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WXY STUDIO
WXY is an award-winning multi-disciplinary practice specializing in the realization of urban design, planning and architectural solutions in challenging contexts. Focused on innovative approaches to public space, structures and urban issues, the firm’s work engages both site-specific design and planning at multiple scales. The firm’s commissions are in collaboration with community-based organizations, public authority, and private clients.
WXY is an award-winning multi-disciplinary practice specializing in the realization of urban design, planning and architectural solutions in challenging contexts. Focused on innovative approaches to public space, structures and urban issues, the firm’s work engages both site-specific design and planning at multiple scales. The firm’s commissions are in collaboration with community-based organizations, public authority, and private clients.
CURRENT
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
2016 - PRESENT
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
2016 - PRESENT
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RETI CENTER
The RETI (Resilience, Education, Training and Innovation) Center is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to building strength in communities through resiliency focused economic development by following the guidelines set by OneNYC and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The RETI (Resilience, Education, Training and Innovation) Center is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to building strength in communities through resiliency focused economic development by following the guidelines set by OneNYC and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
CURRENT
BOARD MEMBER
MAR 2020 - PRESENT
BOARD MEMBER
MAR 2020 - PRESENT
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BLACKSPACE
BlackSpace is an interdisciplinary collective, seeking to bridge policy, people, and place, with a mission of equity and justice. We strive for environments that recognize, affirm, and amplify Black agency, discourse and thought.
BlackSpace is an interdisciplinary collective, seeking to bridge policy, people, and place, with a mission of equity and justice. We strive for environments that recognize, affirm, and amplify Black agency, discourse and thought.
PAST
FOUNDING MEMBER
2016 - 2019
FOUNDING MEMBER
2016 - 2019
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URBAN DESIGN FORUM
Selected as part of the inaugural class of the Forefront Fellowship – an annual initiative dedicated to cultivating emerging leaders in urban design, development and policy.
Selected as part of the inaugural class of the Forefront Fellowship – an annual initiative dedicated to cultivating emerging leaders in urban design, development and policy.
PAST
FOREFRONT FELLOW
2016 - 2017
FOREFRONT FELLOW
2016 - 2017
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NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL
LAND USE DIVISION
Worked with New York City Council members to research, analyze and understand complex land use and planning issues; worked with City Council members to pass Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA). Project work was focused in Manhattan and the Bronx.
LAND USE DIVISION
Worked with New York City Council members to research, analyze and understand complex land use and planning issues; worked with City Council members to pass Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA). Project work was focused in Manhattan and the Bronx.
PAST
PROJECT MANAGER
2015 - 2016
PROJECT MANAGER
2015 - 2016
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GEHL STUDIO
Worked to develop mobility frameworks and public life public space plans for cities throughout the US. Additionally, worked with HPD to develop a planning process and framework to be used across New York City agencies to meet the city’s goal of building and preserving 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next 10 years. Statistical analysis and visualizing data related to public life, public space research.
Worked to develop mobility frameworks and public life public space plans for cities throughout the US. Additionally, worked with HPD to develop a planning process and framework to be used across New York City agencies to meet the city’s goal of building and preserving 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next 10 years. Statistical analysis and visualizing data related to public life, public space research.
PAST
PROJECT ASSISTANT
JAN 2015 - AUG 2016
PROJECT ASSISTANT
JAN 2015 - AUG 2016
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THREAD COLLECTIVE
Worked with Professors Elliott Maltby and Gita Nandan - lowlands uses green infrastructure as a vehicle for a more economically and ecologically resilient public housing population: to address social justice issues in relation to access to quality public space, to engage local youth in the process of improving their environment, and to design innovative, integrated stormwater management strategies.
Worked with Professors Elliott Maltby and Gita Nandan - lowlands uses green infrastructure as a vehicle for a more economically and ecologically resilient public housing population: to address social justice issues in relation to access to quality public space, to engage local youth in the process of improving their environment, and to design innovative, integrated stormwater management strategies.
PAST
PROJECT ASSISTANT
MAY 2014 - JAN 2015
PROJECT ASSISTANT
MAY 2014 - JAN 2015
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PRATT INSTITUTE
Worked under the direction of Ron Shiffman to advance the RAMP (Recovery, Adaptation, Mitigation, & Planning) Initiative. RAMP, a post-Sandy initiative of Pratt Institute Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development, is a suite of studios, classes and public programs that works closely with community partners to address issues of recovery, sustainability and resilience in the face of changing climate.
Worked under the direction of Ron Shiffman to advance the RAMP (Recovery, Adaptation, Mitigation, & Planning) Initiative. RAMP, a post-Sandy initiative of Pratt Institute Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development, is a suite of studios, classes and public programs that works closely with community partners to address issues of recovery, sustainability and resilience in the face of changing climate.
PAST
GRADUATE FELLOW
AUG 2013 - MAY 2014
GRADUATE FELLOW
AUG 2013 - MAY 2014
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NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE
Worked under Professor Juan Camilo Osorio in support of his GIS work both at the Pratt Institute and as the Director of Research at the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.
Worked under Professor Juan Camilo Osorio in support of his GIS work both at the Pratt Institute and as the Director of Research at the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.
PAST
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
MAY 2013 - MAY 2014
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
MAY 2013 - MAY 2014