People

Jacquelyn Hayward

Title: Director, Project Design & Management, Transportation Services, City of Toronto

Jacquelyn Hayward is the Director of Transportation Project Design & Management at the City of Toronto – the 4th largest and most culturally-diverse City in North America. In this role, Jacquelyn is responsible for a fantastic team of professionals leading the design and delivery of a wide-range of projects including Vision Zero road safety projects, […]

Thalia Leng

Title: Senior Transportation Planner, SFMTA

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Thalia is a senior planner with the Livable Streets subdivision of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Thalia’s work at the SFMTA focuses on implementing bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout San Francisco as well as coordinating larger streetscape projects such as the Polk Streetscape Project and the 5th Street Improvement Project. Thalia is also […]

Arthur Getman

Title: Deputy Director of Safety Analytics and Mapping, New York City DOT

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Arthur Getman has been with NYCDOT since 2014, currently serving as Deputy Director of the Safety Analytics and Mapping Unit in the Transportation Planning and Management Division. In this role Arthur contributes analytic support for Vision Zero project, policy, and program development. He is co-author of several safety studies including “Safer Cycling: Bicycle Ridership and […]

Stephanie Shaw

Title: Chief of Staff, Street Improvement Programs, New York City Department of Transportation

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Stephanie Shaw is Chief of Staff of the Street Improvement Programs sub-division at the New York City Department of Transportation. Stephanie helps oversee NYC DOT’s Bicycle Unit, Pedestrian Unit, and Public Space Unit, as well as the agency’s ambitious Street Improvement Program which implements over 100 safety projects annually. This is Stephanie’s second stint at […]

Chris Browne

Title: Chief Communications Officer, New York City DOT

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Lisa Treese

Title: Senior Landscape Architect, City of Kansas City, Missouri Smart Sewer Program

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Ms. Treese is a registered landscape architect in the State of Missouri. She has been with the City of Kansas City, Missouri since 2012. She started her landscape architectural career with Wallace, Roberts & Todd (WRT), and later, Vireo. Ms. Treese holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with a secondary major in Natural Resources and […]

Robb Lukes

Title: Senior Engineer, City of Vancouver Green Infrastructure

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Mary Rowe

Title: President & CEO, Canadian Urban Institute

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Mary is an impassioned civic leader with diverse experience in the business, government, not-for-profit and philanthropy sectors in Canada and the US. Over 30 years, Mary has been a steady advocate and champion for place-based approaches to building livable and resilient cities, and community-driven local economies. She has led campaigns, organizations, initiatives, and companies spanning […]

Amy Buitenhuis

Title: Senior Strategic Policy Consultant, Resilience Office, City of Toronto

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Kristina Hausmanis

Title: Project Manager, Green Streets at City of Toronto

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference