Harriet Tregoning

Full-time 2003-2004

Harriet Tregoning is the Executive Director of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute. Prior to that, she was the Secretary of the Office of Smart Growth for the State of Maryland. She has been a leading thinker and advocate for the Smart Growth movement for over 10 years. In her work in Maryland, she coordinated key Smart Growth initiatives such as revitalizing inner city neighborhoods, historic preservation, increasing transit-oriented development, promoting walkable communities and preserving open space.

Harriet is interested in exploring how to bring design and planning professionals, practitioners, and academics together with civic, business and political leaders to re-frame planning and design issues as leadership challenges. The desired result of these collaborations is to find better ways of managing change within communities. She hopes to learn more about real estate development, game theory, affordable housing, and drawing.