Iona is responsible for formalizing the company’s strategic-planning processes, leading the development of strategy, translating it for our people and driving organizational change towards our goals. With 30 years of experience providing high quality consulting services to federal, state and local governments, Iona also leads public client development client development. Her professional passion is greenway trail planning and design. Iona continues to lead a team of talented professionals that share that passion and are committed to bringing the benefits of trails to the communities McAdams serves.

ACEC/NC is the sole organization in North Carolina that represents the business interests of the engineering industry in our state. ACEC/NC also provides legislative advocacy for member companies and strives to build relationships between the private and public sectors of the engineering industry.

Downtown Durham, Inc. (DDI) is a 501(c) 6 organization, formed in 1993 to serve as a catalyst for downtown revitalization.With more than $1.7 billion dollars invested over the past 20 years, downtown is now a thriving climate able to support additional business, retail and housing growth. Since 1993 Downtown has grown from just 160 residents to more than 1,500; added over 300 new businesses; increased its annual visitors by more than 1 million; and added nearly 2 million square feet of new office space. Investments slated for the near future will bring total dollars invested to nearly $2 billion.In 2012, DDI became the entity responsible for the downtown Durham Business Improvement District, a .8 mile area where property owners are assessed a small additional tax to create a cleaner, safer and more vibrant downtown community. The tax is used by the BID to fund the Ambassadors program, which provides maintenance services that supplement those offered by the city, as well as to develop and fund district-wide placemaking and marketing initiatives that support businesses located in the district.DDI is the engine for economic development and growth in downtown Durham, and the entity that focuses solely on the economic health, diversity, attractiveness and vibrancy of downtown.

The East Coast Greenway connects 15 states and 450 cities and towns for 3,000 miles from Maine to Florida. We are fostering a safe walking and biking route through the country’s most populated corridor.

Join fellow transportation leaders, policymakers, wellness professionals, parks and recreation professionals, and others for the first Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit, Oct 1-3, 2017 in Downtown Durham. We’ll share best practices, build relationships, and influence trail and greenway development in the Southeast. By ensuring broad representation of stakeholders and leaders from the private and public sectors, the Summit inspires increased momentum, advancing trails and greenways across the region from Virginia to Florida and beyond.Programming will be based in Durham, NC, with additional workshops held in Raleigh and Cary. Expect high-caliber, expert presenters, insightful plenary and keynotes, and ample networking time. The Southeast Summit also includes opportunities to sample fun food and drink venues in the burgeoning Triangle region and to visit inspiring sections of the East Coast Greenway.

Iona created Stewart’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Practice, a team of professionals that cared deeply about the impact of good design on our communities and delivered great projects throughout North Carolina. Planning ProjectsMountains to Sea Trail Statewide Master PlanUptown Connects Separated Bike Lanes, Charlotte Belews Lake Greenway Feasibility Study Chapel Hill Mobility StudyEphesus Fordham Connectivity Study, Chapel HillWake County Greenway Master PlanKinston Riverwalk Greenway Feasibility StudyMatthews Greenway Corridor Study Misenheimer to Richfield Greenway Corridor StudyRocky River Carolina Thread Trail Corridor Study Cary Greenway Master Plan Update FAMPO Bicycle & Pedestrian PlanAnson County Greenway & Blueway Master Plan Rowan County Greenway Master Plan Wilmington Historic BywayDesign Projects Kinston Separated Bike LanesDowntown Raleigh Bike LanesEstes Drive Raised Cycle Tracks, Chapel HillKinston Riverfront Greenway & Cycle TrackA&Y Greenway SummerfieldLovills Creek / Ararat River Greenway, Mount AiryFrench Broad River Greenway, AshevilleWalnut Creek Greenway, RaleighCrabtree Greenway Buckeye to Neuse, RaleighBig Cross Creek Greenway, FayettevilleCrabtree / Hatcher Creek Greenway, Morrisville Neuse River Greenway Trail, Raleigh Little Sugar Creek Greenway, CharlotteBeaucatcher Mountain Greenway, AshevillePanther Branch Greenway, CaryToby Creek Greenway, CharlotteNorth Carolina Museum of Art Blue Loop Tanyard Branch Greenway, Chapel HillDowntown Gateway Pedestrian Bridge, DurhamCross City Trail Phase I, WilmingtonSnyder Rail Trail Greenway, AlbemarleUpper Neuse Greenway, RaleighClayton Riverwalk Greenway, ClaytonCrenshaw Greenway Trail, Wake ForestNC 54 Multi-use Trail, CaryMingo Creek Greenway, KnightdaleLittle Cross Creek Greenway, FayettevilleWest Ellerbee Creek Greenway, DurhamToby Creek Greenway, CharlotteLower Williams Greenway, Cary

The National Institute for Public Policy devotes its agenda to assessing U.S. foreign and defense polices in this new environment. Founded in 1981, National Institute is a non-profit public education organization that focuses on a wide spectrum of rapidly evolving foreign policy and international issues.