Meet our Speakers
Planners, administrators, and researchers from across Oklahoma and beyond.
Jason Roberts
Keynote Speaker
Jason Roberts is an Urban Designer, Restauranteur, and former US Congressional nominee. In 2006, Jason formed the non-profit organization, Oak Cliff Transit Authority, to revive the Dallas streetcar system, and later spearheaded the city's effort in garnering a $23 Million dollar grant from the federal government to help reintroduce a modern streetcar system to Dallas. In 2010, Jason organized a series of "Better Block" projects, taking blighted blocks with vacant properties in Dallas and converting them into temporary walkable districts with pop-up businesses, bike lanes, cafe seating, and landscaping. The project has become an open-sourced international movement occurring everywhere from Melbourne, Australia to Tehran, Iran Jason, has received a Champions of Change award from the US White House, and showcased in the US Pavilion of the 2012 Venice Biennale. Jason currently lives in Dallas where he owns and operates Oddfellows Bistro, Revelers Hall, Jaquval Brewery, and Trades Delicatessen.
Matthew Petty
Awards Lunch Speaker · Co-Founder and CEO - Pattern Zones
Matthew Petty spent nearly 13 years on the City Council in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he authored legislation on ADUs, mobile food vendors, tactical urbanism, pocket neighborhoods, and other policy reforms. He's since consulted in more than two dozen communities including Oklahoma City, Orlando, Salt Lake City, and Houston and has been quoted by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. His work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Knight Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, and the National League of Cities. Since 2016, Matthew has focused on advancing the practice of pre-approving building plans. In Oklahoma, his collaboration with Claremore has become a nationally-relevant case study, and Bartlesville launches its own program in spring 2027.
Henry Wilson
INCOG Project Manager · INCOG
Henry Wilson is a Transportation Planner with INCOG, helping communities across the Tulsa region plan for a safer, more reliable, and connected transportation system. His recent work includes INCOG’s Congestion Management Process Plan, with a focus on transportation system performance and engaging regional stakeholders in the planning process. He holds a master’s degree in Regional and City Planning from the University of Oklahoma.
Ken Boone
Technical Expert, Vice President · Olsson
Ken is a technical expert with a passion for great planning; making better places is part of his DNA, and this passion radiates through him throughout the planning process. He serves as a planning and design subject matter expert for the firm, acting as an advisor internally and externally, promoting design quality and technical excellence. Ken brings more than 33 years of community planning, community engagement, parks and open space planning, master planning, development planning, and site design expertise to each project he works on. He leverages his passion and experience to guide development of high-quality plans with land use recommendations that align with community goals.
Chris Chiodini
Land Planner · Wallace Design Collective
A degreed civil engineer and AICP with 35 years of experience in design, transportation planning and policy, public works, economic development, land development, real estate development, and urban planning. Assists clients across wide range of development projects throughout the United States in the areas of concept design, project formation, entitlements and project communications. In his spare time, he operates a real estate development company as the "accidental developer" focused on strategic infill development and revitalization opportunities in cities of all sizes.
Jordan K Evans
Senior Community Planner · https://halff.com/
Katy O'Meilia
Associate Principal · TSW
Katy, an Associate Principal and the Leader of the Tulsa, Oklahoma office, has over 18 years of combined project experience working as a Landscape Architect and Urban Planner throughout Oklahoma, Utah, Arkansas, and Texas. She is a licensed Landscape Architect and a LEED Accredited Professional and uses that knowledge to guide projects toward economic, social, and environmentally sustainable solutions. Katy brings a strong background in the areas of long-range planning, urban design, master planning, land use regulations, and the development of design standards, guidelines, design overlays, and form-based codes. Her experience in community outreach, public facilitation, and the regulation development adoption process ensures project work is collaborative, vetted, and reflective of community values.
Jamie Nichols
Regional Development Specialist · Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Jamie Nichols is a Regional Development Specialist with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, serving an 11-county region in North Central Oklahoma. She previously served as Executive Director of the Northeastern Nevada Economic Development District as well as the Pike County Chamber and Economic Development Corporation in Illinois. She holds a Master's in Economic Development from the University of Southern Mississippi.
David Adcock
CEO Oklahoma Unform Building Code · State of Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission
David has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Administrator of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC) since March of 2023. The agency's mission and vision are to establish minimum statewide codes affecting or relating to the built environment for the protection of life and property. Prior to his employment with the State of Oklahoma, David held the position of Development Center Manager for 13 years with the City of Oklahoma City, where he directed the coordination of operational and technical functions of staff engaged in the review, evaluation, and coordination of the land development process. He is certified as a Master Code Professional with the International Codes Council (ICC) and serves on several national boards and committees for the construction industry.
Tapio Kymäläinen
North America Lead · Senf
Tapio Kymäläinen leads Senf's work in North America from Toronto. Before joining Senf, a map-based community engagement platform, he worked on multiple online engagement projects. Over many years he has worked with planning consultancies and public agencies across the US and Canada on moving engagement online, with a focus on map-based input and on reaching residents who never come to a public meeting.
Sean Wallace
Associate Planner · City of Edmond, OK
Sean Wallace, AICP, is a Long-Range Planner with the City of Edmond, where he has worked for 2 years. Sean holds a masters degree in Regional and City Planning from the University of Oklahoma. Sean previously served as a policy analyst, legislative liaison, and lobbyist at the Oklahoma State Capitol. He is a native of Pittsburgh, PA and lives with his wife and children in Oklahoma City.
Christian Lentz
Deputy Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture · Halff Associates
Christian is Halff Associates’ Deputy Practice Leader for Planning and Landscape Architecture. He has a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from Clemson University, possesses over 30 years of professional experience, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
Dan Kassik
Planning Director · City of Guthrie
Dan Kassik is the Planning Director for the City of Guthrie, Oklahoma, managing the building and code enforcement staff and overseeing all planning related activities. His areas of specialization include zoning code development, form-based concepts/traditional neighborhood development, housing diversity and legislative policy analysis. He is a strong advocate for zoning reform that implements multi-modal transportation opportunities and built environment standards that create better livability and affordability in cities. Dan is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a B.A. in Geography and has worked as a city planner for over 25 years previously working for municipal and county governments in the Western United States before joining the City of Guthrie 7 years ago. He is a member of the American Planning Association, Urban Land Institute, Congress for the New Urbanism and Strong Towns.
Shelby Ferguson
Lead Planner · Olsson
Shelby is an experienced planner and public engagement specialist who has worked on planning and infrastructure projects with communities in the Midwest. She combines her knowledge of urban planning and design to help communities create their visions. As an accomplished engagement facilitator, she engages diverse sectors of the population to ensure all voices are not only heard, but also incorporated into her project outcomes.
Avery K Geist
Associate Planner · City of Edmond
Avery Geist is an Associate Planner with the City of Edmond and is an AICP Candidate. She has a passion for the intersection of planning's goals and community health and wellbeing that stems from her Bachelors in Public Health from the University of Central Oklahoma and her Masters in Regional and City Planning from the University of Oklahoma.
Banery Mujica-Ortiz, PhD
Long Range Program Planner · City of Oklahoma City Planning Department
Dr. Banery Mujica-Ortiz is a Program Planner with the City of Oklahoma City’s Planning Department, where she leads initiatives related to long-range comprehensive planning, environmental preservation, and zoning policy. With a Ph.D. in urban uses and geomorphological impacts of urbanism, she has over two decades of experience in planning, environmental science, and academia. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she blends technical expertise with deep cultural awareness, contributing to inclusive, sustainable urban futures. She is also a mentor and active member of diversity and equity initiatives within the city and enjoys crocheting as a creative outlet.
Kevin St. Jacques
Senior Transportation Planner/Engineer · Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Kevin is a Senior Transportation Planner/Engineer with over 35 years experience in the planning and design of multimodal facilities. He develops system-wide transportation plans, prepares corridor plans for growth and for Complete Streets adaptation. He is a registered Professional Engineer in TX, OK, NM, LA, NC and GA. His a certified as a professional Traffic Operations Engineer, Professional Transportation Planner, Road Safety Professional, and is CNU Acredited.
Reyhaneh Ahmadi
Researcher · university of oklahoma
Reyhaneh Ahmadi is an urban and transportation planning researcher based in Norman, Oklahoma, whose work focuses on transit accessibility, spatial equity, and GIS-based analysis. She holds a Master of Regional and City Planning from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Urban Design from Yazd University. She has authored or co-authored 10 peer-reviewed journal articles, including five as first author, and brings nearly a decade of university teaching and academic leadership experience. Her conference presentations include research on walkability and park access at the 2025 APA Oklahoma Annual Conference and a poster on transit deserts and socioeconomic vulnerability at CaGIS 2026. In the RAPID NW study, she contributed to methodology, data preparation, analysis, visualization, and writing. This session will be co-presented with Ladan Mozaffarian, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Regional and City Planning at the University of Oklahoma, bringing together applied GIS and transportation analysis with academic planning expertise.
Jeremy Planteen
Poe & Associates · Poe & Associates
Jeremy has been with Poe since October 2023 following over 10 years at the Department of Transportation and six years at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). At Poe, he has been involved in the planning projects in the SORTPO/SWODA region, the Chisholm Trail Metropolitan Planning Organization plan, GIS projects for North Enid, McAlester, and the SERTPO region along with GIS platform support for the City of Oklahoma City bond program and other efforts. While at the Department of Transportation, Jeremy served as the Assistant Division Manager for Planning, developed and implemented the Department’s nationally recognized GIS and Geospatial Data Management division, including broad enterprise deployments of Esri ArcGIS Online, Portal, and business intelligence. His group was also the primary hub for capital project data management and analytics and heavily involved in the Department’s broader data management strategy as well as data and software integrations supporting Planning efforts and broader agency goals.
Justin Henry
Transportation Planner · City of Oklahoma City
Justin Henry, AICP has been with the City of Oklahoma City for ten years in a variety of capital improvement and infrastructure planning roles, including the last five years managing the city's Transportation Planning Program. In that role, he has overseen the comprehensive update of the City's bicycle and pedestrian master plan, bikewalkokc, the creation of the city's first Vision Zero Plan, and now new Downtown Strategic Development Plan.
Sasha McCrone
Senior Planner · City of Oklahoma City
Sasha is passionate about bike lanes, sidewalks, and transit. Her team has been invested in the development of actionable plans, such as the Vision Zero Action Plan and bikewalkokc. Previously, Sasha was the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program coordinator and transportation demand management planner at the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, where she started an award-winning vanpool program that serves underserved populations and fills service gaps in the transit system.
Matt Sandidge
Client Services Leader · Freese and Nichols
Matt Sandidge, AICP, ICMA-CM is a Client Service Leader with Freese and Nichols and a former City Manager, Assistant City Manager, and Senior Planner with nearly 20 years of public service experience. Having spent most of his career on the public side, Matt has worked at the intersection of planning, administration, capital improvements, and community development. His unique perspective as both a professional planner and city manager provides practical insight into how planners and administrators can build effective partnerships to advance community goals.
Daniel Castañeda
Economic Development Specialist · Grow Ada
Susan Miller
Planning Director · City of Tulsa Planning Office
Susan Miller is a certified planner and currently serves as Director of Planning Office for the City of Tulsa. She is a native Tulsan, returning 14 years ago after 16 years working as a Planner in other cities. Susan has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from Florida Atlantic University. Before coming back to Tulsa, Susan was the Assistant Planning Director for Oklahoma City and prior to that, she was a Planner in Palm Beach County and Broward County, Florida.