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Amanda Burden

Title: Chair, New York City Planning Commission; Director, Department of City Planning
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Amanda M. Burden, FAICP, is Commissioner of the New York City Department of City Planning. Since her appointment by Mayor Bloomberg in 2002, she has spearheaded the largest planning effort in the city since 1961, setting the stage for sustainable development, reclaiming New York’s waterfront, designing new parkland and public spaces such as the High […]

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Robert Eisenstat

Title: Assistant Chief Architect, Design Division, Engineering Department, Port Authority of NY & NJ
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

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Robin Lester Kenton

Title: Director of Strategic Communications, NYC DOT
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Robin Lester Kenton serves as the Director of Strategic Communications for the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). In her role, she oversees all of the agency’s public safety campaigns, as well as its social media sites. Under her leadership, NYC DOT has become one of the City’s leading agencies in engaging the […]

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Sarah Kaufman

Title: Research Associate, NYU Rudin Center
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Sarah M. Kaufman is a Research Associate at the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Management and Policy. Sarah focuses on the use of cutting-edge information technologies in transportation communications, particularly the implementation of open data and social media programs. Before earning her MUP at NYU Wagner and MBA at NYU Polytechnic, Sarah studied science writing […]

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Stephen Hardy

Title: Director of Community Engagement, MindMixer
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

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Lynda Bybee

Title: Acting Director of Communications and Marketing, Los Angeles Metro
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Lynda Bybee currently serves as the Chief Communications Officer for LA Metro.  During her sixteen year career with the agency she has provided leadership for community relations, local governance, construction mitigation and outreach management for project studies and agency initiatives. In her current role as CCO, she oversees the promotion of Metro ridership and dissemination […]

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Dani Simons

Dani Simons

Title: Director of Communications & External Affairs, Motivate
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Dani Simons is the Director of Communications & External Affairs for Motivate, the nation’s largest bike share operator, and the parent company of Citi Bike, New York’s bike share program. She was part of the launch team for Citi Bike and served as their Director of Marketing & External Affairs for the first two years […]

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Tim Tompkins

Title: President, Times Square Alliance
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Tim Tompkins has been the President of the Times Square Alliance since 2002. The Alliance is a business improvement district that works to improve and promote Times Square – cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life for over a century. Prior to coming […]

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Jonathan Rose

Title: President, Jonathan Rose Companies
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Jonathan F. P. Rose is the President and Founder of Jonathan Rose Companies. Jonathan F.P. Rose’s business, public policy and not-for-profit work all focus on creating a more environmentally, socially and economically responsible world.  In 1989, Mr. Rose founded Jonathan Rose Companies LLC, a multi-disciplinary real estate development, planning, consulting and investment firm, as a […]

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Peter Park

Title: Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design; Former Planning Director, City of Denver
NACTO Title: Speaker, Designing Cities Conference

Peter J. Park is a city planner that has led innovative private and public sector practice for over 20 years. He served as the Manager of the Community Planning and Development Department for the City and County of Denver and was responsible for Denver’s planning, zoning, construction permit and inspection services.  Prior to his post […]

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