SORTED BY LAST NAME (A – F)
Attendees
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George Abbott
(he/him)
Director of External Affairs, Memphis River Parks Partnership
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Oscar Perry Abello
(he/him)
Senior Economics Correspondent, NextCity
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Ciarra Adkins
(she/her)
Equity Analyst, City of Grand Rapids -

Adriana Akers
(she/her)
Associate, Gehl
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Mariela Alfonzo
(she/her/ella)
CEO & Founder, State of Place
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April Crosse Allen
(she/her)
President & COO,
Southern Gateway Park -

Ilana Altman
(she/her)
Co-Executive Director,
The Bentway
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Nikki Anderson
(she/her)
Special Projects Administrator, Miami-Dade County -

Rhonda Anderson
(she/her)
Commissioner, City of Coral Gables -

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Anthony Armstrong
(he/him)
Partner, Make Communities
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Benjamin Bashein
(he/him)
Executive Director,
The Skatepark Project -

Alec Beck
(he/him)
Manager of Public Education, The Skatepark Project -

Jon Belgrad
(he/him)
Program Officer, Miami, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation -

Guillermo Bernal
(he/him)
Executive Director, Fundación Placemaking México -

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Nick Black
(he/him)
Managing Director, Boston Waterfront Initiative, The Trustees of Reservations -

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Mary Bogle
(she/her)
Principal Research Associate, Urban Institute
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Kofi Boone
(he/him)
Distinguished Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning,
NC State University
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Laura Bray
(she/her)
Administrative and Donor Associate,
Great River Passage Conservancy
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Cassie Brenske
(she/her)
Chief Development Officer,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
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Deborah Bryant
(she/her)
Board Member,
Destination Crenshaw
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Leigh-Ann Buchanan
(she/her)
President, aīre ventures
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Gina Burkhardt
(she/her)
CEO, Buffalo Center
for Arts and Technology
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Jeff Byrd
(he/him)
Education and Training Specialist, Grand Rapids Community College -

José Caballero
(he/him)
Founder, In Touch
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David Carey
(he/him)
Co-Executive Director,
The Bentway Conservancy
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Shawn Cargil
(he/him)
Director of Operations,
Little Island -

Caio Carneiro
(he/him)
Former City Councillor,
City Hall of Sao Paulo -

Michael Carnevale
(he/him)
Founder, CARNEVALE
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Isabel Castilla
(she/her)
Principal, James Corner
Field Operations
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Rebecca Cordes Chan
(she/her)
Executive Director,
Friends of the Rail Park
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Vanessa Chandler
(she/her)
Development & Operations Associate,
Friends of the Rail Park
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Rosa Chang
(she/her)
Co-Founder and President, Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan Inc. -

Marjorie Chavarria
(she/her)
Associate Creative Director,
Before It's Too Late
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Jen Cheek
(she/her)
Director of Healthy Streets & Public Spaces, Urban Health Partnership
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Erika Chen
(she/her, they/their, they/she)
Co-Founder,
Erika Lian Chen Consulting
Speaker -

Leana Cianfoni
(she/her)
Chief Development Officer,
Friends of The Underline
Network -

Kevin Clausen-Quiroz
(he/him)
Senior Project Manager,
City of Anaheim -

Rev. Harvey Clemons Jr.
(he/him)
Board Member,
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
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Christopher Coes
(he/him)
Assistant Secretary for
Transportation Policy,
US Department of Transportation
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Michael B. Cooper
(he/him)
President, NMTC Program,
TD Bank
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Francesca de Quesada Covey
Innovation and Technology Advisor, Miami-Dade County
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Maria Counts
(she/her)
PROS Master Plan Manager, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces -

Sarah Couyoumjian
(she/her)
Development Events Manager,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
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Heather Crowther
(she/her)
Asset Manager, New Markets Tax Credit Program, TD Bank -

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Pankti Dalal
(she/her)
Manager, Community and Implementation, What Works Cities, Results for America -

Meg Daly
(she/her)
Founder, President & CEO,
The Underline
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Zachary Damato
Direct of Business Development / Co-director, Urban Rivers
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Mary deLaittre
(she/her)
Executive Director,
Great River Passage Conservancy
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Anamarie Ferreira de Melo
Co-Founder,
Urban Health Solutions
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April De Simone
(she/her)
Principal, Designing for Democracy
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Alejandro Diaz
(he/him)
Bioligist & Community Liaison Coordinator, Healthy Little Havana
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Anya Domlesky
(she/her)
Director of Research, SWA Group -

Sherrell Dorsey
(she/her)
Founder & CEO, The Plug
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Seth Dreyfuss
(he/him)
Senior Regional Giving Manager, Florida, TD Bank -

Maggie Duarte
(she/her)
Marketing Coordinator,
Friends of The Underline
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Michael Dury
(he/him)
President, Union County Connects -

Kay Ehas
(she/her)
CEO, Groundwork Jacksonville, Inc. -

Ted Elmore
(he/him)
President,
Richmond BridgePark Foundation
Network -

Amy Eynatian
(she/her)
Project Manager,
Boston Waterfront Initiative,
The Trustees -

Karen Farber
(she/her)
Vice President of External Affairs, Buffalo Bayou Partnership -

Masi Faroqui
(he/him)
Manager of Community Outreach,
Friends of The Underline
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Sondra Fetner
(she/her)
Director of Placemaking,
Jessie Ball DuPont Fund -

Sarah Fletcher
(she/her)
Chief Financial &
Administrative Officer,
Trinity Park Conservancy
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Jason Foster
(he/him)
President & COO,
Destination Crenshaw
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Amanda Batten Foster
(she/her)
Corporate Citizenship Manager, Vibrant Planet, TD Bank -

Rodney Foxworth
(he/him)
CEO, Common Future
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Rachel Frierson
(she/her)
Director of Programming,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Speaker | Network