My Work
Education
- M.A., Regional Economic and Social Development, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
- B.A., Urban Studies, Rutgers University
- A.A., Liberal Arts, Camden County College
Published Articles
- “Passing On Single-Payer,” Dollars and Sense, September/October 2008
- “Design Within Reach: Architecture for Humanity Builds the Future of Housing,” Wired.com, July 14, 2007. For Assignment Zero.
- “The Camden Democracy Gap,” Z Magazine, October 2003.
Other Work
- Wrote for and developed www.CityProsper.org.
- “Designing to Make a Difference in the World,” interview with Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity. With Lisa Selin Davis for Assignment Zero.
- “Homelessness in Lowell: What’s Available for Those Most in Need?” Masters Degree Project, June 2006.
- “The People’s Guide to the Lawrence City Budget,” with community leaders at Lawrence CommunityWorks.
- “Are Finance Control Boards the Answer to Job Loss, Shrinking Revenues, and Grinding Decline: The Springfield, Massachusetts and Camden, New Jersey Cases,” with Dr. Robert Forrant.
Web Development
- Healthcare-NOW! (Developed with WordPress)
- Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (Updates and maintenance)
- City Prosper (Developed with WordPress)
- City Invincible (Developed with WordPress)
Presentations
- “Participatory Budgeting in Lawrence, MA,” Planners Network Conference, Chicago, June 2006.
- “Are Finance Control Boards the Answer to Job Loss, Shrinking Revenues, and Grinding Decline: The Springfield, Massachusetts and Camden, New Jersey Cases,” UMass-Lowell CITA Conference, October 2005.
- “The Camden Takeover,” The College of New Jersey, Trenton, December 2004.
Other Experience
- Producer/Host, Thinking Out Loud radio show, 91.5 WUML-Lowell, UMass-Lowell
- Commentary Editor, The Gleaner, Rutgers-Camden Student Newspaper
- Graduate of Z Media Institute
