Articles by Betsy
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Education
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Columbia University - Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Concentration: Housing + Community Planning
Kinne Fellowship -
Concentration: Economic & Political Development + Latin American Studies
Third Wave Foundation Scholarship
Davis-Putter Foundation Scholarship
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Colby Women's Basketball Team - MIP; MVP
Business and Professional Women’s Leadership Award
Distinction in the Philosophy Major
Lorraine Morel Memorial Award
Volunteer Experience
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Chair, Housing, Land Use & Planning Committee - Transition Team
Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, Antonio Reynoso
- 4 months
Final Report: https://www.brooklyn-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Transition-Team-Report-2022-Final.pdf
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Advisory Board Member
GoVoteNYC
- Present 2 years 7 months
New York City will flourish when all New Yorkers are informed, engaged, and participating in civic life and elections of municipal leadership. We believe our local government will be more representative, effective, responsive, and accountable when all voices are heard in our central democratic process – voting.
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Advisory Board Member
The Action Lab
- Present 6 years 8 months
The Action Lab fosters cross-discipline, cross-movement spaces to lift out of the immediate, plan our work decades into the future, expand our conception of what’s possible and build the collective muscle and connections to drive towards that vision. The Action Lab generates opportunity—to rejuvenate, to dream, to build community, to learn, to create, to innovate, and to take courageous action.
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Board Member
The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center
- 2 years 11 months
The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center Inc. is a Puerto Rican/Latinx multi-arts cultural institution that has demonstrated a broad-minded cultural vision and inclusive philosophy rooted in NYC’s Lower East Side/Loisaida.
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Board Member
Gowanus Canal Conservancy
- 1 year 1 month
Gowanus Canal Conservancy is dedicated to facilitating the development of a resilient, vibrant, open space network centered on the Gowanus Canal through activating and empowering community stewardship of the Gowanus Watershed. Since 2006, we have served as the environmental steward for the neighborhood through leading grassroots volunteer projects; educating students on environmental issues; and working with agencies, elected officials, and the community to advocate for, build, and maintain…
Gowanus Canal Conservancy is dedicated to facilitating the development of a resilient, vibrant, open space network centered on the Gowanus Canal through activating and empowering community stewardship of the Gowanus Watershed. Since 2006, we have served as the environmental steward for the neighborhood through leading grassroots volunteer projects; educating students on environmental issues; and working with agencies, elected officials, and the community to advocate for, build, and maintain innovative green infrastructure around the Gowanus Canal.
Publications
Honors & Awards
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World Changing Ideas 2022
Fast Company
Government/Community collaborative redevelopment plan for public housing redevelopment
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NY Community Engagement Power 50
City & State
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NY Housing Conference Public Service Award
New York Housing Conference
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NYC Public Design Commission Design Award
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Second Street Homeless Shelter Greenhouse & Garden
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Paul Davidoff Award for Leadership in Housing + Equal Opportunity: The Bushwick Community Plan
American Planning Association NY Metro Chapter
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2016 Meritorious Service + Achievement Award - East Harlem Neighborhood Plan
American Planning Association NY Metro Chapter
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Heroes in Our Backyard Award - Pollos del Pueblo
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Movement Builder Award
Alliance for a Greater New York (ALIGN)
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Excellence in Affordable Housing
Boston Society for Architects
Glenmore Grove green, affordable condominiums - East New York, Brooklyn
Languages
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Spanish
Full professional proficiency
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