Dr. Katherine Loflin is a recognized global leader in placemaking: quality of life places and why they matter. She has held leadership and advisory roles in some of the most groundbreaking and innovative placemaking projects including Knight Soul of the Community, Our Miami, Calgary’s Inspiring Strong Neighborhoods, and the Place Capital Inventory in Australia. In 2014, she was awarded the international Place Marketing Award, named the Guest of Honor, and taught the Master Class at Place Marketing Forum in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Through this portfolio of work, Dr. Loflin has earned the moniker of “City Doctor” and is an in-demand, award-winning placemaking consultant advising cities around the world. Her first, much anticipated book titled, “Place Match: The City Doctor’s Guide to Finding Where You Belong,” was released in December 2015 and is available at www.city-doctor.com and Amazon.