
Kelsey Steffen, Executive Director, Advisory Services
Kelsey Steffen, AICP is the Executive Director for the Advisory Services Program at the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Kelsey is an experienced urban planner having worked in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Before joining ULI, Kelsey managed comprehensive planning efforts as a Long-Range Planner for Arlington County, where she also managed the review and approval of form-based code redevelopment projects. Her previous experience also includes her work for the Reston Association as their land-use policy advocate and as an Associate Planner with Nelson Nygaard Consultants in Washington D.C., where she worked on a variety of comprehensive, multi-modal transportation strategies for communities across the country. Kelsey started her career as an environmental planner in California and has extensive experience with the application of the CEQA.
Kelsey holds a Master of City & Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She earned her B.A. in Art and Interior Design from California State University, Chico, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.