Lance is a second-generation urban planner with a passion for economic development strategies that center natural resource conservation and community uplift. He has held positions with the City of Grand Junction, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,. Hailing from sunny Colorado, he earned his BA in Urban Studies at Brown University and is studying his Master’s in City and Regional Planning at UNC – Chapel Hill. Outside of work, he can be found on his bicycle, in the woods, or on the rugby pitch.