CHRISTINE MONDOR TEAM SNAPSHOT PRINCIPAL, EVOLVEEA / FACULTY, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE PLANNING COMMISSIONER, CITY OF PITTSBURGH Experience with neighborhood development: I have been engaged in community development, planning and design for over 20 years and have worked with public, private, and institutional clients. Pittsburgh, I am interested in learning about…the challenges that other cities are facing. One challenge I’d like to address: How ecodistricts work in existing communities and with social justice. GRANT ERVIN team lead SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER, CITY OF PITTSBURGH, DEPARTMENT OF & PERFORMANCE Experience with neighborhood development: Over 15 years of sustainable community and economic PATRICK D. ROBERTS PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, PITTSBURGH CITY PLANNING development experience. I am interested in learning about…the EcoDistricts framework, and how we deploy the framework in the Uptown Experience with neighborhood development: I have worked as a team member on strategic financing around transit that project, but also how we can develop systems and policies that extend to future district-scale site development. provides a local dedicated source for community reinvestment. One challenge I’d like to address: Advancing higher standards for development in a resource constrained environment. I am interested in learning about…helping the City create a value exchange between private and community investment. One challenge I’d like to address: How to address misunderstandings between residents, community/advocacy groups and government agencies. STEFANI DANES ADJUNCT PROFESSOR & RESEARCH FELLOW, REMAKING CITIES INSTITUTE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY WANDA WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OAKLAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OPDC) Experience with neighborhood development: Over 30 years of working with community-based and development Experience with neighborhood development: Nearly 20 years of experience in neighborhoods; community organizations on neighborhood revitalization planning, , and community institutions. development, nonprofit management, and neighborhood revitalization. I am interested in learning about…about the role of placemaking and community building in relation to ecodistricts. I am interested in learning about…how the ecodistricts initiative can augment the Pittsburgh 2030 District initiative One challenge I’d like to address: Processes that incorporate authentic community engagement and education. One challenge I’d like to address: Mobilizing the necessary resources to implement projects.

COURT GOULD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH PROJECT SNAPSHOT Experience with neighborhood development: Technical assistance, facilitation, mini-charrettes, performance programs I am interested in learning about…community engagement and introducing green/sustainability approaches that “meet them where they are” and attract investment too. Uptown Eco-Innovation District E S V C A W E R W I P E L A Y VE W E G A E W A W N A R Y N A Introducing ecodistrict approaches to communities and residents who are struggling A S W One challenge I’d like to address: N R PE F C N Uptown sits at the epicenter Y E H A E O A D Y O H R C D M A E WA M O O N Y N E E R M Y N E A H Y R GE E IL A E V L N D I G D HA R G W L C H D EX C L E A I E S AVE M G R YLIE O Neighborhood W R Y C R U A N B W O O ON V on a daily basis. D LINT V of two of the most dynamic LV E E CrawR ford-E L E S B AV S EV W A O E W RO E R B R K N O P T A T T E I L R N Y R g h H E E E H R C A O K V V U E r G T P Y E I A M T R E A R S D A A B D C E E O R T

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