Gentrification Fishbowl: The Clash of Responsible Economic Development and Gentrification in Gateway Cities

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Nina Albert uses her expertise in real estate, economic development, and public-private partnerships to accelerate transit-oriented development for Metro. Prior to joining Metro, Nina worked for Walmart, the Government of the District of Columbia, Hammes Company, and Verizon. Nina is also a veteran and served as an officer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. She has a Master of Business Administrat

Deborah Kerson Bilek is the Vice President of Advisory Services at the Urban Land Institute. In this capacity, Deb oversees the daily operations of ULI’s $3.5 million Advisory Services Program (ASP), a signature initiative that empowers ULI members to offer solutions to challenging issues in communities around the world. If you were to ask Deb to describe her job, she would say, “I put people

Cheryl leads policy efforts in DC and Maryland for the Coalition for Smarter Growth. Cheryl is the voice of our equitable development campaigns — working with community activists, nonprofits, and government agencies to promote transit-oriented development, housing choice, economic development, pedestrian and bicyclist safety and access in less-affluent communities throughout the region. She routi

Mencer Donahue "Don" Edwards is the founding CEO and a principal of Justice and Sustainability Associates, LLC (JSA). JSA is an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Engagement firm founded in Washington, DC in 1999. Don is considered one of the most deft process designers, facilitator-mediators and engagement strategists in practice today.

Evan is Executive Vice President of Acquisition and Development at EYA, LLC. He brings a decade of mixed-use and multi-family experience to the EYA development team and works on sourcing new deals as well as shepherding projects through the development process. Prior to joining EYA, Evan was Vice President of Development at Federal Realty Investment Trust, where he was primarily responsible for m

AJ Jackson serves as the Executive Vice President, Social Impact Investing, of JBG SMITH where he leads the Washington Housing Initiative and manages the Impact Pool, an investment vehicle that provides secondary financing for affordable workforce housing. Prior to joining JBG SMITH, Mr. Jackson was a partner with EYA, a Washington, DC-based urban infill development company. At EYA, he led EYA's

Adrian Jordan is a former two-term ANC Commissioner representing Brookland, Michigan Park and North Michigan Park. Mr. Jordan formerly served on the Executive Committee of the Ward 5 Democrats. Jordan, has served in senior capacities as a professional policy and legislative staffer with the Council of the District of Columbia. Prior to leaving the District government, he served as the Senior Bu

Robert McCartney is Senior Regional Correspondent and Associate Editor of The Washington Post, where he covers the greater Washington region. Recently, he's written about Amazon HQ2, Metro and economic development. Bob does a weekly radio analysis of top local stories on WAMU (88.5 FM) on Fridays at 8:50 a.m., and has been a TV commentator on numerous stations. Previously, Bob was the top editor

Ilana Preuss is the Founder of Recast City LLC, a boutique consulting firm that works with real estate developers, city and other civic leaders to integrate space for small-scale manufacturing into redevelopment projects and place-based economic development. She is passionate about making great places and sees that small-scale manufacturers are a missing piece in today's mixed-use development an

Dan Reed represents the smart, creative next generation of smart growth leader. He began the blog Just Up the Pike in 2006, chronicling his experiences as an urbanist in eastern Montgomery County. In addition to his blog, he is a senior editor at Greater Greater Washington, writes for Washingtonian magazine, and is a professional urban planner. Dan’s family came to the Washington area from Guyana

Hans Riemer, first elected to the County Council in 2010, represents one million Montgomery County residents as an At-Large Member. Hans has dedicated his public service career to creating opportunity for all people to achieve their potential. As a Councilmember, he works towards this vision by advocating to fund public education and public transportation, early childhood programs, libraries,

Anas “Andy” Shallal is an artist and social entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Busboys and Poets, a group of restaurants in the Washington Metropolitan area where art, culture and politics intentionally collide over mindfully sourced food, drinks and programming that feeds the mind body and soul. With 7 locations in and around DC, including the latest location in Anacostia, Busboys and Po

Andrew has served as the Director of the DC Office of Planning since November 2018. Prior to that time, he was the Chief of Staff at DC's Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) where he guided economic policy development, including legislative and budget proposals and oversaw the operations of the 80-person agency. He also oversaw policy coordination among across