Pathways to Urban Sustainability Perspective from Portland and the Pacific Northwest: Summary of a Workshop (2014) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C: Biographies of Planning Committee, Speakers, and Staff
Appendix C: Biographies of Planning Committee, Speakers, and Staff
Pages 61-78
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His work focuses on the intersection of city planning, real estate development, economic development, and environmental policy. His projects include the founding of Portland's awardwinning green building program (G/Rated)
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SUSAN ANDERSON (Planning Committee) , director of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, leads urban design, planning and code development for Portland, and builds partnerships to advance energy efficiency, solar, green building, clean energy technologies, waste reduction, composting and recycling, toxics reduction, sustainable food, and historic preservation citywide.
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Mr. Armstrong cochairs the Policy Committee for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network and serves on the network's Planning Committee.
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Dr. Belmont has led and developed multiple energy efficiency and conservation programs and projects for the Oregon Department of Energy including the Governor's School Audit Initiative, SB 1149 Schools Program and the Cool Schools Program.
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As the economic and employment core of the region, Portland's Central City vibrancy depends on the work of Mr. Bowers and his team in promoting job creation, urban innovation, and the role of the Central City as a regional asset.
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is a program officer for the Science and Technology for Sustainability Program (STS) at the National Academies where he leads the urban sustainability workshop series.
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JONATHAN FINK (Planning Committee) , a national leader in the development of interdisciplinary research initiatives, is now at Portland State University in the newly created position of vice president for research and strategic partnerships.
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He has been a SMART reader, volunteered at Meals on Wheels and served on the Portland Public Market Committee. His work has been honored by the Bruner Foundation for Urban Excellence, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association, the League of Oregon Cities, and the Portland Bicycle Transportation Alliance.
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He is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium, the University Transportation Center headquartered at Portland State University. ALISA KANE is the green building and development manager for the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
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He serves as the chair of the Monitoring and Research Committee of the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, vice chair of the Trinity San Jacinto Basin and Bay Expert Science Team on environmental flows, and on advisory committees for the Texas Sea Grant Program, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences, and the Texas Environmental Research Consortium. ROBERT LIBERTY, director of the Urban Sustainability Accelerator at ortland P State University, has worked in many roles and at all levels of government to promote livable and sustainable cities and regions.
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HUD's sustainable communities regional planning grants, helping to develop triple-bottom-line evaluation frameworks for transportation investments. Liberty became director of the Urban Sustainability Accelerator in October 2012.
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Lutzenhiser also considers new ways Portland State University can advance the state-of-the-art in an already innovative local-regional energy efficiency and renewable energy industry. Prior to joining PSU faculty in 2002, Dr.
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JULIA PARZEN is the coordinator for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, a network formed to enable public sector sustainability leaders to learn from each other and accelerate achievement of ambitious city sustainability goals. Previously, she has been a foundation program officer for conservation and employment (The Joyce Foundation)
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His background includes 22 years of management-level experience in five different economic development organizations: director of marketing, Economic Development Council of Snohomish County, Everett, Washington; director of economic development, Roanoke County Virginia; marketing manager, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Vienna, Virginia; executive director, Kitsap conomic Development Council, Bremerton, Washington; and business E development manager for the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development in Seattle, Washington. After completing college in North arolina and military service, he earned a master's degree in Public C Administration from the University of Washington and more recently completed an Organization Development certification program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
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LILLIAN SHIRLEY (Planning Committee) , B.S.N., M.P.H., M.P.A., director of the Multnomah County Health Department, provides public health leadership in
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She also is vice president of the Public Health Foundation, a member of the board of Oregon Public Health Institute, the Portland Sustainable Development Commission, an adjunct faculty member in the OHSU School of Medicine Dept of Community Medicine, and a board member of North by Northeast Community Health Center. TIM SMITH founded SERA's Urban Design and Planning Studio when he joined the firm in 2001 and serves as principal at the firm.
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Dr. Wiewel has authored or edited 9 books and more than 65 articles and chapters that have appeared in publications and journals, including Economic Development Quarterly, Economic Geography, and the Journal of the American Planning Association.
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She has an M.B.A. from Portland State University and a B.A.
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