Historic Ravenswood: Adaptive Reuse Meets Sustainability

Bio: I am passionate about sustainable design, pedestrian safety, active transportation, environmental justice, and public involvement in the planning process. For the last two years I have been working for Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar, managing and coordinating local infrastructure and transportation projects as well as researching and advising on policy. For about 3 years prior to my current position I worked at a consulting firm focused on public involvement, facilitation, environmental justice, CSS, and other phase I planning for state and local highways projects, safe routes to schools, and other resource management asset mapping projects across the country.

Education: University of Illinois at Chicago Masters, Urban Planning & Policy, 2008 BA, Anthropology, 2005 UIC/Great Cities Institute Summer Abroad, 2005 Workshops: Institute of Cultural Affairs Technology of Participation Facilitation Training Workshop February, 2011 FHWA "Designing Streets for Pedestrian Safety" Workshop, 2010