And this is how we stay: Lessons on housing protections and preservation Webinar

Speaker names

Moderator

Michelle Lieberman, AICP – Michelle Lieberman is an architect and urban planner who works with communities around the country that are seeking to improve their built environment and active transportation initiatives. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona, a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Irvine, and a Graduate Certificate in Public Health from the University of Florida. After working as a project manager and residential designer for an architecture firm, Michelle subsequently became a community planner at an engineering and planning firm and provided consulting services on a variety of projects for local and regional governments. Her core service areas included community engagement, housing, active transportation, downtown and neighborhood revitalization, and community visioning. Currently, Michelle is the Active Transportation Practice Leader and Director - Active Transportation Resource Center at the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. With a background combining architecture, urban planning, and public health, Michelle is committed to developing healthy, equitable communities through planning and policy development.

Panelists

Maria Patiño Gutierrez, Director of Policy and Research for Equity Development at Strategic Action for a Just Economy (SAJE).  Maria coordinates and supports research in the policy and research department including projects related to land use policies and equitable development and how it impacts communities and tenants in South Los Angeles. Maria also supports the implementation work of the United Neighbors in Defense Against Displacement Coalition, (UNIDAD) coalition including overseeing Community Benefits Agreements, participates and supports with research for the Housing and Land Use Justice Committee for the Alliance for Community Transit (ACT- LA), and coordinates the OWN-IT! database and other SAJE tools for the empowerment of tenants. Her passion lies in doing work that supports tenant advocacy and equitable development. Prior to joining SAJE, Maria completed her Masters in Urban and Regional Planning at UCLA. In her free time she enjoys exploring trails and parks around the Los Angeles area with her two little ones . Carly Finkle, Senior Policy Manager at Canal Alliance. Carly Finkle is the Senior Policy Manager at Canal Alliance, a community-based organization located in the Canal neighborhood of San Rafael, which is one of the most vulnerable communities to sea level rise in the Bay Area. Canal Alliance provides direct services to the primarily Spanish-speaking immigrant community and advocates to remove barriers to their success. Carly’s work has focused on educating and engaging community residents in sea level rise planning, with a particular focus on how climate change will affect and exacerbate the existing housing crisis. Carly grew up in San Rafael and has a Master's in Public Policy and a Bachelors in Peace and Conflict Studies from UC Berkeley.