Kirstin Greene is an experienced planner and public process facilitator specializing in public involvement, land use and natural resources planning. She has worked on a wide range of growth management, community development, transportation and environmental projects for public and private clients.

Selected Professional Experience

• Land use and growth management - Coastal Goal Effectiveness Study; Goal 9 Economic Development Guidebook, Department of Land Conservation and Development; Rezoning Study, City of Canby; Public Facility Siting Study, Multnomah County; Periodic Reviews for the Cities of Boardman, Stanfield, Echo and La Grande; Infill and Redevelopment Strategies for the Cities of Boardman and Irrigon; Interchange Area Management Plans, Baker County.

• Watershed and environmental planning - Basin Watershed Assessments and Action Plans, Sandy River Basin; Conservation, Protection and Restoration of Riparian Resources, Metro; City of Corvallis Endangered Species Act Response Plan; Wellfields Protection Zoning Ordinance and Handbook, City of Gresham.

• Public involvement, transportation and growth management - Mixed Use Development Outreach Brochures, City of Eugene; Red Electric Trail Facilitation, Portland Parks and Recreation, Oregon; Newberg-Dundee Transportation Improvement Program, Oregon Department of Transportation; Lloyd District Strategic Plan, Portland, Oregon; Damascus Forum, Committee for the Future of Damascus; NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Strategic Plan, Portland, Oregon; Washington Square Regional Center, Tigard, Oregon; Clackamas County I-205 Business Summit.

• Community visioning - Complete Communities and Completing Connections, Clackamas County; Core Values for the communities of Damascus and Boring; Community Visions for the Cities of Boardman and Irrigon, Columbia City.

• Public involvement, public works - Willamette River Basin Reservoir Study, Oregon Water Resources Department; Joint Water Commission, Washington County, Oregon; Mt. Tabor Park Master Plan, Portland, Oregon; Public Facilities Plans for the Cities of Echo and Stanfield.

• Community development - Brownfields Site Selection Guidebook, TriMet; Economic Development Guidebook, Department of Land Conservation and Development; OECDD Needs and Issues Inventory Process for Multnomah and Washington Counties; Retreat Center Feasibility Study, Sweet Home, Oregon; Public Relations Strategy, ROSE Community Development Corporation; Demographic Research for Marketek and Rural Development Initiatives, Inc.

Honors/Community Service

• Masters Degrees, Community and Regional Planning and Asian Studies - University of Oregon.

• Distinguished Young Alumna – University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts.

• National Public Education Award – American Planning Association.

• Award of Excellence – International Association of Public Participation (IAP2).

• Chapter Merit Award – Oregon Chapter, American Planning Association.

• Board Member – Oregon Chapter, American Planning Association.

• Board Member – Oregon Alliance for Land Use and Affordable Housing.

• Board of Governors – City Club of Portland.

Contact Information

Kirstin Greene, Principal
Cogan Owens Cogan, LLC
813 SW Alder Street, Suite 320
Portland, OR 97205-3111
Phone: 503-225-0192  x 210
Fax: 503-225-0224
E-mail: kirstin.greene@coganowens.com