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David Hutchinson

Title: Capital Budget Manager, City of Pittsburgh

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Dave Hutchinson is the Capital Budget Manager for the City of Pittsburgh. In addition to Capital Budget planning, he works with departments on project management best practices and operational efficiencies related to capital projects. Before joining Pittsburgh’s Office of Management and Budget, Dave worked in banking as a Best Practices Officer. He has a degree […]

Nicole Blanchard

Title: Civil Design Engineer, Portland Bureau of Transportation

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Nicole Blanchard is a Civil Engineer and has work for the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation for the last 15 years. Since 2003, she has focused on interagency collaboration to develop design standards and best practices to implement green infrastructure in the public right-of-way. She has been part of green infrastructure evolving from just […]

Deborah Deets

Title: Landscape Architect, Watershed Protection Division, City of Los Angeles

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Deborah is a California State Registered Landscape Architect for the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation, Watershed Protection Program. Her stormwater project designs have been featured in the national Landscape Architecture Magazine (LAM), Stormwater Solutions Magazine, local public television (KCET), and have won national (CASQA and NACWA) recognition for design […]

Shanti Colwell

Title: GSI Program Manager, Seattle Public Utilities

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Shanti Colwell, PE, is the Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Manager (Interim) for Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). She is responsible for implementing the GSI Program for SPU, including developing policy and regulatory requirements, defining technical standards for GSI in Seattle, and leading the planning and implementation of GSI capital projects in the right-of-way for SPU, specifically […]

Beth Heyde

Title: Director of Logistics, NYC Bike Share, NYC DOT

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Beth Heyde is Director of Logistics of the New York City Department of Transportation Bike Share Program where she oversees Citi Bike’s operations, and facilitates expansion planning and the public engagement process. Beth believes bike share programs offer solutions to many complex interconnected urban mobility issues, and have the capacity to bridge gaps in transportation, […]

Peter Dempster

Title: Market Development, BMW ReachNow

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities conference

Pete leads strategy and market development for ReachNow, a premium mobility services company by BMW, BMWi and MINI.

Alexander Epstein

Title: Engineering Analyst, Volpe Center/USDOT

NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Dr. Alexander Epstein is an engineering systems analyst in the Office of Policy, Planning & Environment at the Volpe Center, a federal research lab of the USDOT. In this role, Epstein evaluates and advises on the effectiveness, safety, and sustainability of advanced vehicle and fuel technologies, partnering with transportation leaders to improve urban traffic safety […]