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David Simor

David Simor

Title: Project Manager, 8 80 Cities
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

David joined 8 80 Cities in August of 2016, after several years working at Toronto City Hall. An avowed lover of all things urban, he has helped co-ordinate numerous public realm and park revitalizations, planning studies, and neighbourhood improvement projects. Trained as an actor, David firmly believes listening is the first step towards creating inclusive, […]

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Kristyn Wong-Tam

Kristyn Wong-Tam

Title: Councillor, Ward 13, City of Toronto
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Kristyn Wong-Tam was elected to Toronto City Council in 2010 and has an extensive career investing in the city through both the public and private sectors. She was an accomplished human rights advocate, entrepreneur, and supporter of the arts. Recognized for her focused advancement of diverse cultural and urban economic renewal, Kristyn was appointed to […]

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Janice Simsohn Shaw

Janice Simsohn Shaw

Title: Principal, SYNAPSE / Janice Simsohn Shaw Consulting LLC
NACTO Title: Lead Facilitator, Designing Cities Conference

Janice Simsohn Shaw is an adept, high-energy facilitator with 20 years of experience training foundation and social change leaders to be better partners, listeners, and givers. She is a passionate and vocal advocate for the power of communal learning and proudly serves her clients by helping them move their work forward in meaningful ways. In […]

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Desiree Williams-Rajee

Desiree Williams-Rajee

Title: Owner, Kapwa Consulting
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Desiree established herself as a leader at the intersection of equity and environment while serving as the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s Equity Program Manager. The first position of its kind in the nation, her work had a national impact in public sector innovation on equity within the sustainability field. In 2016, […]

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Becca Freer

Becca Freer

Title: Communications Associate

Becca works at NACTO as a Communications Associate, where they support the organization’s efforts to broadcast and amplify the transformative potential of street design.

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Christopher Eaves

Christopher Eaves

Title: Senior Civil Engineer, Seattle DOT
NACTO Title: Webinar Speaker

Chris Eaves is a PE with practice in public agencies in Texas, Nevada, and Washington State.  His career has ranged from field work to project design, and over the last five years he has managed Seattle’s freight transportation program, including rail, port and roadway modes.

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Yadira Cabrera

Yadira Cabrera

Title: Engagement Manager

Yadira was NACTO’s Engagement Manager. Prior to joining NACTO, Yadira worked on the logistics of domestic and international trade shows, conferences, and conventions in the pharmaceutical, food production, information technology, and healthcare industries. In 2015, she joined an event technology company where she supported the planning, development and implementation of event logistics. Recently, she worked […]

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Keith Todd Kerman

Keith Todd Kerman

Title: Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services
NACTO Title: Webinar Speaker

Keith Todd Kerman is a Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and New York City’s first Chief Fleet Officer. Keith is an agency lead for Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities in NYC and is currently spearheading a series of safety initiatives for the City fleet. In […]

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Bianca Wylie

Bianca Wylie

Title: Co-founder, Tech Reset Canada
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Bianca is an open government advocate with a dual background intechnology and public engagement. She is the co-founder of Tech ResetCanada and is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International GovernanceInnovation in the Global Economy program. She worked for several yearsin the tech sector in operations, infrastructure, corporate training,and product management, most recently at […]

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Michael Schuerle

Michael Schuerle

Title: Data Officer, City of Louisville
NACTO Title: Webinar Speaker

Michael has spent over a decade in civic tech. His first product was an online crime map built using open records requests and Google Maps in 2005.  That grew into open data advocacy and building civic services around real-time transportation, public safety, geocoding, and open data APIs.   He founded the Civic Data Alliance in Louisville with like-minded folks […]

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