Greg Winterowd participated in the 2010 American Planning Association's (APA) Diversity Forum, which took place at the National Planning Conference in New Orleans. This year's forum focused on providing examples of local, regional and statewide efforts in implementing programs that celebrate diversity in the planning field.

	Maryland planner Aldea Douglas (left), treasurer of APA's Planning and the Black Community Division, was the first panelist to address APA's annual Diversity Forum. Douglas described a successful youth engagement program in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Larry Vasquez (right), a planner from Vancouver, represented APA's Latinos in Planning Division. Vasquez reported on nontraditional approaches to involving Latinos in planning and decision making in the Pacific Northwest and Idaho.
	Former Oregon chapter president Greg Winterowd (left) emphasized the benefits of using locally focused, nontraditional ways to reach and engage Latino populations.

Photos courtesy of APA

Recent Speaking Engagements

Greg Winterowd, 2010 APA National Planning Conference (New Orleans, LA), "Diversity Forum "

Greg Winterowd, Vermont Planning Association (Burlington, VT), "Oregon State-Wide Land Use Program and Vermont's New Growth Centers Legislation"

Greg Winterowd, Oregon Planning Institute (Eugene), "The Big Look or Myopic Compromise"

Greg Winterowd, Oregon Planning Institute (Eugene), "The UGB Game"

Greg Winterowd, Real Estate Land Use (RELU) Conference, "Goal 14's Safe Harbor Provisions"

Greg Winterowd, Housing Land Advocates (Gresham), "Sustainability: Bridging the Divide"

Greg Winterowd, 120 Day Club (Portland), "New Goal 14 Administrative Rules"

Winterbrook Welcomes Anita Cate Smyth

Winterbrook Planning is pleased to welcome Anita Cate Smyth to its ranks.  Anita brings 15 years of experience in the environmental sciences, focusing on wetland delineation and permitting.  She has a history of collaboration with Winterbrook on projects including Corvallis Natural Features Inventory; Damascus Natural Features Inventory, including a Local Wetland Inventory; Junction City Local Wetland Inventory; and natural resource assessments
and wetland delineations in St. Helens and Portland. In the past, Anita was a program manager at Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development, and also worked at W&H Pacific.  Most recently, she was prinicpal of Westbrook Science & Design.  With a Professional Master's Degree in Environmental Sciences from Oregon State University, Anita complements Winterbrook's team of land use planners and environmental scientists.