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Urban and regional planner with 30+ years of experience in housing, transportation, land use, and climate strategy. Executive Director of PLACE Initiative, a national nonprofit advancing walkable, low-carbon, people-centered communities as a practical climate and public health strategy. President and Chair of the Oregon Cooperative Housing Network, working to scale limited-equity co-ops, housing cooperatives, and shared-ownership models statewide. Managing Director of Woodsong Associates, a planning and real estate consultancy serving public agencies, nonprofits, and community-based developers. Former Regional GIS Planner at the San Francisco Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission; co-developer of UrbanFootprint at Calthorpe Associates. Real estate developer, completed one of Portland’s first adaptive re-use conversions of a single-family home into a fourplex under modern code. Licensed Managing Broker in Oregon. Serves on UN-Habitat’s World Urban Campaign steering committee. Longtime advocate for cooperative finance, community ownership, and lender-ready pathways for equitable housing delivery.