Geoff Anderson, Shelley Poticha

Geoff Anderson is the President and CEO of Smart Growth America. Geoff came to his current position in January 2008 after 13 years at the US EPA where he headed the Agency's Smart Growth Program. During his tenure at EPA, he was instrumental in creating the Agency's Smart Growth program, he helped to found the Smart Growth Network, the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, and the popular web site smartgrowth.org. In addition, he provided seed funding for and helped to catalyze the creation of the National Vacant Properties Campaign, The LEED for Neighborhood Development Certification program, and the Governors' Institute for Community Design.

He has co-authored numerous publications including: This Is Smart Growth, Getting to Smart Growth Volumes 1 and 2, Protecting Water Resources with Higher Density Development, The Transportation and Environmental Impacts of Infill vs. Greenfield Development and many others. His work also included direct technical assistance, helping with smart growth implementation in communities nationwide including Cheyenne, WY, Prince George's County, MD, and the flagship smart growth project Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Ga. Geoff received a Masters Degree from Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment with a concentration in Resource Economics and Policy.

Shelley Poticha is president and CEO of Reconnecting America and oversees all activities of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development. Previously Shelley was executive director of the Congress for New Urbanism, where she guided CNU's growth into a nationwide coalition with a prominent voice in national debates on urban revitalization, growth policy and sprawl. She also launched a number of key initiatives addressing inner-city revitalization, mixed-income housing, infill development techniques, environmental preservation, alternative transportation policies, and real estate finance reform. She has co-authored The New Transit Town: Best Practices in Transit-Oriented Development, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Capturing the Demand for Housing Near Transit," the Charter of the New Urbanism, and The Next American Metropolis with Peter Calthorpe.