Who We Are
- PSG Steering Committee
- PSG Executive Committee
- PSG Richmond Regional Land Use and Transportation Work Group
- VALCV-EF Board
- Staff
We are citizens, business leaders, academic experts, economists, non-profit advocates, planners, developers, preservationists, revitalizationists, conservationists, activists, community builders.
PSG Steering Committee
The Steering Committee guides PSG's direction and connects PSG to local, regional, and state-wide smarter growth progress.
Local Representatives
- Charles City: Fred Fisher
- Goochland: Ennion Williams, Hank Hartz
- Hanover: Martha & Lynn Wingfield
- Henrico: Jane Koontz, Nicole Anderson Ellis
- Petersburg: Richard Taylor
- Richmond: Barbara Williamson
- Powhatan and Chesterfield: Vacant
State & Regional Representatives
- Virginia League of Conservation Voters-Education Fund: Lisa Guthrie
- The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter: Charles Price
- Coalition for Smarter Growth: Stewart Schwartz
- Southern Environmental Law Center:Trip Pollard
PSG Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for PSG's operations.
- Lisa Guthrie
- Jane Koontz
- Martha Wingfield
PSG Richmond Regional Land Use and Transportation Work Group
The Work Group creates and promotes smarter growth policy recommendations and strategies and unites a coalition of businesses, individuals, and organizations working toward better planning.
- The Sierra Club-Virginia Chapter: Glen Besa
- Alchemy Consulting: Mark Brady, Shelli Brady
- RABA: Champe Burnley, Bud Vye
- Transit Talk: Kenneth Close
- Hope in the Cities: Matthew Freeman
- C2G Consulting: Claire Guthrie Gastanaga
- ACORN: David Herring
- Richmond Association of REALTORS: Laura Lafayette
- FOJG-Sierra Club: Adele MacLean, John Zeugner
- Better Housing Coalition: Lynn McAteer
- Piedmont Environmental Council: Chris Miller
- Envision Henrico: Jeanne McNeil
- University of Richmond, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement: John Moeser, Amy Howard, Thad Williamson
- Glave and Holmes Architecture: Andrew Moore
- ABC Commissioner: Bill Pantele
- Virginians for High Speed Rail: Daniel Plaugher
- Scenic Virginia: Leighton Powell
- Samuels Law Firm: Krista Mathis Samuels
- Floricane: John Sarvay
- Virginia Interfaith Center for Power and Light: Joe Stanley
- Together We Stand: Rick Tatnall
- Virginia Association of Railway Patrons: Michael Testerman
- First Market Bank: Jim Ukrop
- Virginia Organizing Project: Cathy Woodson
Virginia League of Conservation Voters-Education Fund Board
The League serves as PSG's fiscal agent.
- Stella Koch, Chair
- Fred Fisher
- John Jaske
- Jeffrey Painter
- John Grant
Staff
PSG Staff
- Sheila Sheppard, Coordinator
VALCV-EF Staff
- Lisa Guthrie, Executive Director
- Matthew Zogby, Program Coordinator
- Kim Thomas, Administrative Assistant