Paul Zykofsky, M.S., AICP, directs the Local Government Commission's programs on land use and transportation planning, community design and the built environment. In the past 17 years he has worked with more than 200 communities to improve conditions for infill development, walking, bicycling and transit. He facilitates workshops on walkable communities, safe routes to school, complete streets and designing for pedestrian safety. He has more than 20 years of experience in planning, urban design and community-based approaches for creating livable communities. He is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Drusilla VanHengel is the northwest planning and programs manager at Alta Planning + Design, specializing in plan implementation and agency collaboration. Previously the City of Santa Barbara's supervising transportation engineer and mobility coordinator, she developed the City's Traffic Calming, SRTS, and TDM Programs. Hengel is nationally certified to facilitate Safest Routes to School workshops and teach multiple League of American Bicyclists' curricula.