Wes Craiglow

Biography: Wes Craiglow is the Executive Director of the Urban Land Institute’s Northwest Arkansas district council. In this capacity, he is responsible for uniting the mission of ULI with the development trends and land-use leaders throughout NWA. Wes served for eleven years as the Deputy Director of Planning and Development for the City of Conway, where he focused his energy on urban design in the downtown and historic districts, commercial development standards and entitlements, and cycling and urban forest advocacy. He is an alumni of the University of Central Arkansas, earning degrees in both Geography and Community & Economic Development. Wes is a 2009 graduate of the Community Development Institute and a 2011 inductee to the American Institute of Certified Planners. Wes resides in Fayetteville with his wife Emily and their ten-year-old son, Murrell. Together, they spend their free time cycling, attending regional community events, and fly fishing Ozark waterways.