Liz Durfee is the owner and principal of EF | Design & Planning, LLC. Following several years of studies and work in Michigan, Liz returned to New Hampshire in 2013 to continue her planning career in the Seacoast region, a location that has always felt like home. In 2017, she made the leap into the world of independent consulting with the goals of crafting her practice around the functional planning areas most important to her, bringing new ideas and perspectives to projects, and providing flexible, reliable, and thoughtful services. Liz’s approach to planning is to improve the way human activity and natural systems function through innovative and integrated planning. Collaboration, transparency, quality, and commitment are core aspects of her work. 

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Education & Fellowships:

• B.S. in Environmental Conservation, University of New Hampshire (2006)

• Americorps VISTA Sustainable Cities Program, Boston, MA (2006-2008)

• M.U.P in Urban and Regional Planning - Physical Planning & Design, University of Michigan (2011)

• M.S. in Natural Resources - Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan (2011)

• NOAA Coastal Adaptation Fellow, Michigan (2011-2013)

• Carbon Footprinting Certificate, University of New Hampshire (2026)

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Certifications, Memberships & Awards

• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) - American Planning Association 

• Northern New Hampshire Chapter of the American Planning Association

• NH Planners Association Member

• 2020 Planner of the Year Award - NH Planners Association  

• NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) Member

• American Society of Adaptation Professionals Member