Darcy Kremin is a Senior Principal Planner with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) in Oakland. She has 25 years of planning, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) experience for nonprofit, private, and public sector clients. She has managed large complex projects for public agencies and utilities, including water and energy transmission, and dozens of development projects for cities and counties. Darcy is well known for her expertise in developing CEQA strategy appropriate for a project or program and understanding and using opportunities for tiering or otherwise streamlining the CEQA process. She is also known for creative solutions to achieve CEQA compliance, and she is valued by her clients and staff members as a clear communicator who collaborates closely with the team. Darcy received her MA in urban and environmental policy from Tufts University and her BA in geography/environmental studies and political science from UCLA.
Florentina Craciun is an environmental planning and CEQA leader with more than 16 years of experience in environmental and land use planning throughout California. As Senior Project Manager at AECOM (a major American multinational infrastructure consulting firm), she leads complex CEQA and environmental planning efforts for public agencies and private clients, with expertise spanning housing and infill development, long-range planning, public infrastructure, and CEQA streamlining. Florentina is also a longtime leader with American Planning Association (APA) California, where she has served in multiple Board roles and is passionate about mentoring emerging planners, strengthening the profession, and helping agencies navigate the intersection of planning, environmental review, and implementation.