledge base of landscape architecture, land planning and urban design. Jeannie’s resume includes projects such as Easton, The Ohio State University Alumni House, Verizon’s Dublin Corporate Office Buildings, and the Jack Nicklaus Sculpture Landscape Plan. During her tenure at the City of Dublin, Jeannie was involved with the development of the 2007 Dublin Community Plan Update, the Historic Dublin Revitalization Draft Plan, as well as the coordination of Dublin’s streetscape development. Her experience with serving as the liaison to the Dublin Architectural Review Board and the Bicycle Advisory Task Force highlight her strong communication and management skills. Jeannie is active in the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), serving a term as the Ohio Chapter President, Ohio Chapter Treasurer and currently as the Ohio Chapter Vice President of Legislative Affairs. She has been honored for her service to the profession with the Ohio Chapter Service Award. Jeannie regularly presents different landscape architecture and planning topics to various organizations.

In his 22 year career as a public servant Chris has served in a variety of positions related to the design and implementation of public improvement projects. As City Planner Chris is responsible for the development of planning documents and policy that identify and advance the goals and objectives of the community. Chris works closely with other city departments, regional partners, and state and federal agencies, to produce the vision and design documents, and to program the funding sources, necessary to achieve the community’s goals.

John Zimmerman, Vice President of Miami Valley Fair Housing Center in Dayton, Ohio, is certified by the Real Estate governing bodies in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan to conduct education classes on fair housing to provide continuing education hours for REALTORS and appraisers. He also provides education for nurses, social workers, municipal staff, developers, contractors and other professionals involved in residential housing. Mr. Zimmerman works with organizations such as the Greater Dayton Apartment Association, the Greater Dayton Realtist Association, the Greater Dayton Real Estate Investment Association, the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS, the HomeOwnership Center, County Corp, the City of Kettering and various departments in Montgomery County Government to combat housing discrimination, predatory lending and promote foreclosure prevention. Mr. Zimmerman is a member of the Equal Opportunity Committee at the Dayton Area Board of Realtors, a member of the National Fair Housing Alliance in Washington DC. He is a Trustee for the Dayton Fund. He has worked extensively with Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority, the Access Center for Independent Living and the Wesley Community Center on mobility projects, self-sufficiency curricula and on accessibility issues. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Capital University in Columbus, OH and lives in Pleasant Hill, Ohio.

Greg Dale is a founding Principal with McBride Dale Clarion, the Cincinnati office of Clarion Associates. Mr. Dale is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners having been active in the planning profession since 1981. He has managed planning projects throughout the country and has expertise in regional plans, comprehensive plans, growth management plans, land use regulations, citizen outreach programs, planning for historic areas and expert testimony on planning, zoning and land use development issues. Mr. Dale has drafted or assisted with award-winning plans for Charleston County, South Carolina; Beaufort County, South Carolina; Williamson County, Tennessee; Will County, Illinois; City of Franklin, Tennessee; and the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Commission. Mr. Dale recently drafted an innovative sustainability chapter in the Fredericksburg, Virginia plan and is a co-author of an update to The Citizen’s Guide to Planning and the upcoming The Planning Commissioners Guide. He has also managed or assisted with significant planning projects in Bradley County, Tennessee; Henrico County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Beaufort County, South Carolina; Williamson County, Tennessee; and North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Charles Marohn is a Professional Engineer (PE) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He has a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. He is the author of Thoughts on Building Strong Towns (Volume 1), the primary author of the Strong Towns Blog and the host of the Strong Towns Podcast and See it Differently TV. Chuck grew up on a small farm in Central Minnesota. The oldest of three sons of two elementary school teachers, he graduated from Brainerd High School in 1991. Chuck joined the Minnesota National Guard on his 17th birthday during his junior year of high school and served for nine years. Besides being passionate about planning and small towns, he loves playing music, is an obsessive reader and is a season ticket holder of the Minnesota Twins.

Jack received his BS in Urban Affairs from Wright State University in 2000 and began working for Harrison Township immediately after graduation as a code enforcement officer. In 2002 Jack began working for Washington Township as a Zoning Inspector until early 2007. Since 2007 Jack has been back with Harrison Township where he has been responsible for a variety of different endeavors including community development, zoning and planning, code enforcement supervisor, neighborhood watch coordinator (increasing the active neighborhood association program from 3 active groups to over 15 active groups currently) and Wellfield protection staff liaison. He has also managed some of the bigger demolition projects within Harrison Township since 2007 including the Parkway Inn Demolition, the American Carco demolition, RCRA closure and environmental remediation projects, the township’s land bank redevelopment projects, and multiple residential demolition projects which have seen almost 50 residential structures demolished since 2007. Since 2007, Jack has been responsible for securing almost $1.9 million for Harrison Township for separate demolition, environmental remediation and capital improvement projects. Jack has also been working with the development partners on the Ft. McKinley project since 2007 assisting with the redevelopment and implementation plan for the McKinley Homes Project, which all of our partners are hopeful will spur continued redevelopment efforts in the Ft. McKinley neighborhood. Currently, Jack oversees the Development Department and all its activities for the township as well as sits on the HomeStart, Inc. Board of Trustees.

Sarah is the Manager of Watershed Partnerships for the Miami Conservancy District. She coordinates and interacts with community members, federal, state, and local agencies, businesses, and agricultural producers throughout the Great Miami River Watershed – a fifteen county region in Southwest Ohio. Using effective partnerships she has successfully raised more than $10 million dollars to use on water quality improvements in the watershed. Sarah helped lead the creation of the nation’s first successful water quality credit trading program. The internationally-recognized Great Miami River Watershed Water Quality Credit Trading Program is reducing thousands of pounds tons of agricultural runoff into streams and rivers each year while saving local communities as much as $300 million dollars over the next twenty years. Sarah earned a Doctorate in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. Her research interests include the role of the citizen professional in community organizations, participatory action research, and citizen participation and empowerment. A few of Sarah’s published writings includes co-authoring “Community Change Context”, in Leading change in multiple contexts G. Hickman (Ed.), and the forthcoming “Citizen Professionals: The Effective Practices of Experts Helping Community Organizations” and “Moving Upstream: Collaborative Leadership in Water Quality Improvement” chapters for The Environmental Leadership Reference Handbook (SAGE).

Theresa is the Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Coordinator at The Miami Conservancy District where her main focus is stormwater management. She coordinates and interacts with community members, federal, state, and local agencies, and businesses throughout the Great Miami River Watershed – a fifteen county region in Southwest Ohio. Theresa manages MCD’s Phase II Stormwater Program and leads MCD’s team that supports 51 communities in the Great Miami River Watershed in meeting the requirements of the stormwater program. She works with local communities to promote the national Groundwater Guardian Green Site program and has assisted 14 organizations achieve Groundwater Guardian Green Site designation. Theresa earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences at Wright State University. She is a Certified Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Specialist. She is proficient to effectively manage, implement and coordinate nationally-consistent EPA NPDES MS4 programs.

Della G. Rucker, AICP, CEcD, is Principal of the Wise Economy Workshop and New World Public Engagement. Della has spent nearly 20 years providing public engagement, economic development planning, downtown revitalization strategies, fiscal impact analysis, and other services throughout the United States. Recent experience includes the management of online and in-person public engagement and public relations for the City of Cincinnati’s Plan Build Live initiative, facilitating a challenging reuse of a historic landmark, and leading strategic planning for coordination between a local government and a community nonprofit. Della holds a Masters in Community Planning from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Northwestern University.