Nell Donaldson is the Director of Special Projects in the Department of Planning & Urban Development at the City of Portland, where she has worked for the past 12 years. In her various roles with the city, she has worked on large scale development review projects, policy initiatives, and long-range plans. She is currently managing the city’s ReCode effort. She was born and raised in eastern Maine, graduated from Brown University, and holds a master’s degree in city planning from MIT.