Lauren is in her second year in the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning program at the State University of New York at Albany. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in Urban Studies and Planning, she worked as a summer intern at the Genesee Transportation Council, the designated MPO for the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region. Lauren is currently a Project Assistant at Empire State Future, a New York statewide smart growth advocacy and education organization.

Lori Zeller is in her second year of the Masters in City and Regional Planning program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. Her graduate research focuses on the transportation-related impacts resulting from the New York Islanders' impending relocation from Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. This year Lori received the Susan Kirk Scholarship in Transportation and is working as a Teaching Assistant for GIS courses at Bloustein.

Brian Isoldi is currently enrolled in his second year of the University at Albany’s Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning Program with a concentration in Transportation Planning. Brian is currently interning at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority helping integrate smart growth and sustainability into New York State. He has also interned at the Federal Highway Administration where he developed a guidebook to be used by municipalities and metropolitan planning organizations for efficient freight transportation planning.

Krystal Gittens is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, with a concentration in Environment, Infrastructure, and Transportation. The Urban Planning program prepares students to work on the key challenges facing communities and large cities, as well as provide students with the practical skills needed to become a visionary urban planning leader and artful community change agent.