Board of Directors


	Jennifer Hurley Chair Jennifer Hurley, AICP, CNU-A, is President and CEO of Hurley-Franks and Associates and teaches in the Growth and Structure of Cities Department at Bryn Mawr College. Drawing on her background in conflict resolution, Ms. Hurley has over twenty-five years of professional expertise facilitating public involvement in planning and development issues. She has been active in the New Urbanism movement for over twenty years, working on numerous charrettes for regional planning, downtown revitalization, traditional neighborhood development, and form-based zoning. She wrote one of the first articles chronicling the implementation of New Urbanist zoning codes, authored the SmartCode Affordable Housing Policy module, and is a past fellow of the Knight Program in Community Building at the University of Miami School of Architecture. She was Treasurer of the Congress for the New Urbanism, served on the National Charrette Institute Steering Committee, and currently serves on the Form Based Codes Institute Steering Committee.

	Ashleigh Walton Chair Elect Ashleigh Walton, AIA, NOMA, is an architect, urban designer, and project manager at Urban Design Associates based in Pittsburgh. She is an active member of the National Organization of Minority Architects and finds joy in mentoring students who have the aspiration of becoming architects and designers. She travels extensively on charrette with a mission to craft livable, traditional urban places and responsive architecture. Ashleigh documents neighborhoods and cities in her sketchbook, seeking to find “order in a disordered world.” Her work as a designer focuses on “context, precedent and innovation.”

	Macon C. Toledano Treasurer A native of New Orleans, Macon began his career in urbanism as a teenager while photographing historic buildings for his mother’s books on architecture and working as a carpenter on the restoration and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. In the subsequent forty years, inspired by his love of great towns and cities around the world, he has pursued his work in urbanism as an architect, a planner, a contractor, a developer, and, most recently, as a philanthropist. Macon now serves as the Associate Director of the Lyndhurst Foundation in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he directs the Foundation’s grant programs in urban design and development, neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing, historic preservation, and sustainability. Macon has over thirty years of professional experience in the planning and development of projects in the United States and Europe. His educational background includes a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, a degree in art history from the University of North Carolina as a Morehead Scholar, a year at the Ca’Foscari in Venice, Italy, and a stint in planning and architecture at the ETH in Zurich.

	Mike Lydon Secretary Mike Lydon, CNU-A is a Co-Founder of Street Plans and leads the firm’s New York City office. He is an internationally recognized planner, writer, speaker, and advocate for livable cities. Having delivered more than 300 keynotes, workshops, and lectures, Mike has exerted a global influence on how people think about city transformation. In 2018, he was named by Planetizen as one of the top 100 most influential urbanists of all-time. Mike is the creator of the The Open Streets Project and the globally acclaimed Tactical Urbanism Vol. 1 – 6 series. With co-founder Tony Garcia, Mike is the recipient of the 2017 Seaside Prize and co-author of Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-Term Change (Island Press, 2015), named by Planetizen as one of the top planning books of the past decade. Mike also collaborated with Andres Duany and Jeff Speck in writing The Smart Growth Manual (McGraw-Hill, 2009). From 2006 – 2009 Lydon worked for Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company (DPZ), an international leader in the practice of urban planning, design, and research techniques. He encourages you to trade four wheels for two.

	William Lennertz Chapter Representative William Lennertz is a founder of the National Charrette Institute and co-author of The Charrette Handbook. Bill has educated staff from cities, national organizations, the USDOD, GSA and the World Bank. Bill has a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard where he taught the NCI training for 17 years. .With NCI and throughout his career Bill has managed numerous built projects. Bill began his career as Director of the Boston Office for Duany and Plater-Zyberk Architects. Bill’s latest project is Collaborative Design + Innovation LLC. CDI provides advisory and facilitation services for co-designing policy, strategic planning and design projects for businesses, organizations and communities. Bill has a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard where he taught the NCI Charrette System Training for 17 years.

	Spencer Miller-Johnson Member-Elected Representative Spencer is a city planner and urban designer who translates vision into reality through innovative and equitable zoning approaches. He spent a decade in California learning from national planning and zoning experts, working in the private sector on form-based codes and long-range planning projects before moving back to his native Twin Cities. He is currently a Senior City Planner for the City of Saint Paul, MN, where he focuses on implementing an innovative zoning code and analyzing opportunities for neighborhood and downtown development. Since returning to the Twin Cities, Spencer has also been leading the creation of a CNU Minnesota Chapter. Spencer served as Founding President of the Emerging New Urbanists (ENU), a CNU-affiliate with nearly 300 members for young and emerging professionals and students with the goal of advancing New Urbanism for the next generation of leaders. As a CNU-accredited professional, Spencer is an advocate for walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented urbanism, and has been a speaker on numerous Congress sessions. When he isn't crafting new place-based development standards, you can find him on a run with his dog, cooking a new recipe for his husband, or playing the piano.

	Eduardo Castillo Cortes Eduardo Castillo Cortés is the founding principal of Castillo Arquitectos, an internationally recognized firm based in Guatemala City known for its leadership in walkable urbanism, placemaking, and sustainable community design. Since establishing the practice in 2004, he has advanced the principles of New Urbanism across Central America and the Caribbean through advocacy, public policy, and built work. He began his career at Dover, Kohl & Partners, contributing to traditional neighborhood developments in the U.S. and Latin America. Eduardo holds both a Bachelor and a Master of Architecture (magna cum laude) from the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), and is co-author of the Municipal Guide for Urban Design and Roadways for Central America and the Caribbean. For over two decades, he has been a leading advocate for walkable communities and human-scaled development in the Global South—championing alternatives to sprawl, overscaled infrastructure, and single-use zoning. He has led or collaborated on dozens of urban design projects throughout the region, working with public agencies and private developers to implement these principles on the ground. In addition to his practice, Eduardo is a frequent speaker and contributor to urban design, professional, and academic forums, and currently serves on the steering committee for the forthcoming City Lab program at Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala.

	Marques King Marques King is an architect and small scale developer, actively participating in rebuilding efforts in his hometown of Detroit. He has developed a variety of projects across a variety of scales including mixed-use residential-commercial buildings, missing middle housing structures, and comprehensive masterplans for entire districts. His architectural firm of Fabric[K] Design seeks to hold neighborhoods together with contextual, sustainable, and people-centric design with a focus on housing hybrids and ‘Missing Middle’ types. In addition to private practice, Marques serves as a faculty member of the Incremental Development Alliance and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning.

	Rob Parker Rob Parker is a Co-Founder and former CEO of the Town at Trilith, an award-winning, master planned residential and mixed-use community located in south metro Atlanta, Georgia, adjacent to Trilith Studios. Town at Trilith accolades and honors include mixed-use Community of the Year from the OBIEs, “Best American Living Award” from the National Association of Homebuilders and “Community of the Year” from Builder & Developer Magazine. Rob has a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University and over thirty-five years of experience in executive leadership on a local, national, and international level. He currently serves as the President of the National Town Builders Association (NTBA) and is on the national board of directors for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU). Prior to his work as a town builder/place maker, Rob served as a chief executive in a variety of industries, including music entertainment, charitable organizations, and community development. Rob is currently serving as a coach, consultant, and owners representative for walkable mixed-use projects in the US and serves on the Board of Governors for the Seaside Institute.

	Gary Scott Gary is an advocate for New Urbanism who first learned about the movement during his graduate studies at DePaul University and through his work at CNU in membership and overseeing chapter relations. He led CNU Illinois as Chairperson from 2019 to 2022, helped facilitate its merger with CNU Midwest in 2022, and co-created CNU Chicago, a subchapter he currently co-leads. Gary served as the youngest elected chapter representative on the CNU Board from 2021 to 2024. He is active in local advocacy and helped co-create the Big Tent Urbanist Coalition in fall 2024, collaborating with groups such as Strong Towns Chicago and Abundant Housing Illinois to promote better housing policy. Committed to supporting emerging professionals, Gary co-founded Emerging New Urbanists (ENU) in 2021 and has served as a board member. He is a Chicago-based Transportation Planner and Senior Project Manager in suburban paratransit operations at Pace Suburban Bus. In 2022, he was recognized as one of Mass Transit Magazine’s 40 Under 40 leaders. Gary holds a Master of Public Administration in Metropolitan Planning and Urban Affairs from DePaul University, where he was named a Chaddick Scholar, and a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University.


	Lisa Wise Lisa Wise is CEO of Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc., an urban planning and economics firm headquartered in San Luis Obispo with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The firm focuses on building more resilient and equitable communities in California, the western Region, and throughout the U.S. as well as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Lisa has over 35 years of professional experience and specializes in long-range planning, land development codes, housing policy, financial feasibility analysis, and land use economics. Previously, she worked as a certified public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she gained an extensive accounting and financial consulting background. Lisa served as the Chair of the Center for Zoning Solutions (formerly Form Based Code Institute (FBCI)), a program of Smart Growth America. She also serves as the Treasurer of the California Planning Foundation, which makes scholarships available to students in planning and related fields who exhibit a financial need. In 2018, Lisa was nominated to the Dean’s Leadership Council for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where, as adjunct facility, she teaches classes on urban planning and real estate finance.

	Matt Lambert Matt Lambert is a Partner at DPZ CoDesign, where he leads the firm’s Portland, Oregon office. His work spans continents and sectors, with projects for municipalities, developers, and institutions alike. While trained in architecture and committed to the craft of urban design, Matt has emerged as a leading voice in zoning and comprehensive plan reform—both in practice and policy. As core faculty for CNU’s Project for Code Reform, he has advanced incremental zoning change across Michigan, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire, building on his contributions to the Lean Code Tool. In his professional work, Matt champions zoning reform from major metropolitan areas to rural communities, while also leading private-sector development projects ranging from a few acres to thousands. Through his leadership at DPZ, longstanding involvement with CNU, and as co-founder of the PLACE Initiative—which addresses urban design, equity, and climate change through bipartisan collaboration—Matt continues to advance the principles of the Charter across scales and constituencies.

Board Emeritus

	Peter Calthorpe Peter Calthorpe’s long and honored career in urban design, planning, and architecture began in 1976, combining his experience in each discipline to develop new approaches to urban revitalization, suburban growth, and regional planning. In 1983, Peter Calthorpe founded the award-winning firm of Calthorpe Associates devoted to sustainable urban design and planning globally. Throughout his honored career in urban design, planning, and architecture, he has been a pioneer of innovative approaches to urban revitalization, community planning, and regional design. For his contribution in redefining the models of urban and suburban growth, Calthorpe was awarded ULI’s prestigious 'J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development' in 2006. He is one of the founders and the first board president of Congress of New Urbanism. Metropolis Magazine claims: “The titles of Peter Calthorpe’s books define the recent history of urban design in its most vital and prescient manifestations”.

	Robert Davis Robert Davis is President and principal of Seaside Community Development Corporation (SCDC). He is responsible for the planning and development of Seaside, a resort town in the Florida panhandle. Seaside has revived local vernacular traditions in its urban design, its architecture and the construction of its homes. Seaside has been the focus of widespread media attention in Time, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, The Atlantic, The New York Times and in broadcasts on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, PBS, and the BBC. SCDC has been in business since 1982 and currently employs approximately 120 people.

	Andrés Duany Andres Duany has been a founding partner of two very influential architecture firms: Arquitectonica and DPZ Partners. With the latter firm, he has co-designed the towns of Seaside and Kentlands, along with more than 140 other neighborhoods, towns, and cities. Duany has written a chapter of Architectural Graphic Standards and The Lexicon of the New Urbanism. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami, has worked as visiting professor at many other institutions, and teaches planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. DPZ Partners has been the subject of over 800 articles and has received the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Medal of Architecture. Along with his B.Arch. from Princeton, his M.Arch from Yale, and his study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Mr. Duany also holds two honorary doctorates.

	Elizabeth Moule Elizabeth Moule is a principal of the Los Angeles-based firm Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists. The firm specializes in urbanism in new and existing places, campus architecture and planning, civic architecture, and historic preservation and adaptive reuse. The firm's work is published widely, most recently in The International Architectural Yearbook and in two books by James Steele, Los Angeles: The Current Condition and Sustainable Architecture. Their work was shown in the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's exhibition "Urban Revisions." Ms. Moule is CEO of Meridian Properties, a real estate development company dedicated to new urbanist infill development. She received a B.A. in art history from Smith College, attended the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York, and holds a M.Arch. from Princeton. Ms. Moule teaches as a visiting critic at universities in the United States and abroad. She lectures frequently on architecture and urbanism.

	Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is an architect and town planner who cofounded DPZ Partners in 1980. DPZ has distinguished itself by designing traditional towns and retrofitting livable downtowns into existing suburbs. In 1991, Ms. Plater-Zyberk helped write a groundbreaking Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance for Miami-Dade County, Florida. Since 1995, she has been Dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture. At Miami, she founded a master of architecture program in Suburb and Town Design and has served as Director for the Center for Urban and Community Design.She has a B.Arch from Princeton and a M.Arch. from Yale. She has been a visiting professor at many major North American schools of architecture, has been a Resident at the American Academy in Rome, and is a trustee of Princeton University.

	Stefanos Polyzoides Stefanos Polyzoides is a principal of Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists. He was born in Athens, Greece, received his B.A. and M.Arch. from Princeton University, and has lived in Los Angeles since 1973. He is a registered architect in the states of California and Arizona. Mr. Polyzoides has worked on the practice, theory, and education of architecture and urban design. His projects have included institutional and civic buildings, historic rehabilitation, commercial projects, housing, campus planning, and urban design. He is an associate professor of architecture at the University of Southern California and has been a visiting professor at several other schools, including Princeton University. Mr. Polyzoides' articles have been featured in both national and international journals. He is the author of two books, Los Angeles Courtyard Housing: A Typological Analysis and R.M. Schindler, Architect. In addition, his research has produced four distinguished exhibitions and exhibition catalogs: "Caltech: 1910-1950," "Myron Hunt: 1868-1952," "Wallace Neff," and "Johnson, Kaufmann & Coate."

	Daniel Solomon Daniel Solomon is an architect, urban designer and professor emeritus, whose fifty-year career combines achievements in professional practice with teaching and writing. His projects have been published in architectural journals worldwide and have been recognized with well over a hundred design awards. The main focus of his work has been residential architecture and the interaction between housing and urban design. From this base his work has expanded in several directions including large-scale urban planning, regulatory structures that govern urban design and residential, commercial, and institutional architecture. He is the author of many articles and three books: ReBuilding, Global City Blues, and Cosmopolis. A fourth book, Love versus Hope; Housing and the City is nearly complete. He was one of the co-founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism and is currently a partner in the Seattle and San Francisco based firm Mithun.