Nupoor is an architectural and urban designer from Mumbai, now based in Boston. Her work is strongly informed by her upbringing in Mumbai and lies at the intersection of urban design and policy.

With a background in geography, humanities, and the social work field, Andrew strives to empower and activate the individual and collective potential of people using the physical and emotional spaces that they inhabit.

Brian is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

David Walsh is the Executive Director of JP Morgan Chase & Co. He oversees a team of Community Development Real Estate bankers focused on originating construction loans for affordable housing developments.

Alec is a staff member of the IPA.

Andy is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Cassim is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Deborah Gans is the founder and principal architect of Gans studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Alexandra is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Angela Co is an architect, designer, and teacher committed to the belief that architecture has the capacity to shape both individual experience and collective understanding

Chris Garvin is an accomplished architect and active voice in the sustainable design community.

Despo is an Urban Designer at One Architecture + Urbanism in New York City and a Registered Architect in the EU.

Alexandra Paty-Díaz is a Venezuelan urban designer and city planner working at the New York City Department of City Planning - Brooklyn Office. She earned a B.Arch from Simon Bolívar University, and a M.S. Urban Planning at Columbia University´s GSAPP.

Beatriz (Bea) de la Torre is the Managing Director for Housing at Robin Hood.

Crystal Eksi is an Urban Designer at the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP), where she works on public realm design in the scope of neighborhood studies.

Despo is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Amaritha Mahesh is an Urban Designer at The NYC Department of City Planning

Bevin Savage Yamazaki leads Gensler's Civic+Culture practice. Prior to working at Gensler she worked on the construction of the contemporary art museum Dia:Beacon, in Beacon NY.

For over four decades, the conviction that architecture must work for the betterment of communities has been the foundation of Damu’s professional life – as architect and urbanist, advocate and mentor.

Elaine Sun is a licensed Architect who has worked in New York with Gluck+ on design build projects for the East Harlem School and Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Services.