High Energy Urban Planner, Lawyer, and Solver of Complex Governance Challenges Don is a Senior Consultant with Clarion Associates, LLC, based in the Denver office, and has been a member of the firm since 1995. He has assisted over 85 U.S. communities to update zoning and development regulations, with a particular focus on fair and

Elizabeth is a Director in Clarion’s Denver office and is both an attorney and a planner,  practiced in both disciplines. She has prepared both traditional and FBC/hybrid code update projects for cities, towns, and counties across Colorado and the country; drafted topic-specific code provisions covering issues such as ADUs, sustainability, and signs; served as an

Matt Goebel, a Senior Consultant with the firm and is a planner and attorney in the Denver office of Clarion Associates.  He works principally in the areas of zoning, planning, and historic preservation. His numerous projects have included development codes and growth management plans for a variety of large and small jurisdictions around the country. 

  Born and raised in Venezuela, Bettina completed her college and graduate school here in the United States and then settled in Massachusetts with her family. She spent the past 32 years teaching the language, culture, and history of the Spanish speaking world and leading as department chair in both boarding and day schools in