Lydia Gaby Email & Phone Number

As Young Leader Co-Chair of World Urban Parks Board, connecting open space and parks professionals worldwide, and supporting emerging leaders in parks through mentoring and peer-to-peer programs.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Lydia leads projects that promote equitable economic development and resiliency and manages large-scale participatory planning processes. She also manages personnel and operations for a team of ~30 within HR&A, and serves as the first and only staff member on the company’s board of directors.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Developed, fundraised, and led urban development projects nationwide. I led initiatives like the Imagine Gainesville Comprehensive Plan and Re-imagine Philadelphia, re-imagining comprehensive planning with a focus on racial equity and climate resilience. In cities across the US, developed regional economic recovery strategies to support reshaping of the.

New York, New York, United States

Played a pivotal role in shaping equitable urban strategies, and collaborated closely with executive leaders and community stakeholders to lead transformative projects like the Rockefeller Foundation Economic Opportunity Initiative and Talking Transition: Harris County.

New York, New York, United States

Conducted economic impact assessments and industry analyses, engaged diverse communities, and contributed to strategic plans for equitable and inclusive urban spaces and neighborhoods from Memphis to Brooklyn.Developed funding strategies and assembled benefits case narratives for downtowns, parks, districts, and transit systems nationwide. Developed.

New York, New York, United States

Conducted socioeconomic research and led community reinvestment initiatives across the country, contributing to award-winning plans and projects such as Imagine Boston 2030 and The Lawn on D.

California, United States

Lydia serves as the Acting Director for California strategy at PolicyLink, overseeing strategy and managing activities for place-based initiatives and advocacy across California.

New York, New York, United States

Explored how urban practitioners can advance climate justice principles across New York City. In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Resiliency, surveyed neighborhoods, studied buildings, interviewed local and international stakeholders, and produced creative research on mitigating heat and supporting community-led climate action and emergency.

For the Health and Places Initiative, analyzed the state of sustainability in several regions of both China and Mexico, with a goal of assembling relevant information and creating tools for governmental intervention on the behalf of environmental health and sustainable urban development.

Worked in this U.S. State Department-funded summer program teaching Mathematics in Mandarin Chinese to children in grades 5-8 for two summers.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Environmental Science And Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Chinese Students Association (Senior Councillor, Outreach Coordinator, Freshman Representative), Association of.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Activities Coordinator, Graduation Planning AssistantParticipated in the U.S. State Department's fully-funded.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Environmental Proctor, Peer Counselor, Dorm Proctor, Varsity Women's Soccer, Varsity Women's TennisPlanned large.

Education record

Top of class academically Student Government Prefect for Academics MVP Women's JV Soccer