GGP Seminar: Mary Lilly Smith - "Make No Little Plans - Lessons Learned and Bumps Along the Road While Planning for the Future"

Please welcome our keynote seminar speaker, Mary Lilly Smith, MSU alumnus and director of planning and development, City of Springfield, Missouri. 

After 32 years in the city's planning and development department, Smith was named director in November 2014. She is responsible for managing the City of Springfield's development review activities. She previously served as economic development director, and was responsible for development initiatives, including center city redevelopment, economic incentives and coordination of the review of significant development proposals.

Smith has also served as principal planner in the Neighborhood Conservation Office and was responsible for the city's Capital Improvements Program. She serves on the board of directors of the Missouri Economic Development Finance Association, as well as several community improvement districts. She is a graduate of Leadership Springfield, a member of the Junior League of Springfield, and was named one of the 2006 20 Most Influential Women in southwest Missouri by the Springfield Business Journal. 

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