Emory Lee, Aicp, Env Sp, Wedg Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation in the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University.

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Senior Vice President at Insight Civil Engineering, PLLC. Responsible for strategic growth of the firm, les development of new programs and initiatives at the firm, managed the company brand, cultivated new business (B2B) and Client (B2C) relationships, and provided consulting services on current and future client engagements across multiple business lines. Spearheaded growth of the firm from a team of 4 people with one Client and 3 projects, to a team of 20+ people serving over 35 clients on more than 120 projects to date.Emory is also the Director of the Planning & Urban Design practice at the firm. As a practice director, Emory is responsible for managing project teams, providing guidance to staff, contributing technical input and QAQC review for client deliverables, and ensuring effective project management and delivery. Currently, Emory oversees a project portfolio consisting of a mixture of engineering and sustainability and resiliency projects for public clients such as the NYCDDC, NYCEDC, NYCHHC, NYCDEP, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA). Additionally, Emory has successfully obtained the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential, qualifying her to evaluate and guide development of civil infrastructure projects through the lens of sustainable design.Emory is also a credentialed member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and an active member of the APA NY Metro Chapter Urban Design Committee. www.insightcivil.com

Greater New York City Area

Emory held the position of Vice President at Insight Civil Engineering, PLLC. In this role, she was responsible for driving strategic growth of the firm, client relationship management, cultivating new business relationships, and providing consulting services for existing client engagements across multiple business lines. Emory was also the Technical Director of the Planning & Urban Design and Sustainability Consulting practices at the firm. As a practice director, she provides leadership and guidance to project staff, technical input for client deliverables, and develops recommendations for effective project management and delivery. Additionally, Emory successfully obtained the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential, qualifying her to evaluate and guide development of civil infrastructure projects through the lens of sustainable design. www.insightcivil.com

New York, Ny

Worked as a Senior Project Associate at Insight Civil Engineering, PLLC. In this role, she provided consulting and project management support services to large clients with diverse portfolios in the areas of engineering, architecture, urban design and planning, construction and facilities management, sustainability consulting, and healthcare organization accreditation and regulatory compliance support. Emory also served in a business development capacity at the company and is responsible for driving growth at the firm through expanding multiple business lines and securing contracts, as well as cultivating relationships with existing, new and potential clients.www.insightcivil.com

Greater New York City Area

The Leadership New York (LNY) program is a competitively-selected, rigorous 175+ hour experiential leadership development program for mid-career and early-executive professionals to develop the personal skills, civic knowledge and a multi-sector network to effectively lead change. Coro is NYC’s premier civic leadership training organization and a community of more than 2,500 alumni with a mission to develop NYC leaders so that all individuals, communities and institutions participate in creating an equitable, just and engaged society.

Queens, Ny

Served as Deputy Director in the Planning, Projections and Demand Management unit of the Bureau of Environmental Planning & Analysis at DEP. In this role, she worked on water conservation, sustainability, and demand management planning efforts as part of the DEP's Water for the Future program (see link below for more information):www.nyc.gov/waterforthefuture Additionally, Emory played a key role in the development of a long-term Water Demand Management plan for the City of New York in support of the Water for the Future program. The Water Demand Management Plan consisted of a comprehensive approach to managing water demand and targeted reductions over the next 8 years. The goal of this plan is to prepare New York City for future water supply shortage conditions, whether natural or man-made, by adapting water infrastructure in the City to be more water efficient, and educating communities about water conservation and smart water use strategies through implementation of incentive programs and outreach efforts. To learn more about these water conservation strategies and programs, and to view an electronic copy (PDF) of the Water Demand Management Plan, visit the link below to the NYCDEP Conservation Programs webpage:www.nyc.gov/dep/conservationEmory's primary responsibilities included project management, program and budget development, program branding, graphic design, inter-agency coordination and communication, water demand projections and GIS analyses, performing cost-benefit analyses, and supporting design/development of reports and webmap applications for various DEP projects and initiatives.

New York, Ny

Worked as an Assistant Project Manager for a Rail Yard Master Plan project (Confidential Client). Responsibilities included transportation and rail planning components of the rail yard master planning effort, on-site analysis of existing conditions and verification of infrastructure locations and dimensions, status and impact of current capital projects on the master plan, preparation of existing conditions report, development of graphic imagery for the report and aerial maps to display features of the rail yard. Emory also worked on the Newtown Creek Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 2 Nomination study (BOA). She was responsible for data collection, organization and development of report graphics and layout for the Nomination Report on the study area. She also attended public meetings, lectures regarding EPA Superfund designations in the area, and served as acting project manager: overseeing day-to-day aspects of the project, maintaining consistent communication with the client and ensured transparency and coordination among members of the project team. Link:http://www.gmdconline.org/development/newtown_creek_boa/Emory worked on the development of the Searchable Property Environmental E-Database (SPEED), which enables users to query and display information about vacant or underutilized commercial/industrial properties in NYC. Responsibilities included analysis of approximately 30,000 Sanborn, USGS topographic, aerial photos and other historic maps dating back to 19th century for past land uses and environmental concerns, data entry and tracking, digitizing map features, meeting project team deadlines and developing protocol for data entry and suggesting improvements for the user interface.Link:https://gis.nyc.gov/moer/speed/login.jsp;jsessionid=EB6100D536A809618340118F19E9D9FD

New York, Ny

Worked for the Chief of Planning Policy in the New York City Office of Environmental Remediation. Responsibilities included inter-agency relationship management and outreach, development of new planning initiatives, grant research and writing, analysis of environmental data / maps and planning issues relating to brownfield properties, and tracking and reporting progress on internal PlaNYC 2030 initiatives.

New Yorkers for ParksCollected data in the field on two municipal parks, public beaches and artificial turf sports fields to be used in the organization's"Report Card on Parks" and "Report Card on Beaches" reports. Additional responsibilities included photo documentation & electronic surveying of site conditions.

New York, Ny

Worked aboard the Science Barge leading educational workshops for school groups and corporate teams. The ScienceBarge is a self-sustaining urban farm and mobile education facility fueled by solar energy, wind turbines, biofuels.

Worked as an intern for the Peter Scudner consulting group in the Lancaster, PA office. Provided assistance with client records and information. Organized account summary reports and materials for client meetings. Maintained the website for the group and other related marketing materials.

Certificate, Corporate Climate Change Risk Management

Ms, Urban Planning

2005, Business & Economics