FALL 2025 ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
Attendee List & Face Book
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Freddie O’Connell, City of Nashville*
Mayor Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix*
Mayor Quinton Lucas, City of Kansas City*
Mayor Bryan Barnett, City of Rochester Hills*
Mayor Jane Castor, City of Tampa*
Mayor Andre Dickens, City of Atlanta*
Mayor Alyia Gaskins, City of Alexandria
Controller Chris Hollins, City of Houston
Chairman Mike Kelly, Johnson County Board of Commissioners
Mayor Tim Kelly, City of Chattanooga*
Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson, City of Riverside*
Mayor Lauren McLean, City of Boise*
Mayor Christina Muryn, City of Findlay
Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch, City of Michigan City
Mayor Steve Patterson, City of Athens
Mayor Steven Reed, City of Montgomery*
Councilmember Emmanuel Remy, City of Columbus
Mayor Rex Richardson, City of Long Beach
Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, City of Columbia*
Mayor Andy Schor, City of Lansing*
Mayor Cara Spencer, City of St. Louis
Mayor Matthew Tuerk, City of Allentown
Clerk Anna Valencia, City of Chicago*
Mayor Layne Wilkerson, City of Frankfort
Mayor Corey Woods, City of Tempe*
Mayor Paul Young, City of Memphis
Kendra Abkowitz, City of Nashville
Diana Alarcon, Nashville Dept of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure
Brett Annunziato, Farpoint Development
Clarence Anthony, National League of Cities
Anum Bashir, Delivery Associates
Claudia Bilotto, WSP USA
Stephen Bland, WeGo Public Transit
Laurel Blatchford, Delivery Associates
Jennifer Bradley, Kresge Foundation
David Briggs, Fifth Third Bank
Jamari Brown, City of Nashville
Hal Cato, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Henry Cisneros, American Triple I*
Ciara Coleman, NEO Philanthropy
Charisse Conanan Johnson, Next Street
Andi Crawford, Next Street
John Cross, Sustainable Cities Fund
Daryl Curry, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Tom Curtin, Meridiam
Katie Dailinger, National League of Cities
Reid Day, City of Kansas City
Sarah Dusseault, LA4LA
Eric Elk, HNTB Corporation
Jamie Fabos, City of Colorado Springs
Glenn Farner, LiUna
Brad Freeze, Nashville Dept of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure
Valerie Friedmann, Trust for Public Land
Donna Frisby-Greenwood, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Cait Garozzo, The Skills Initiative
J.T. Geren, Heartland Forward
David Gilford, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners*
Ben Gilsdorf, National Association of Counties
David Goldwater, Stantec
Todd Greene, Urban Institute
Sara Guice, Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET)
Patrick Hamilton, City of Nashville
Katy Hamilton, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Adriane Harris, Senior Advisor on Housing Policy, ThinkTennessee
Robbie Hayes, HNTB Corporation
Shelly Hazle, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Colin Higgins, National Housing Crisis Task Force
Angela Hubbard, Metro Nashville Planning Department
Josh Humphries, California Community Foundation
Dr. Shanna Jackson, Nashville State Community College
Larry Jacob, Self*
Jenna Johnson, Heartland Women in Trades
Bruce Katz, New Localism Associates*
Lucy Kempf, Metro Nashville Planning Department
Omar Khan, WSP USA
Andrew Kieve, Tolemi
ATTENDING PARTNERS
Mikaila Kruse, City of Riverside
Payton Lang, City of Columbia
Caitlin Lewis, Work for America
Rory Linehan, Bentley Systems
Andy Lucyshyn, Gresham Smith
Marisa Luzzatto, Sunnylands
Luke McGowan, Bloomberg Philanthropies
RJMcGrail, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Radhy Miranda, Mars Consulting Partners
Jeff Morris, Nashville Moves
Paul Nelson, WSP USA
Scott Niesen, RaganSmith, A Pape-Dawson Company
Ron Nirenberg, City of San Antonio
Nathan Ohle, International Economic Development Council*
Maura Pally, Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Monica Parisa Rabii, NEO Philanthropy
Bret Perkins, Comcast Corporation
Benjamin Preis, National Housing Crisis Task Force
Ashley Putnam, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Allen Ramsey, RaganSmith, A Pape-Dawson Company
Sam Reed, Jigsaw
Miles Sandler, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Joe Scantlebury, Living Cities*
Libby Schaaf, The Abundance Network
Megan Sheekey, Bloomberg Associates
Dana Subat, City of Phoenix
Charles Small, LA Metro
Julie Smith, Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, Mayor's Office
Katya Spear, Mayor's Innovation Project
Shawna Stevens, City of Long Beach
Carrie Stokes, Barge Design Solutions
Stuart Sunshine, WSP USA
Sabrina Sussman, City of Nashville
Alan Thompson, Ragan Smith, A Pape-Dawson Company
Jen Tolentino, Results for America
Lyndra Tran, Lincoln Room Strategies
Denise Turner Roth, Neighborhood Nexus Development
Jannet Walker-Ford, WSP USA*
Chris Weinman, Gresham Smith
Peter Weitz, Farpoint Development
Evan Wessel, The Wessel Group
Chris Wheat, Sustainable Cities Fund
Otis Williams, St. Louis Development Corporation
Kristin Wilson, City of Nashville
Erin Winn, Johnson County
Kate Wright, Climate Mayors
John Zeanah, City of Memphis
Elected Officials
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Mayor Freddie O'Connell*
Nashville, TN
Meeting Host -
Mayor Kate Gallego*
Phoenix, AZ
Advisory Council Co-Chair -
Mayor Quinton Lucas*
Kansas City, MO
Advisory Council Co-Chair -
Mayor Bryan Barnett*
Rochester Hills, MI
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Mayor Jane Castor*
Tampa, FL
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Mayor Andre Dickens
Atlanta, GA*
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Mayor Alyia Gaskins
Alexandria, VA
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Controller Chris Hollins
Houston, TX
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Chairman Mike Kelly
Johnson County, KS
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Mayor Tim Kelly*
Chattanooga, TN
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Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson*
Riverside, CA
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Mayor Lauren McLean*
Boise, ID
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Mayor Christina Muryn
Findlay, OH
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Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch
Michigan City, IN
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Mayor Steve Patterson
Athens OH
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Mayor Steven Reed*
Montgomery, AL
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Councilmember Emmanuel V. Remy
Columbus, OH
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Mayor Rex Richardson
Long Beach, CA
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Mayor Daniel Rickenmann*
Columbia, SC
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Mayor Andy Schor*
Lansing, MI
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Mayor Cara Spencer
St. Louis, MO
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Mayor Matthew Tuerk
Allentown, PA
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Clerk Anna Valencia
Chicago, IL
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Mayor Layne Wilkerson
Frankfort, KY
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Mayor Corey Woods*
Tempe, AZ
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Mayor Paul Young
Memphis, TN
Attending Partners
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Kendra Abkowitz
Senior Director of Sustainability and Resilience
City of Nashville -
Diana Alacorn
Director
Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure -
Brett Annunziato
Acquisitions & Development
Farpoint Development -
Clarence Anthony
CEO & Executive Director
National League of Cities -
Anum Bashir
Director
Delivery Associates -
Claudia Bilotto
Southeast Region Executive
WSP -
Stephen Bland
Chief Executive Officer
WeGo Public Transit -
Laurel Blatchford
Senior Fellow
Delivery Associates -
Jennifer Bradley
Senior Fellow
Kresge Foundation -
David Briggs
Regional President, Tennessee
Fifth Third Bank -
Jamari Brown
Senior Director of Economic and CommunityDevelopment
City of Nashville -
Hal Cato
CEO
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee -
Henry Cisneros*
Founder & Senior Advisor
American Triple I -
Ciara Coleman
Program Officer
NEO Philanthropy -
Charisse Conanan Johnson
CEO
Next Street -
Andi Crawford
Partner, Chief Revenue Officer
Next Street -
John Cross
Campaigns Director
Sustainable Cities Fund -
Daryl Cury
Chief Talent Development Officer
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce -
Tom Curtin
Senior Policy Advisor
Meridiam -
Katie Dailinger
Project Director, Local Infrastructure Hub
National League of Cities -
Reid Day
Chief of Staff to the Mayor
Kansas City, MO -
Sarah Dusseault
Lead Strategist
LA4LA -
Eric Elk
Government Relations Officer
HNTB -
Jamie Fabos
Chief of Staff to the Mayor
Colorado Springs, CO -
Glenn Farner
Business Manager
LiUNA -
Brad Freeze
Deputy Director
Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure -
Valerie Friedmann
Associate Director, Policy and Public Affairs
Trust for Public Land -
Donna Frisby-Greenwood
Sr. Vice-President, Philadelphia and Scientific Advancement
The Pew Charitable Trusts -
Cait Garozzo
Executive Director
The Skills Initiative -
J.T. Geren
Director of Strategic Communications
Heartland Forward -
David Gilford*
Head of Policy and Strategic Partnerships
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners -
Ben Gilsdorf
Associate Legislative Director, Transportation
National Association of Counties (NaCo) -
David Goldwater
Senior Vice President
Stanteec -
Todd Greene
Vice President, Work, Education, and Labor Division
Urban Institute -
Sara Guice
Construction Market Rep
Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET) -
Patrick Hamilton
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor, LGBTQ Liaison
Nashville, TN -
Katy Hamilton
Senior Director, Workforce and Career Development
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation -
Adriane Harris
Senior Advisor on Housing Policy
ThinkTennessee -
Robbie Hayes
Director
HNTB -
Shelly Hazle
Chief Livability & Policy Officer
Nashville Chamber of Commerce -
Colin Higgins
Executive Director
National Housing Crisis Task Force -
Angela Hubbard
Housing Director
Metro Nashville Planning Department -
Josh Humphries
Senior Advisor
California Community Foundation -
Dr. Shanna Jackson
President
Nashville State Community College -
Larry Jacob*
Consultant
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Jenna Johnson
Executive Director
Heartland Women in Trades -
Bruce Katz*
Founder
New Localism Associates -
Lucy Kempf
Director
Metro Nashville Planning Department -
Omar Khan
SVP, State and Local Government Affairs
WSP -
Andrew Kieve
President and CEO
Tolemi -
Mikaila Kruse
Chief of Staff to the Mayor
Riverside, CA -
Payton Lang
Policy and Programs Advisor to the Mayor
Columbia, SC -
Caitlin Lewis
Executive Director
Work for America -
Rory Linehan
Director of Infrastructure Policy Advancement
Bentley Systems -
Andy Lucyshyn
Regional Transportation Leader Gresham Smith
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Marisa Luzzatto
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Civic and Democratic Engagement Sunnylands
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Luke McGowan
Government Innovation
Bloomberg Philanthropies -
RJ McGrail
Senior Fellow
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy -
Radhy Miranda
Principal
Mars Consulting Partners -
Jeff Morris
Executive Director
Nashville Moves