Kimberly Brandt

Kimberly leads the smart growth education and advocacy efforts at Smart Grow, which support preservation of forests, farms and open space and th Maryland, where she works on the revitalization of Maryland’s cities and towns. She advises officials and advocates working to advance sustainable growth in their communities and provides technical analysis of local planning efforts. She led a successful campaign in Charles County that serves as a model for campaigns in Anne Arundel, Calvert, and Frederick Counties. She has a graduate degree in urban and regional planning from Virginia Commonwealth Univ. and has worked as a professional planner for 20 years. Her experience includes local land use planning and natural hazard mitigation planning for the State of MD, where she served as the state’s Hazard Mitigation Officer. She previously served as the Local Policy Director at 1000 Friends of Maryland, a smart growth advocacy organization, which merged with Preservation Maryland.