Katie Archibald is the sustainable living consultant and creator of Greener Footsteps.  She is also the author for the newsletter, Sustainable Living Ohio.  She was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.  She attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio where she majored in Environmental Studies.  This allowed her to design her own concentration, which became 'sustainable communities.'  Although similar to 'sustainable development' in that it is encouraging changes in economic, social, and environmental issues but it takes a very local approach, focusing on people and neighborhoods.  While at Denison, she worked with nearby Newark and Licking Township to help them take the first steps toward sustainability and redevelopment.  She and classmates helped create a natural resource inventory to provide the basis for fighting off developers wanting to buy land as a result of Columbus sprawl.  Another project worked to gather background and ideas for a planning charette with residents and architects for East Main Street in Newark, seeking to redevelop themselves into a sustainable community.  Yet another performed a critical examination of Denison University, making a proposal for greening the campus.  The summer before her sophomore year, she set up and completed an independent study in which she designed a "sustainable home" for Ohio.  Aside from classroom work, Katie was active in environmental groups on campus, including becoming vice president of the recycling program, which handles sorting for both the campus and surrounding community.  In the summer of 2007, she took an active role in sustainable living by doing an apprenticeship on an organic farm and winery in Bainbridge Island, Washington.  There, she worked with crops, educated children and adults on agriculture and local foods, helped run the market stand, and was fortunate enough to visit several different individuals making a difference in local foods and small farming.  For her senior research, she worked with the Granville Farmer's Market to assess its current state and create recommendations for future improvements.   To get a more rounded view, she volunteered at Bird's Haven Farm, which sold at the market and has continued working on their land and selling for them in Westerville.   After graduating cum laude with a BA in environmental studies, a minor in English, and a certificate in musical performance, she returned to Columbus determined to make a difference in a community plagued by sprawl.  Over the summer, she worked as assistant manager for the Canal Winchester and Westerville farmers' markets where she helped organize vendors, enforce rules and regulations, and advertise.  While doing this, she worked at the locally owned natural food store, Raisin Rack, where she was able to connect with local people who cared about leading healthier, greener lifestyles.  This past fall, she lived in Japan where she was able to observe firsthand the efficiency of compact living.  She now works as the pollution prevention specialist for Battelle Laboratories.