The Office of Smart Growth in the Department of Community Affairs staffs the New Jersey State Planning Commission and the New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force. Through the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, the Office works to improve the efficiency and reduce the costs of land development and infrastructure in New Jersey by expanding areas of coordination and cooperation among State and local agencies.

The Office of Smart Growth was formed as the Office of State Planning in 1986 to staff the State Planning Commission in developing and implementing the State Development and Redevelopment Plan and to pursue other activities to improve intergovernmental coordination and cooperation as defined by the State Planning Act.

Office of Smart Growth
Ben Spinelli, Executive Director
Wendy McVicker, Executive Assistant to the Director

Brownfields Donna Rendeiro, Director Jeff Flatley Alan Miller Grants and Funding Jennie Purcell, Director Denise Sampson Dawn Starling Planning Karl Hartkopf, Director Barry Ableman Stacy Grillo Leigh Jones Katherine Meade Corey Piasecki Julius Richards Sabrina Tift Lorissa Whitaker

Information Technology Steven Karp, Director Jason Goldberg John Reiser Main Street New Jersey Jef Buehler, Director Robin Kelley Heather McCall Policy Joy Farber, Chief Counsel Danielle Esser Tracie Gelbstein Projects Jim Requa, Director Mukund Kumar Cynthia Weiser