Cheryl Cort
cheryl (at) smartergrowth.net, ext. 112
Cheryl Cort joined the Coalition as part of our merger with the Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities (WRN). She led WRN as Executive Director from 2002 until the merger in 2007. There, Cheryl developed programs in transit-oriented development (TOD), alternative transportation and affordable housing. These programs help moderate and low income urban communities capture the benefits of smart growth. Prior to that, she was the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's manager for urban and regional projects for nearly four years where she managed partnerships for CBF in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. She also worked for four years in the State of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources, creating and implementing Governor Parris Glendening's Smart Growth initiatives, and implementing the Planning Act of 1992 and Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Act. Cheryl's background also includes several years of work on international forestry and land use policy issues for World Resources Institute. She holds a master's degree in sustainable development and conservation biology from the University of Maryland at College Park, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Cheryl has lived in DC since 1988.
