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New York, New York, United States

The Lab at OPM helps government organizations transform their programs, processes, and people through human-centered design.

Greater New York City Area

Karp Strategies is a WBE-certified urban planning advisory and strategy consulting firm that partners with our clients to identify their unique needs and provide tailored solutions.• Conduct research and analysis using quantitative and qualitative data• Analyze public policy and make policy recommendations • Produce highly-graphic reports, infographics, and other collateral that synthesizes complex information• Support the development of proposals and other business development and marketing efforts

Greater New York City Area

TYTHEdesign is a capacity-building firm that uses the lens of design and strategy to support organizations doing good in their communities.• Lead human-centered processes with interdisciplinary teams to design, implement, and evaluate strategies to advance positive social change, including the creation of programs, services, tools, and experiences centered around the needs and interests of a project's end user. • Map processes and systems to uncover strategic opportunities for long term change. • Conduct multi-pronged research processes and translate data into usable, informative, and actionable publications.

Greater New York City Area

• Teaching Assistant for Urban Resilience, an undergraduate course that investigates the resiliency of complex urban systems.• Teaching Assistant for Urban Colloquium, a graduate-level course that analyzes a New York City urban project through the lens of various practitioners working in planning, development, and advocacy.

Greater New York City Area

Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit planning, design, and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities.Develop public space projects from concept through implementation, including site analysis, community engagement, stakeholder meetings, and drafting design plans. Projects include: Civic Center Station Plaza, Denver, CO; Harvard Science Plaza, Cambridge, MA; Eli Lilly Park, Indianapolis, IN; Master Plan, Eugene, ORIllustration and publication design for the “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper How to Guide”Develop and maintain the “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” on-line database

Toronto

Evergreen connects, collaborates and catalyzes ideas into action to shape our cities for the better.• Support research and planning for waterfront and downtown revitalization projects in Hamilton, ON. • Pitch, research, and write articles about urban planning and design for the Cities for People website. • Design educational publication about housing for Toronto Housing Action Lab.

Master’S Degree, Design And Urban Ecologies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Specialization In Urban Planning, Minor In Philosophy, Minor In Political Science

Graduated with distinction

Career Discovery, Summer 2012, Urban Design

Completed six-week intensive program including studio work, lectures, seminars, and workshops with a concentration on Urban Design