Paris Rutherford has created market-leading mixed-use and residential districts, delivering profitable urban investment that capitalizes on the broader desire for Great Places for over 30 years.

Chance has a passion for working with citizens, community stakeholders and cities to identify visions and help find effective, innovative means of achieving goals. He enjoys presenting new planning techniques to help people discover ideas that hadn't occurred to them and thrives on opportunities to help people learn more about planning and best practices.

Consultant in the growing Tiny House movement and real estate investor. Creator of America’s first Tiny Home Village.

Rob has a broad background in planning and urban design with a focus on master planning, entitlements, planned development zoning work, downtown corridor planning and economic and environmental analysis.

Mike Lydon is a Principal of Street Plans, an award-winning planning, design, and research-advocacy firm. Mike is an internationally recognized advocate for livable cities and was named by Planetizen as one of the 100 most influential urbanists.

Associate Instructional Dean, Real Estate Agent, and Developer

Josh Santillan formed the nonprofit Central Arts in a once-vacant shopping center. The art group offers classes, special events, concerts, and puts art pieces in vacant storefronts in effort to bring other businesses to his city.

A community and economic developer with over a decade of experience working across organizations in small towns, multi-county regions, states and universities. I am a creative and strategic thinker with a background in real estate and economic development, I am interested in how design and land use influence the economy of a city.

Monte is a 25-year real estate veteran and co-founder of the Incremental Development Alliance. He is involved in sales, leasing, property management, development, and construction in Southern Dallas and Northern Ellis Counties.

Brandon is an urbanist, co-creator of crowdsourced placemaking, and has helped lead over 15 million square feet of walkable mixed-use development.

After 30 years of managing large technology consultancies, Dr. Doric Earle reinvented himself and now is dedicated to helping communities, social enterprises and entrepreneurs achieve collaborative, engaging and sustainable solutions. A Ph.D. in Public Affairs with a focus on urban planning informed his work, which uses economic development, communication and community engagement as a catalyst to unlock potential in underserved communities.

Conversation with councilwoman Cindy Shepard. A native Texan, artist, small business owner, and author.