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Sister Cities Challenges: Infrastructure – Housing & Urban Planning

How can Queenstown and Aspen tackle housing and urban planning challenges while ensuring sustainable growth?

Join us for the next session of the Sister Cities Challenges series, where Aspen and Queenstown continue their collaboration to address shared infrastructure challenges, to explore critical issues in housing and urban planning, focusing on innovative approaches and practical solutions for both communities.  

This series of online forums aims to strengthen the Aspen - Queenstown Sister City relationship by fostering mutual learning, community engagement, and business innovation. We look forward to your participation. Have your questions ready!

Registration is complimentary.

Thursday, April 10, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. MT
Virtual on Zoom
Register Here

 

Welcome:     Debbie Braun, CEO, Aspen Chamber Resort Association

Moderator:   Christine Maiden Sharp, CEO of Aspen Institute New Zealand

Panelists:     Matthew Gillen, Executive Director, Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority (APCHA)

                     Jenn Ooten, Senior Projects Manager, City of Aspen

                     Julie Scott, Chief Executive, Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust

                     Ben Farrell, Owner and Director, Cue Environmental

 

 

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Debbie Braun

Debbie Braun

Debbie Braun has 25 years’ experience in the Chamber and Destination Marketing field as the President & CEO of the Aspen Chamber Resort Association. She is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organizational Management (IOM) and received her certificate for 96 hours of Nonprofit Organizational Management coursework. Debbie is also a Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) through Destinations International. She is the past chair and board member of the Destination Marketing Association of the West and former board member of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Executives. Debbie received in 2020 the Governor’s award for outstanding individual contribution to Colorado Tourism and is a mentor for the Colorado Tourism Office leadership journey.

Christine Maiden Sharp

Christine Maiden Sharp

Christine is the Founder and Chief Executive of Aspen Institute in New Zealand. She is the former Executive Director of the New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Singapore and consultant with McKinsey & Company. After living and working in Asia, Australia, and the USA for much of her professional life, Christine was inspired to launch Aspen Institute New Zealand when she returned to Queenstown, New Zealand.

Matthew Gillen

Matthew Gillen

Matthew Gillen is the executive director of the Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority (APCHA).  APCHA is North America’s largest workforce housing program, with over 3,000 ownership and rental properties.  APCHA enforces eligibility and compliance with the program.  Before joining APCHA in 2021, Matthew was a United States Foreign Service officer for 24 years serving in Dhaka, London, Dublin, Ho Chi Minh City, Santiago, and Washington DC.

Jenn Ooton

Jenn Ooton

Jenn Ooton is the Senior Project Manager in the City Manager’s Office at the City of Aspen. She is a strong operations professional skilled in Organizational Development, Community Development, Community Outreach, Media Relations, and Regionalism. Ms. Ooton holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado Denver, and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has 14 years of experience in local government, including working on affordable housing policy, resiliency, legislative policy, and with property owners and developers on redevelopment and infill projects.

Julie Scott

Julie Scott

Julie Scott leads the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust and has an extensive understanding of housing issues in the District. The unique issues faced in the area, has led to the Trust being renowned for its innovative housing solutions. To this end, Julie manages a team which has successfully implemented rent-to-buy, affordable rental and two assisted home ownership programmes, whilst also contracting to central Government to deliver Public Housing. Having lived in Tāhuna Queenstown since 2002, Julie’s a passionate advocate of community housing and shares QLCHTs models throughout NZ.

Ben Farrell

Ben Farrell, owner and director of Cue Environmental, has been heavily involved in New Zealand’s environmental and resource management sector for over 20 years, working throughout New Zealand across a range of interests. An accomplished RMA Planning Expert, Ben is currently on the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Resource Management Law Association. In addition to his professional work, Ben is an active volunteer and has provided numerous pro-bono planning consultancy services to a range of people and not-for profit organisations, including the New Zealand Planning Institute. 

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