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.

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Lauren McKim Callaghan is the Senior Director for the Advisory Services Program at the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Prior to joining ULI, Lauren managed survey research projects for the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University for a range of clients from community organizations to state agencies. Lauren has also worked in more than 15 communities across the central and eastern United States as a market analyst and planner with RKG Associates, Inc., a real estate and economic planning consulting firm. While at RKG, she provided analysis and reports for a range of projects including economic development strategic plans, multi-neighborhood revitalization efforts and housing studies. Lauren’s professional experience also includes work in commercial property management and teaching.

Lauren holds a Master of City & Regional Planning from Rutgers University with an emphasis in housing and real estate. She has an undergraduate degree in history and psychology from the University of Kansas and is a native Midwesterner. Prior to joining ULI, she was an active member of the ULI Washington Young Leaders Group serving on and chairing several committees. Lauren has more than a decade of classical ballet training and performance experience and when not working cultivates her passion for the arts.

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Barbra began working with the ULI advisory services team in December 2021, supporting the panel programs with their logistics planning. She launched her career training with Walt Disney World and Hyatt Hotels, then moved onto various roles in event and convention planning, exhibition sales, and educational programming and development with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and Destinations International. With over 20 years of experience in the business of the meetings industry, she brings her logistician and leadership skills to each program and event executed.

Having a strong interest in travel and connecting people in meaningful ways, she can leverage her career using her passions. A Peloton cycling enthusiast, she also belongs to outdoor road cycling clubs, enjoys golfing, hiking, snowboarding, spending time with family and friends, and experimenting with new cooking recipes at home. Barbra is credentialed as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), and holds undergrad and graduate degrees from East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA.

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Victoria Oestreich is a Director for the Advisory Services Program at the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  

Prior to joining Advisory Services, Victoria advanced programming and research focused on decarbonization, health equity, and resilience for the ULI Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate. In this position, she authored several ULI publications, including The Materials Movement: Creating Value with Better Building Materials, focused on the real estate industry’s adoption of healthy and sustainable building materials. Victoria started her career at ULI Northwest in Seattle, the local District Council serving Washington State and Oregon. While at ULI Northwest, she organized and participated in dozens of Technical Assistance Panels, produced a wide variety of educational events, and led sponsorship efforts to fundraise for the District Council.  

She holds a Master in Public Administration degree from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance and a B.A. in Psychology, both from the University of Washington in Seattle. In her free time, Victoria enjoys hiking and exploring the Pacific Northwest. She lives in Seattle with her partner and two high-maintenance cats.  

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