Bio: VP of Development at Touchstone, a Seattle developer of commercial transit-oriented urban infill projects; and Runstad Fellow and Affiliate Lecturer at the University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate.
Education: MBA 2004, MIT. Msc 2004, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT. BScH 1998, Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University, Canada. BAH, 1996, English Literature, Queen's University, Canada.
Key Publications: The Carbon Efficient City, University of Washington Press, 2012
Past Assignments: Eco El Paso, El Paso, TX, (Jan 2012). ULI Center for Sustainable Leadership, Bellingham, WA,(Dec 2012). Institute for Real Estate Management, Annual Forecast, Seattle, WA, (Nov 2012). NEBC/Climate Solutions, Cascadia Green Building Council Joint Event, Portland, OR, (Nov 2012). NAIOP National Forums, Washington DC, (Oct 2012).
Bio: Associate Professor, Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington. Independent consulting for small cities in Washington. 2 years environmental geotechnical consulting with Dames & Moore in San Francisco.
Education: BS Geology, Wisconsin-Madison MS Urban and Regional Planning, Wisconsin-Madison PhD Urban and Regional Planning, Wisconsin-Madison
Key Publications: Born, Branden and Mark Purcell. Avoiding the Local Trap: Scale and Food Systems in Planning Research. PAS #554 Planners Guide to Community and Regional Food Systems, with Samina Raja and Jessica Koslowski-Russell Fertile Ground: Planning for the Madison/Dane County Food System. (editor). 1997.
Bio: City Planner with extensive experience in Land Use Planning, Community Development, Urban Design and Conflict Resolution. Has worked for public agencies such as the Chicago Department of Economic Development, large planning, architecture and engineering firms and The Lakota Group a planning/design firm he cofounded 18 years ago. John recently moved from Chicago to Oregon.
Education: Master in Urban and Regional Planning: University of Wisconsin and Bachelor in Geography/Urban Planning: University of Utah