Our Team

Meet the Experts Behind the Name

SmarterLocalGov is an initiative of MRB Group; a multidisciplinary firm with over a century of service to local government.  After working with over 100 communities around the country, our principals identified common themes that communities are struggling with.  We began to assemble the best and brightest local government minds in the hopes of advancing total community health–the financial, social, and environmental sustainability and resilience of our communities.

Matt Horn
Director, Local Government Services
Michael N'Dolo

Director, Economic Development

Heather Simmons Jones

Director of Southeast Operations

Lance Brabant
Director, Planning Board Services
Tom Fromberger

Senior Advisor, Site Development

Dan Allen

Director, Geographic Information Systems

Shaun Logue
Senior Planning Associate
Alyson Slack
Senior Economic Analyst
Collin Sowinski
Development Review Associate
Diana Smith
Senior Advisor, Municipal Operations
Janet Sheguit
Municipal Services Manager
TOM BROWN
Senior Advisor–Infrastructure and Parks
Jordan Everhart
Senior Planning Associate
Riccardo Giani
Senior Planning Associate
Rhonda Destino

Local Government Services Manager

Melissa Harrill

Local Government Services Manager

Laurie Fox

Grant Administrator

Taylor Garlock

Administrative Coordinator

Connor Hartnett

Economic Analyst

Jared Shepard

Senior Planning Associate

Eric Cooper

Senior Planning Associate

Thomas Vogler

Senior GIS Analyst

Matthew Sousa

Senior Planning Associate

Emma Falkenstein

Planning Analyst

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SmarterLocalGov is an initiative of MRB Group; a multi-disciplinary firm with over a century of engineering and design services to local government around the United States. Visit the MRB Group website to learn about our full range of engineering, architecture, and other design and consulting services.