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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Support neighborhood-based development efforts to protect and grow the local creative economy through mission-driven site acquisitions and redevelopment, public realm enhancements, and annual mural & art festival. Chair of Committee overseeing real estate development. Chaired Fundraising Committee, securing $250K in multi year support. Led implementation of new communication strategies.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Manages $6M+ annual grant fund for transit-oriented development projects across the Twin Cities region from solicitation to award. Sets program priorities and leads process for application, award, and contract. Engages with local governments and community partners to identify funding opportunities and support their funding requests. Co-facilitated evaluation and redesign of programs to align with policy objectives and advance racial equity outcomes. Created technical assistance to incorporate… Show more Manages $6M+ annual grant fund for transit-oriented development projects across the Twin Cities region from solicitation to award. Sets program priorities and leads process for application, award, and contract. Engages with local governments and community partners to identify funding opportunities and support their funding requests. Co-facilitated evaluation and redesign of programs to align with policy objectives and advance racial equity outcomes. Created technical assistance to incorporate community-centered strategies for equitable development, design, planning, and engagement. Co-Lead of Equity Change Team creating racial equity action plan for Community Development Division. Show less

Led multi-year strategic planning effort that scaled and integrated three core program areas focused on building the field of social impact design. Brought together hundreds of community design leaders from across the country to provide connection, support, and inspiration through an incredible in-person convening in New Orleans, two content-packed virtual conferences during the pandemic, as well as new webinars, digital resources, and social situationsCreated earned income, grew… Show more Led multi-year strategic planning effort that scaled and integrated three core program areas focused on building the field of social impact design. Brought together hundreds of community design leaders from across the country to provide connection, support, and inspiration through an incredible in-person convening in New Orleans, two content-packed virtual conferences during the pandemic, as well as new webinars, digital resources, and social situationsCreated earned income, grew membership base, and secured donations, sponsorships, and grant funding. Brought sustained capacity by tripling financial resources and creating first paid staff position. Grew Board participation through recruitment of new Directors, horizontal leadership structure, creation of Advisory Board, and volunteer opportunities. Served as Treasurer and Co-Chair, managing all aspects of nonprofit Board and 501c3 organization. Built sustained external communications, formalized organizational policies & systems, and created financial reporting tools. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Spearheaded one of a kind integrated district-scale infrastructure systems design and implementation including streetscapes, public spaces, stormwater management & alternative energy systems throughout a 370-acre Innovation District. To fulfill Towerside's vision of a 21st century living laboratory, I lead community building and creative placemaking initiatives in collaboration with dozens of cross-disciplinary partners. I staffed a 20-member Board of Directors; developing and implementing… Show more Spearheaded one of a kind integrated district-scale infrastructure systems design and implementation including streetscapes, public spaces, stormwater management & alternative energy systems throughout a 370-acre Innovation District. To fulfill Towerside's vision of a 21st century living laboratory, I lead community building and creative placemaking initiatives in collaboration with dozens of cross-disciplinary partners. I staffed a 20-member Board of Directors; developing and implementing strategy, fundraising, and communications. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Supported the development of a mixed-use towncenter real estate project including architectural design, site strategies and urban planning, designing for public health outcomes, overall communications & marketing. Lead the design, construction, maintenance, and programming of signature $1M privately owned public space. Responsible for crafting community engagement and creative placemaking initiatives well as supporting participatory public art projects. Initiated creation of new visual identity… Show more Supported the development of a mixed-use towncenter real estate project including architectural design, site strategies and urban planning, designing for public health outcomes, overall communications & marketing. Lead the design, construction, maintenance, and programming of signature $1M privately owned public space. Responsible for crafting community engagement and creative placemaking initiatives well as supporting participatory public art projects. Initiated creation of new visual identity and website to reflect company values and work. Show less

Greater New York City Area

Managed the planning and implementation of three inventive $100K international design competitions aimed at addressing the pressing social, cultural, and ecological challenges of tomorrow. These projects resulted in regional resilience strategies for the post-Sandy New York metropolitan area, engagement tools for the National Parks Department, and creative land use strategies for vacant parcels in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Greater New York City Area

Managed annual architectural design competition and seasonal programming to foster creative interdisciplinary exchange in New York City through exhibits, publications, panels, and temporary installations. Interfaced with neighborhood organizations and supported Board of Directors in fundraising and building community partnerships.

Greater New York City Area

Facilitated community engagement strategies, construction of seasonal installations, and programming for ten artist & design teams working to activate New York City’s East River waterfront through temporary public art and events. Supported project documentation, communications, and grant proposals.

Greater New York City Area

Syracuse, New York Area

Instructed core studio Principles of Industrial Form, developed syllabus and executed a series of projects sequentially introducing students to fundamental design methodologies and techniques of generating & interacting with form. Student work resulted in competition awards and startup products.

Syracuse, New York Area

Supported a $47M cultural development and urban reinvestment connecting the University Hill with downtown Syracuse. Assisted in the implementation of a $100M University-Community revitalization initiative leveraging real estate, infrastructure, and the arts to create transformational change. Responsible for community engagement, communications, mapping and visualizations that lead to over $11M of successful federal and philanthropic grant requests.

Syracuse, New York Area

Established a center for public interest design and forum for public engagement. Created in the void of vacant storefront real-estate, the third-space became an uncommissioned intervention connecting designers and the populations they serve. Transforming a source of blight into a publicly accessible hub for creative reengagement improved the beauty, marketability, and pride of the neighborhood but it also increased residents’ capacity and inspiration to engage in comparable grassroots… Show more Established a center for public interest design and forum for public engagement. Created in the void of vacant storefront real-estate, the third-space became an uncommissioned intervention connecting designers and the populations they serve. Transforming a source of blight into a publicly accessible hub for creative reengagement improved the beauty, marketability, and pride of the neighborhood but it also increased residents’ capacity and inspiration to engage in comparable grassroots revitalization projects. Defined by a series of projects that address architectural agency The Storefront’s programming includds a series of exhibitions, lectures, forums for outreach, roundtable workshops, design-build projects, a design library and social events. Show less

Syracuse, New York Area

Syracuse, New York Area

Lead planning and implementation of a three-day conference for student leaders and emerging professionals throughout the Northeast focusing on the interplay of sustainability, preservation, politics, and service with architecture and the changing role of the architect. Coordinated student and faculty team in completion of conference programming, graphics, communications, and fundraising.

Syracuse, New York Area

Assisted in creation of neighborhood master plan for a redlined community that combined green and blue infrastructure strategies with public space, art, and anchor real estate development projects. Responsibilities included infrastructure design research and neighborhood modeling.

Syracuse, New York Area

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Assisted multiple design teams in site assessment, schematic design, design development, construction documents and client presentations for the Niagara Community College Culinary Institute, Buffalo State Science Center, and the McKinley high school renovation.

Syracuse, New York Area

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Master Of Architecture Ii, Architecture And Urban Design

Public Interest Design Program

Activities and Societies: Design Corps, Social, Economic, and Environmental Design (SEED)

Public Policy Studies Major

Deans List Maxwell School of Citizenship Education Conference Award 2006

Bachelor Of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture, 3.45

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Architecture Students, Freedom by Design, The Front, Peer Advisor Cum Laude Alpha Rho Chi.