Collaborations focused on cities and civic systems

Place is the most important scale of change in our world today

I have worked across planning, design, economic development, and civic innovation for nearly two decades.

In that time, my work has explored how complex systems—water, energy, mobility, real estate, and governance—interact within neighborhoods and for the people who call them home.

This site collects selected projects, research, and collaborations from these efforts.

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Featured Work

Towerside Innovation District

A multi-institutional collaboration focused on district-scale systems, sustainability, and equitable development. Serving as the inaugural Executive Director, my role focused on advancing district-scale initiatives related to engagement, infrastructure, development, and public realm enhancements.

I lead strategy and partnerships related to:

  • nonprofit leadership, finance, and management

  • community engagement and equitable development

  • green infrastructure, stormwater systems, and public realm improvements

  • innovation and creative economy strategy

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Imagine 2050: Art+Policy

I play ongoing roles with nonprofit organizations working on place-based approaches and the built environment. Whether executive leadership, membership, or board service—I bring interdisciplinary expertise to operationalize good governance, organizational development, and spatial projects or programs.

This includes:

  • organizational structure and strategic plans

  • convenings and field-building efforts

  • systems mapping and visual frameworks

  • collaborative research projects

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Civic Leadership

An initiative embedding artists into regional planning and policy processes to explore how creative practice can amplify public sector work across a region. As the co-leader of the project, I leveraged my design and engagement background to help the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities better understand and communicate their complex civic systems.

We designed this program to advance meaningful approaches to:

  • creative public engagement

  • regional planning

  • storytelling within policy

  • translating complex systems for public understanding

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Project Highlights

A selection of efforts I’ve supported exploring how infrastructure, development, and institutions shape the places we live.

  • Lyndale Gardens Shoreline & Amphitheater

  • Met Council Imagine 2050 Art+Policy Project

  • Towerside Partner Roundtables

  • Creative Enterprise Zone + Chroma Zone Mural & Arts Festival

  • Green 4th Street Enhancements

  • Thermal Energy Network (TENs) Workshop

  • Maintenance District Management

  • Nonprofit Strategic Planning

Let’s Connect

If you’re working on a project related to cities, infrastructure, or civic systems and would like to collaborate, please get in touch!

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