Idaho Smart Growth

Doug Fowler - President, is the founder, President and CEO of Lenir Ltd., a company specializing in real estate development, project management, construction management, and project administration. Fowler has over 30+ years of real estate development, project management, and consulting for real estate related companies with an extensive background in developing new business partnerships, negotiating contracts, and managing business relationships. He has pursued a management career, building and leading business development initiatives and has international experience. Doug has most recently worked as project manager for the Harris Ranch development in east Boise. He is an Idaho native and graduate of Northwest Nazarene University.

Rob Hopper - Vice President, Rob is a member of the Caldwell City Council and the Chairman of the Valley Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors. Rob’s civic interests have included efforts to revitalize Caldwell ’s downtown core, improve pedestrian and bicycle transit in the community, and improve the service level Caldwell provides its citizens. As a community leader, Rob serves on many other boards and committees. Hopper is employed as an Information Technology consultant at Hewlett-Packard. The Hopper family has a long history in Canyon County. Rob’s great-grandfather was an early mayor of Caldwell and his father served on the Caldwell City Council in the ‘70’s.

Charles Hummel was born and raised in Boise. After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Architecture, he became the senior principal of Hummel Architects. His professional and personal involvement in civic issues was recognized when his peers elected him to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. He has served on both the Ada County and Boise City Planning and Zoning commissions. Charles is a founding member of the Idaho Conservation League, which was instrumental in the passage of the state’s Local Land Use Planning Act in 1972.

Jane Lloyd has been involved in civic issues for more than 20 years. She chaired the Boise Downtown Plan Committee, was a member of the Boise Comprehensive Plan Committee and organized the creation of the Business Improvement District and Downtown Boise Association. Before moving to Boise , she served as a city council member and planning and zoning commissioner in Montana. In addition to Idaho Smart Growth , Jane is a board member of the Boise Arts Commission, The Boise Contemporary Theater and the Treasure Valley Family YMCA.

Bill Clark is the principal of Clark Development, which has been active since 1991 focusing on determining the best use and value potential of property and working through the design and approval process. He has been a senior staff member with two national consulting firms specializing in development economics and project planning. Prior to establishing his firm, Bill managed development projects for Teutsch Partners, a real estate investment and development firm based in Seattle. Bill is a full member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as well as its Recreational Development Council.

Pat Takasugi is a 3rd generation family farmer from Western Treasure Valley with his wife Suzanne and their 3 children, Taylor , Cole  and Paige .  Having  completed 10+ years as the head of the state agriculture department, his knowledge and experience of agricultural issues span across Idaho and the nation.  Except for 5 years in the U.S. Army serving as a “Green Beret” captain, he has farmed in Canyon County most of his life.  From the Wilder Holme’s Elementary School, Vallivue High School and Albertson’s College of Idaho, his past and current education read Idaho from top to bottom.  Open space, farmland preservation and quality of life have been issues of primary interest since deciding to return to farming in 1977.  Driven by a strong desire to make a difference Pat seeks opportunities to make Idaho a better place to live and to raise a family.  Pat was elected to the Idaho Legislature in November 2008.

Steve Lockwood was elected to the Sandpoint City Council in 2005 and served for three years. Steve Chaired Sandpoint's Downtown Revitalization (2001-2) and the City of Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission (2003-4). He also developed "Park Cottages," an award winning, infill housing project. Lockwood retired from Bell Telephone System as Operations Manager.

Gary Allen , Secretary and Treasurer, is a land use and environmental attorney and partner at Givens Pursley.  Gary is a lead author of the Idaho Land Use Handbook, which is a land use reference book widely used around the state.  He currently serves on the steering committee of the Blueprint for Good Growth, Ada County’s first county-wide land use planning effort.  Gary is active in local and state-wide community affairs.  Among other things, he is the past chair of the board of the ANSER charter school and the co-founder and president of the South Boise Village neighborhood association.  Gary is the past chair of the Educational Affairs Committee of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, and served as the Chamber of Commerce's representative on the Boise School District's Technology Task Force.

Brett Adler is the Founder of Boise Rec Fest (http://www.BoiseRecFest.com), a large scale recreation themed festival planned for the summer of 2010. He has over 13 years of diverse experience, including project management, business administration, and community service. He is Chair of Boise Young Professionals’ Community & Civic Involvement Work Team and Chair-Elect of the BYP Leadership Team. Brett previously served as Chairman of CCDC’s Workforce Housing Task Force, where he led a team of Boise community and business leaders that studied the effects of the lack of workforce housing in downtown Boise and proposed methods to increase the supply. He was an active member of Boise City’s Infill Ordinance Development Taskforce, the Blueprint Boise Consultant Selection Committee and the Ada County Association of Realtors’ Outreach Committee. He was raised just outside of Manhattan and has lived in multiple large cities, including Chicago, Boston, St. Louis and San Diego.

Kathy Rinaldi is a recently elected Teton County Commissioner. She was born in Chicago, IL and attended Illinois State University studying Physical Geography.  In 1998, Kathy moved to Idaho as a graduate student at the University of Idaho where she studied Conservation Social Sciences. Prior to her election to office, Kathy was the Director of Valley Advocates for Responsible Development (VARD), a local smart growth organization in Driggs, ID. She served on the Driggs Planning and Zoning Commission, co-founnded the Downtown Driggs Community Association, chaired and served on the Teton County Affordable Housing Commission and served Teton Valley Foundation Board. Kathy and her husband Rich co-own Yostmark Mountain Equipment in Driggs, ID. They have two small boys, Leo and Jack.

Lynn Hoffmann is the Executive Director of the Idaho Nonprofit Center, an organization dedicated to strengthening the nonprofit sector in Idaho.   Lynn’s previous experience includes 17 years in senior management at Hewlett-Packard Co., most recently as the Vice President for Current Business where she led an international team responsible for $1.2B of current year revenue.  Her community activities have included President of the Community Advisory Board for Boise State Public Radio, serving on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Ada County and the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, and on the selection committee of the Intermountain Venture Forum.  She and her husband have two teenage daughters, with whom they greatly enjoy the outdoors.  Lynn holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA from the University of Washington, and studied at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.