Integrated Small Town Planning

Bio: President and founder of DANTH, Inc.

Education: Ph.D Cornell University

Key Publications: Niche Strategies for Downtown Revitalization published in 1998 by the Downtown Development Center Downtown Business Recruitment published in 2005 by DANTH, inc.

Bio: Senior Community Development & Sustainability Specialist, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc (SEH). SEH is an engineering, architecture, and planning firm with 26 offices throughout the Midwest, Colorado, and Wyoming. In my current position I work with communities to plan, fund, and implement a variety of infrastructure projects including downtown redevelopment. I I also provide technical and leadership assistance for SEH's energy and sustainability initiative, including renewable energy, recycling, and organics waste feasibility studies and planning.

Education: BS Conservation Biology, UW-Madison Certificate Environmental Studies, UW-Madison MS Planning, University of Arizona Integrated Community Sustainability Planning - TNS Canada

Key Publications: Buy Local Fact Sheets, UW-Extension Green Jobs, Encyclopedia of Sustainability Bioenergy Industries, Encyclopedia of Sustainability Stormwater Management, Encyclopedia of Sustainability

Other Publications: Municipal Energy Efficiency Guidebook, UW-Extension Local Government Sustainability Toolkit (peer review) Building a More Sustainable Future in Wisconsin: 2010 Sustainable Communities Public Policy Forum Craftspersons and Artists in Northwest Wisconsin: Putting a Face on a Creative Industry

Past Assignments: Upper Midwest Planning Conference, 2012 Wisconsin Downtown Action Council Annual Conference, 2012 Sustainability in Local Government Annual Conference, 2012