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Christof Spieler, PE, LEED AP, is a Vice President and Director of Planning at Huitt-Zollars and a Senior Lecturer at Rice University. He was a member of the board of directors of Houston's Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) from...
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Brooke Bessesen is a research fellow with Osa Conservation, a veterinary technician, and an author. She has written seven books, including award-winning children’s books with wildlife-conservation themes, and an Arizona wildlife guide. She has also...
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Jeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer who, through writing, lectures, and built work, advocates internationally for more walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts, he oversaw the Mayors' Institute on City...
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Cheryl Heller is the Founding Chair of the first MFA program in Design for Social Innovation at SVA and President of the design lab CommonWise. She was recently awarded a Rockefeller Bellagio Fellowship, and is a recipient of the prestigious AIGA Medal...
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Sandra Albro, research associate at Holden Forests & Gardens, investigates how improving soil and plants can boost the ecological and social value of vacant lots in Great Lakes cities. She is project manager for two projects that test low-cost, low-...
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Kristina Ford is a city planner, and former director of city planning in Missoula, Montana, and former director of city planning in New Orleans. She is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
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Dr. Jeffrey D. Gunzenhauser serves as the chief medical officer and director of the Disease Control Bureau for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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Katie Dolan, MBA, MES, and MFA, is an environmental writer. She is Chair of the Island Press board, Co-Chair of the Zoos and Aquarium Committee of the Wildlife Conservation Society, and an Advisor on the Tufts Veterinary School board. She is also...
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Alison is Executive Director of Georgetown Heritage, where she is spearheading an ambitious plan to revitalize and interpret the Georgetown section of the C&O Canal, as well as other Georgetown historic sites. Previously, Alison Greenberg was a...
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With over twenty-five years' experience in the philanthropic, non-profit and government sector, Melissa's career encompasses major programmatic, management, board and executive leadership roles. As the former Executive Director of a private family...