Our Team
When you work with Kendig Keast Collaborative, you gain a trusted partner committed to helping your community thrive. Our urban planning team delivers solutions that go beyond visionary plans—they work in the real world, so you can achieve your community’s goals with confidence and clarity.
Communities across the United States choose our urban planning team to:
- Solve Complex Challenges – From growth management and housing affordability to economic development and environmental resilience, we deliver practical strategies tailored to your community’s unique needs.
- Protect Community Character – We balance progress with preservation, ensuring new development enhances the identity and quality of life that make your community unique.
- Engage Stakeholders Effectively – Our creative and inclusive public engagement methods build trust, generate support, and ensure plans reflect the voices of residents, businesses, and stakeholders.
- Turn Vision into Action – We help implement plans through clear policies, zoning codes, and regulatory tools that produce measurable results and lasting change.
With experience in more than 100 communities nationwide, our urban planning team combines innovative thinking with deep technical expertise. Whether it’s comprehensive plans, zoning updates, or urban design, we tailor every solution to help your community flourish—today and for generations to come.
Bret C. Keast
AICP, Owner | Chief Executive Officer
Brian Mabry
AICP, President
Gary Mitchell
FAICP, Chief Operations Officer
Lane Kendig
Strategic Advisor
Greg Flisram
CEcD, Principal
Steve Sizemore
PhD, AICP, Senior Associate
Janis Burall
AICP, Senior Associate
Jim Schaefer
PLA, ASLA, Senior Associate
Jennifer Mak
AIA, NCARB, AICP, LEED Green Associate, Architect and Senior Urban Designer
Marya Morris
FAICP, Principal Planner
Grace Wurm
Associate
Alexys Irwin
Codification Manager & Data Scientist
Vanessa Otero
Graphic, Web & Front-end Design
Sean Brennan
Software Developer
Genevieve Nelson
Associate Developer
Laurie Barnes
Project Build Associate
Amber Johnson
Build Associate
Michele Begg
Document Technician
Kimberlee Keast
Business Manager





















