Sharon Kirk
Sharon Kirk’s interest in Petaluma urban planning was piqued when she attended a special 2016 Petaluma Urban Chat event featuring Joe Minicozzi, a leading expert on municipal sustainability. What he had to say just made sense.
In 2017 Sharon officially joined Urban Chat following a spontaneous meeting with Kevin McDonnell at the Petaluma Engagement Fair (sponsored by Petaluma Community Relations Council).
Her interest in new urbanism stems from her years of living in vibrant, walkable cities including San Francisco and Göteborg, Sweden.
Sharon retired from the renewable energy section in 2021. When she’s not chasing her two grandsons around, she assists with Urban Chat promotional activities and acts as co-chair for Know Before You Grow, a project of Urban Chat. She also sits on the Vacancy Project and Municipal Finance Project teams.
