Project Director, Capital Program, NYCEDC
Master in Urban Planning, Harvard GSD
Professional Experience
New York, NY
Capital Program: Project Director, Feb. 2025-Present
Neighborhood Strategies, Planning Division: Assistant Vice President, Sep. 2022-Feb. 2025; Senior Project Manager, Feb. 2021-Sep. 2022; Project Manager, Aug. 2018-Feb. 2021
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Directs complex design and construction projects delivering physical infrastructure, facilities and amenities. Manages large design and construction management contracts; Oversees junior staff on projects; Develops project budgets and CPs; Writes RFPs and manages procurement and selection processes; Manages and builds relationships with consultant teams, agency partners, and project stakeholders; Develops strategies for emerging projects; Creates and presents visual and written materials for knowledge-building and decision-making. Current projects, comprising over $1.5 billion in City capital, include 107th St Pier and Bobby Wagner Walk Reconstruction, QueensWay Metropolitan Hub, Coney Island Boardwalk Reconstruction, and agencywide greenway coordination.
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For Neighborhood Strategies, led, managed and supported visioning, strategy, planning, stakeholder relationship development and management, and public engagement for large, complex urban planning and development projects. Managed interns and fellows and oversaw junior staff on projects. Projects included Future of Fifth, Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, Citywide Greenways, agencywide greenway coordination, OneLIC Neighborhood Plan, Harlem African Burial Ground, Flatbush African Burial Ground, Brooklyn Queens Connector, and Amazon HQ2.
New York, NY
Analyst Fellow; May-Aug. 2017
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Supported qualitative and quantitative research, GIS analysis, and business development for multiple projects.
Boston, MA
Analyst, Research and Advisory Practice; Dec. 2013-Jul. 2016
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Led and supported qualitative and quantitative research and report writing and production for projects covering food systems resilience, industry clusters, small business financing, incubators and accelerators, and anchor institution procurement. Clients included Rockefeller Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Small Business Forward initiative, Prudential Foundation, and Central Corridor Anchor Partnership.
Philadelphia, PA
Summer of Maps Fellow; Jun.-Aug. 2013
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Performed advanced geospatial analysis using ArcGIS for projects in partnership with Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children and Sunlight Foundation.
Education
Master in Urban Planning, 2018
Concentration: Urban Design
2018 Award for Excellence in Project-Based Urban Planning
Harvard Urban Planning Organization: Co-President, 2017-2018; Board Member, 2016-2017
Option Studios: Urban Disobedience: 99 Provocations to Disrupt Injustice in St. Louis (Urban Planning & Design, Toni Griffin); Phantom Coast: Transforming San Francisco's Eastern Waterfront (Landscape Architecture, James Lord & Roderick Wyllie).
Bryn Mawr, PA
Bachelor of Arts, 2013, Magna Cum Laude
Major: Growth and Structure of Cities; Minor: Environmental Studies
Thesis: You Can't Get There from Here: Knee-Jerk Parking Policies as Roadblocks to Sustainable Transit Planning in Chicago's Loop.
Certifications, Organizations & Software
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Certifications: AICP (as of Jan. 2026); Assoc. DBIA (as of Dec. 2025); Coro Leadership New York (2023-2024).
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Organizations: Girls Bike NYC - Ride Leader, 2025-Present; Member, 2023-2024.
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Software: Expert - Microsoft Office; ArcGIS. Proficient - Illustrator; InDesign. Basic - Rhino; SketchUp; Photoshop.