Ed Walker
Ed Walker, founder of City Works(x)
Ed Walker is a social entrepreneur and lawyer based in Roanoke, Virginia. He is the Managing Member of
ReGeneration Partners, LLC and CityWorks, LLC. His mixed-use urban redevelopment projects seek to
strengthen at-risk city settings using an interdisciplinary approach across six spheres of influence: arts &
design, new media & knowledge, food & drink, social entrepreneurship & investment, outdoors & recreation
and key aspects of good government including politics, policy and citizenship. His focus is on smaller cities
in the U.S. and abroad.
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max Strang
Max Strang is the Founding Principal and President of [STRANG]. In 2016, he was elected to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and in 2013 he received the Silver Medal from the Miami Chapter of the AIA, the highest honor the organization can bestow. Strang is a graduate of the University of Florida, Columbia University and is an active member of the AIA. Prior to establishing his firm, he worked in the architecture offices of Gene Leedy, SHoP Architects and Zaha Hadid. "Wet Urbanism" Florida coastal communities are taking steps to address the threats posed by sea level rise. These reactionary measures have significant impacts upon home and community design as populations adapt to new realities or migrate inland.
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Ryan Frazier
BRIAN KINZELMAN FASLA, PLA, AICP, LEED Brian’s passion is designing spaces that provide a solid foundation for future development and fit seamlessly into the existing landscape. As co-founder of MKSK, Brian has 34 years of experience in landscape architecture and planning. He is a leading proponent of the cross-collaboration of design and environmental disciplines. His background includes extensive experience in large scale land use planning, campus planning, urban design and mixed use development, design guidelines, and streetscape enhancement/corridor planning. His projects have been recognized with numerous chapter American Society of Landscape Architects design awards.
"REclaiming urban waterfronts for recreation and economic reinvestment"
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Rick Baker
Rick Baker has been described as possibly one of America's greatest Mayors. Mayor of St. Petersburg from 2001, he was reelected in November 2005 with more than 70% of the votes cast. Author of The Seamless City: A Conservative Mayor's Approach to Urban Revitalization that Can Work Anywhere.
St. Petersburg is only the 68th largest city in the U.S. and the fourth-largest in Florida. Baker did not inherit a city that was already turning around, like many mayors who entered office after the urban renaissance of the 1990s. He did not have billion-dollar budgets or national attention. He did the hard work himself, inspiring a city government and its citizens to aim higher and believe that together they could achieve excellence. Rick Baker is a proven leader, educator, visionary and author who has a passion for Florida.
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Walter parks
Walter Parks, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist
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Libbie Combee
Libbie combee, mosaic cafe & social justice
Downtown Bartow's mosaics, comats hunger, patrons have the option of paying what they are able or volunteering an hour either at the restaurant or a local community center in exchange for a token that can go toward a meal.
mark freid
Mark freid, author at think creative inc. and founder of happiness counts. Great news! happiness is easier than you think. you'll have to work at it - everyone does, even those people who seem naturally happy all the time. but, we've indentified four critical components that contribute to personal and professional happiness.
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john dailey
munimod, "municipal modernization in the 21st century", is a high-tech competition dedicated to solving municipal problems and "big idea" at a time while utilizing the talent of the university community and the expertise of municipal leaders. the results are transforming the way cities approach quality of life issure in the Sunshine state.
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Deric feacher
Deric feacher, city manager winter haven. Government transformation: is government about widgets or about the people who make things happen? how do you transform your organization through the people who make things happen?
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Reinaldo Borges
Mr, Borges is Principal of Borges + Associates is a leading world-class architectural design and consulting firm that has been involved in Major Real Estate Development projects within the United States and Internationally. With headquarters in
Miami, Florida serving North and South America and Offices in Hagerstown, Maryland, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and India, the firm brings its award-winning portfolio of projects to the leading developers of these serviced markets.
The firm’s collective experience of more than 25 years in design leadership, Borges + Associates has extensive experience in the typologies of Multi-family Residential projects, Corporate Offices, Athletic Facilities, Community Centers, Fire Stations, Ports, Airports, Urban Mixed-Use Developments, Hotels and Resorts, Single Family Homes, Retail and Entertainment Centers, Master Planning, and Life Style Centers, among others.
While a design director with Arquitectonica, he was the design team leader for the American Airlines Miami Heat Arena, with the formation of his own firm, he was design architect of record for the 56 story Infinity at Brickell Tower and Grand Beach hotel to
name a few. In 2016 AIA Miami awarded Mr. Borges with the distinction of the Architect of the Year Award.
RESILIENCY LEADERSHIP: Mr. Borges is currently the Chairman of the Miami AIA Sea Level Rise Task Force, has been appointed to the City of Miami Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee, serves in the Florida AIA Strategic Council with emphasis on representing
South Florida and its SLR challenges. Has lectured at numerous organizations and institutions on the topic of Sea Level Rise with an emphasis on the architectural and urban design challenges. He is active member of both the Miami and Miami Beach Chamber and serves on the Executive Board and Advocacy
Council of the Miami Beach Chamber. He is being featured as a
FUTURIST/ARCHITECT on the upcoming documentary “Years of Living Dangerously” with Jack Black and has constant communications with world leaders and thinkers
on the challenges of Climate Change and a focus on Sea Level Rise. On this topic he has lectured at the University of Miami School of Architecture, Harvard University Studio on Resiliency Design among others.
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Sharon West Mc Cormick
Director of Business Attraction & Marketing
Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency – Marketing & Cultural Arts Director
As the Director of Business Attraction & Marketing for RMA –a consulting and management firm, Sharon McCormick develops and implements strategic plans for cities resulting in the reinvention of downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts and the cultural renaissance of once blighted areas. Through engaging events and social and cultural experiences; business attraction and retention campaigns; and creative incentive programs and partnerships, McCormick is a strong community engagement and place-making / place-keeping advocate. She also currently serves as the Marketing & Cultural Arts Director for the City of Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency - a city actively pursuing creativity and the arts, recognizing this critical component for economic vitality and success. With over 25 years of branding, marketing, cultural development and public relations experience, McCormick is an expert at crafting and implementing strategic redevelopment/economic/cultural development marketing plans and an international award winner for her marketing and public relations programs.
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Bill Kercher
Bill Kercher Aicp, leed ap, city planning consultant, Editor, Characterowns.org and author character towns. "A strategic framework for small cities & towns". Character towns are small cities and towns with special social, economic and physical qualities reflecting the unique authentic and emotional character of the town. its economy is prosperous with living wage jobs and the potential to attract businesses and workers in the new innovation economy. It is physically attractive and functionally well served.
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Pete Sechler
Peter Sechler, PLA, AICP specializes in urban design, campus planning, and landscape design projects in the Eastern United States for public, private, and institutional clients. His focus has been to work inclusively—identifying the community context and mission and understanding economic potential—and thereby position specific initiatives to support broader goals, enhanced livability, and sustainable success. Pete has been involved in the following types of projects: citywide regional visioning; community redevelopment; transit-oriented urban development; main street and urban walkability projects; medical, educational, and office park campuses; urban public parks and trails; and neighborhood planning and enhancements.
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Catherine Hartley
Catherine hartley, aicp, cnu-A
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dale Allen
Dale Allen, Executive Director of Florida Greenway and trails, florida trail system. "Transforming Communities with Trials"The Florida greenways & trails foundation and the office of greenways and trails have created a vision master dplan for connecting local trails into series of long-distance regional trails. In 2010 we launched the "Close the Gaps" initiative to promote this vision and educate communities around florida regarding the transportation, helth and economic potential of these connected trails. In response to this initiative, the florida legislature created a new program in 2015 - the sun trails network within the florida department and funded the program at 25 million annually. communities in florida need to develop plans to connect their local trails to this regional priority tril system. the goal is to create a world class greenway and trail system linking our downtowns to state parks and regional conservation lands for both people and wildlife.
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ian fortier
Ian fortier, executive director of the grandin theatre foundation and historic grandin theatre in roanoke, va. "reclaiming historic theaters"
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lynn Richards
Lynn Richards president of the congress for new urbanism. "unleashing the power of walkable places" in cities and towns across america, the demand for walkable, vibrant neighborhoods is growing. from winter haven to san francisco , downtowns have returned to popularity - and people of all backgrounds want better choices for how they live, work, shop, and get around. Meanwhile, elected officials face challenges with aging infrastructure, shrinking employment bases , and constrained budgets at every level of government. Even as walkable , mixed-use development is on the rise. the answer is new urbanism. after decades of designing, building, and restoring walkable communities, we have the knowledge adn tools to build them on a wide scale. common barrier to unlocking the potential of walkable development can be overcome, and the market demand for neighborhoods that are vibrant, sustainable, equitable, and safe can be met.
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David France
Revolution of Hope music intervention, the central mission of the el sistema - inspired roh is to strengthen individual youth competencies that promote pro -social, anti - aggressive, and civically minded behaviors. the goals within this mission are to strengthen executive function skill development through collective musical ensemble learning, as well as to increase social capital through development of stron pro - social relationships with peers, parens and other adults
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Robert Chapman
Robert L. Chapman, III, has over 20 years of development experience. He was one of only 25 developers in the country invited to sign the Charter of the New Urbanism in 1996. Bob serves on the Board of Directors of the Congress for the New Urbanism. He was founding chair of the North Carolina Smart Growth Alliance and of the National Town Builder's Association
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nat west
Nat west, every community needs a "nat west" volunteer (x)traordinare, the power of one.
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