Our Team — Project for Public Spaces

Our Team

We are a cross-disciplinary team that shares a passion for public spaces.

Ellen McDermott

Interim Executive Director

Alessandra Galletti

Director of Design Practice

Marketing and Communications Manager

Emily Putnam

Senior Associate, Projects

Nate Storring

Deputy Executive Director

Kelly Verel

Program Director, Market Cities

Rebecca Weiser

Senior Associate, Events & Administration

Kurt Wheeler

Program Manager, Market Cities

Shaylee Zaugg

Project Manager, Education

Our Affiliates

Jiayi Cheng

Steve Davies

Place Solutions Group

Cailean Kok

David O'Neil

Priti Patel

David Burney (Chair)

Academic Coordinator of Urban Placemaking Management, Visiting Associate Professor, Pratt Institute
(New York, NY, USA)

Ricardo Byrd (Secretary)

Executive Director, National Association of Neighborhoods (Washington, DC, USA)

Kimberly C. Driggins

Executive Director, Washington Housing Conservancy (Washington D.C., USA)

David Koren

Director of Marketing, Diller Scofidio + Renfro Architects (New York, NY, USA)

Jennifer Vickers

President, Community Investment Corporation (Austin, TX, USA)

Jon Zagrodzky

Chief Operating Officer, Rhône Group LLC (New York, NY, USA)