People (fr)

Hannah McCasland

Août 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

Août 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

Août 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

Août 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

Août 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.

Albert Shen

Juil 16, 2018

Albert Shen is currently a senior consultant advisor to the Toyota Mobility Foundation and President of Shen Consulting Inc. He was formerly an Obama Administration Senior Official at the United States Department of Commerce from 2014-2017.

David Berman

Juil 16, 2018

David Berman, FGDC, RGD, CPWA is a Canadian designer and thought leader. David is a special advisor to the United Nations on how to use accessible design to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals. He was the first Sustainability Chair for the world body for communication design and the first Ethics Chair for graphic design in…

Tiernan Kenny

Juil 16, 2018

Tiernan is the Head of Communications, Public Affairs, and Standards at Wayfindr. In this role, Tiernan is responsible for raising awareness of audio navigation and the Wayfindr Open Standard as a cutting-edge accessibility solution. Before joining Wayfindr, Tiernan spent several years in Brussels working in public affairs, mainly on technology policy, including standards in the…

Quemuel Arroyo

Juil 13, 2018

Quemuel Arroyo is the Chief Accessibility Specialist and ADA Coordinator at the NYC Department of Transportation. He is a New Yorker with a disability who is committed to innovative solutions for barrier free urban space that fosters diversity and inclusion. He joined DOT in 2014 from Investment Management Human Resource at Morgan Stanley. Arroyo graduated…

Emily Rose Yates

Juil 13, 2018

Emily is an accessibility consultant, travel writer, speaker and presenter, passionate about making the world a more inclusive and accessible place, and disability an accepted and welcomed part of every society. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

Dr. Anat Caspi

Juil 13, 2018

Dr. Anat Caspi is Director of the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology at the Paul G. Allen School for Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington. TCAT’s mission is to employ participatory design practices and community engagement in the translation and deployment of technologies benefiting people with disabilities. Dr. Caspi is particularly interested in exploring…

Lisa Dickson

Juil 05, 2018

Lisa Dickson is the Director of Resilience for the Americas, with a focus on the intersect of the built and natural environments. She started her career as a transportation planner before becoming interested in the carbon markets and, more recently, in alternative financing and investment options related to resilience. She leads climate adaptation projects for…