Juan Villafañe, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Partner, Krueck Sexton Partners
Juan is an architect and Partner at Krueck Sexton Partners in Chicago and co-chairs the Public Policy Committee for the Urban Land Institute Chicago. At KSP, Juan operates across different scales, blending his expertise in urban, architecture, and interior space design. His successful projects in Chicago, Buenos Aires, Singapore, Sri Lanka and other areas informs his approach to finding the specificity of places and further informs KSP’s sustainable architectural practice. One of Juan’s projects currently under construction is the International Square Food Market, in Washington D.C., which reimagines an office atrium lobby as a naturally ventilated urban experience for all the senses.
Jeff Brady, AICP
Director of Community Development, Village of Glenview, IL
Jeff Brady, AICP oversees a roster of fifty employees and contractors responsible for the planning, inspectional services and engineering operations of a forward-thinking and financially strong community with a wide variety of neighborhoods, active commercial districts, and exceptional schools and parks. The Community Development team promotes economic development, crafts policies to create iconic developments, ensures building regulations are upheld, and implements a $30M annual capital improvement program consistent with the Village’s goal to make life better for its 48,000 residents and over 1,300 businesses.
Mary Madden
Principal, Madden Planning
Mary Madden has more than 25 years of experience in urban planning and design, and historic preservation. She has worked in communities ranging from aging mill towns to mid-sized cities; from vibrant college towns to booming suburbs—focusing on revising zoning codes to promote smart growth and New Urbanism. Based in Fayetteville, AR, Mary frequently speaks and writes about urban design and form-based codes. She co-authored APA’s 2022 Zoning Practice report “Zoning for Office-to- Housing Conversions”. Before beginning solo-practice, Mary was a principal of Ferrell Madden; worked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and was co-director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
