Neal A. Stone is a Senior Planner for the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island. Mr. Stone has lived in New York City for the last decade, having worked for two planning consultancies, as well as local and county government. A native of Kamsack, Saskatchewan whose alma mater is the University of Manitoba, Mr. Stone originally departed the Canadian Prairies for the Republic of the Philippines in 1997 to provide volunteer human rights and environmental education service overseas. His urban planning expertise has included project management in affordable housing, major transportation system management, state and city environmental impact preparation, and open space preservation/resource protection initiatives in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (International) and American Institute of Certified Planners since 2000.