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Lisa Helps

Sep 13, 2018

Mayor Helps believes that it is her job as Mayor of Victoria to employ business sensibilities and community values to lead an organization that serves all of its citizens. With a transparent and common sense approach to decision-making, Mayor Helps has championed both citizen-led and local-business-led initiatives in a variety of areas. She’s leading a…

Diana Lind

Sep 13, 2018

Diana Lind is a writer and urban policy specialist. Her book, BRAVE NEW HOME: OUR FUTURE IN SMARTER, SIMPLER, HAPPIER HOUSING (Bold Type Books), will be published on October 13, 2020. Diana currently leads the Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia, where her work fosters an exchange between the creative and business communities. She…

Zoran Janković

Sep 13, 2018

Zoran Janković was overwhelmingly elected Mayor of the Slovenian capital in October 2006, receiving 62.99% of the votes. Since then, he was re-elected three times – in 2010, 2012 and 2014. In addition to his office on Mestni trg (City Square), the people of Ljubljana can come across him seven days a week anywhere, at…

Noelle Marcus

Sep 13, 2018

Noelle Marcus is the Co-founder and CEO of Nesterly, an award-winning platform for intergenerational homesharing. Her career has focused on building equitable cities through civic technology, entrepreneurship, public policy, and economic development. Over the past decade she has worked within and for cities around the world including Athens, Bogota, Boston, Detroit, Kampala, Kansas City, Oakland,…

Olivia Caldwell

Sep 13, 2018

Olivia is a Principal at the Affordable Housing Institute, where she is currently leading projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, Haiti and Papua New Guinea. Olivia has been working to develop a market-driven affordable housing market in Haiti since the devastating earthquake in 2010. She is currently supporting the implementation Haiti HOME, a USAID funded facility intended…

Libby Schaaf

Sep 13, 2018

Mayor Libby Schaaf was inaugurated into office in January 2015 and launched an agenda to elevate one of America’s most diverse and progressive cities into an equitable and resilient city. Born and raised in Oakland, Mayor Schaaf is currently leading the City’s efforts to offset the cost of living crisis, reduce crime, improve transit and…

Timothy Gribaudi

Aug 08, 2018

Timothy a grandi à Paris. Après avoir terminé son BA en Histoire et en Politique à l’Université de York en Angleterre, il a travaillé pendant deux ans en Espagne et à Londres. Il a ensuite poursuivi une licence en recherche à l’université d’Oxford.

Hannah McCasland

Aug 08, 2018

Hannah a rejoint notre équipe en mai 2018, et occupe le poste de Coordinatrice d’événements. Avant de rejoindre l’équipe de NewCities, elle a travaillé en recherche, événementiel et communication à Women Cities International, une organisation à but non lucratif qui promeut la sécurité des femmes dans l’environnement urbain.

Dr. Jess Reia

Aug 08, 2018

Jess Reia is an Assistant Professor of Data Science at the University of Virginia. Before joining UVA, they were appointed as Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Researcher at McGill University (2019-2021) and 2020-2021 BMO Fellow at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montréal. From 2011 to 2019, Reia worked as Professor and Project Manager at the…

Olivia Onderdonk

Aug 08, 2018

Olivia est Directrice de la Recherche et des Événements à NewCities. Dans ce rôle elle porte deux casquettes: elle dirige les projets de recherches, notamment les fellowships et les projets pilotes de la fondation, et elle gère l’organisation des événements et ateliers de NewCities.

Stéphanie Grandperret

Aug 08, 2018

Stéphanie a rejoint NewCities en 2012 et occupe le poste de Directrice des opérations. Dans ce rôle, elle dirige les activités financières, opérationnelles, RH et administratives des entités de NewCities. Elle travaille également sur les adhésions et les partenariats.

John Rossant

Aug 08, 2018

John a créé NewCities en 2010, parce qu’il croit profondément qu’il est impératif que toutes les parties prenantes travaillent ensemble pour améliorer la qualité de vie et les conditions de travail dans les villes mondiales du 21ème siècle.