Olga Abinader Email & Phone Number

ENV SP | Environmental Review | Sustainability | Land Use Planning | ESG | Brand Ambassador | Public Speaker Olga Abinader, ENV SP, is an environmental and sustainability professional with over 15 years of urban planning, environmental disclosure policy, public speaking, and leadership experience in the public and private sectors. Abinader is the Director of Environmental Review and Land Use Planning and ESG Lead at Matrix New World Engineering, a renowned environmental consulting firm solving national and global challenges in climate change, infrastructure, transportation, and energy. Born in the Dominican Republic, Abinader emigrated with her family to the U.S. in the early 1990s. In 1999, Abinader assumed a leadership role in the “La Union Latina” organization, established in 1987, to celebrate Latin-American culture and traditions. In 2007, Hispanic Business recognized Abinader as a Winner’s Circle Scholar at its Woman of the Year Awards event. Abinader has been honored with numerous speaking engagements, awards, and recognitions, including: Guest Speaker on the ¿Que Pasa, NJ? PBS NJ Talk Show, LatinX Podcast with Randy Gomez, and ‘WRNJ Morning Drive Show’ with Host Bert Baron; the Manager of the Year Award (Joe Salvo Award) at the New York City Department of City Planning, New York, NY; Scholarship Honor and Guest Speaker at the 5th Annual Hispanic Business Woman of the Year Awards, Las Vegas, NV; Panelist Speaker at the New Jersey Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The Art of Being a Modern Latina Event, Lyndhurst, NJ; and Podcast Guest and Committee Member for the "Today Is The Day Changemakers" organization, a global digital platform for leaders making a significant positive societal impact. Abinader was recently recognized by Crain’s New York Business as a ‘2022 Notable Hispanic Leader’ Honoree. She is a member of the advisory council for the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES), at Brown University and also gives her time to W.I.D.E. (Women for Inclusion, Diversity + Equity), a group that promoting inclusion and equality of all people through education and community outreach in upstate New York. As the former Director of the EARD with the NYC Department of City Planning, Abinader led hundreds of City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) applications to support transit-oriented growth, housing production and affordability, economic development, and resilient and sustainable communities across NYC. Abinader received her Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.