People
Staff
Jacqueline Douglas / Director
As the Director of LivableStreets, Jackie is responsible for all programs and events as well as coordinating all communications and day-to-day operations management. Above all, she is an advocate for the changes we all want to see on the streets of Boston, Cambridge and surrounding communities. She joined LivableStreets in January 2008 as a volunteer when she was concerned about construction happening on her street, and then she was hired as the first full-time staff person in August 2008. One could say her interest in transportation began as a child after living in the Netherlands where she and her family cycled everywhere. She is car-free in Boston, enjoys bicycle touring and competes in triathlons. Through her work at Earth Pledge, Westchester Children's Association, Cause Marketing Forum and Ten Second World, Jackie has gained experience in public policy, community development and marketing. She sat on the Better School Food Coalition Advisory Board and the International Rescue Committee Advisory Board. Jackie graduated from Boston University with a self-designed major to study the forces that shape people, looking at factors such as cognitive development and genetics, public policy, and the built environment. She also spent a year studying abroad in the UK, Tanzania, India, New Zealand and Mexico through the International Honors Program 'Rethinking Globalization' program. In 2011, Jackie was awarded Advocate of the Year by the National Alliance for Biking & Walking (click here for press release) jackie@livablestreets.info
Kara Oberg / Program Coordinator
Kara joined LivableStreets in November 2010 as an intern, and was hired in May 2010 to coordinate LivableStreets StreetTalks series and Ambassadors program, and assist with our membership program. Kara is also pursuing a Master of City Planning at Boston University. Before moving to Boston, Kara lived in Madrid, Spain, where she marveled at
Board of Directors
Nina Garfinkle / Board President
Principal / Garfinkle Design
Nina Garfinkle is a designer and consultant who devises creative yet simplified solutions for diverse clients across multiple disciplines – from visual communications, to home/office organization, to urban streetscapes. Nina focuses on usability—people’s needs, and how they interact with what they see. As principal of Garfinkle Design, a graphic design consultancy she founded in 1987, Nina has over 20 years experience building brands through corporate identities, logos, annual reports, websites, and direct mail. She is also a frequent collaborator with prominent New England advertising agencies and design studios. Through her Clutter Consulting business, she offers her "less is more" organizing systems and skills to residential and commercial clients. Most recently, she extended her philosophy to Street Interface Design projects emphasizing walking and other forms of sustainable transport through presentations/workshops, advocacy, maps and educational materials. She serves on the board of WalkBoston, where she chairs the Communications Committee. She is a former board member and Vice President of the American Institute of Graphic Arts/Boston Chapter, and is a founding member of the virtual community SouthEnd.org. She earned a BFA in Graphic Design from Boston University’s School of Fine Arts. nina@livablestreets.info
Julia Prange / Secretary
Green Development Center / Local Initiatives Support Corp (LISC)
With a diverse background in community organizing, transportation planning, and local and national politics, Julia has a passion for connecting people and disciplines and rethinking the possibilities of urban space. A native of Northern California, Julia earned her BA in Environmental Studies and Education at UC Santa Cruz and later an MA in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University. Jargon like ‘spatial justice’ and ‘democratizing the streetscape’ may be top discussion-starters for Julia, but really anything having to do with reallocating street space and creating more balanced and sustainable transportation systems are enough to get her going. Since moving to Boston (for the second time) in 2007, Julia has worked for Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development at City of Somerville, and several local Transportation Management Associations. Today, she spends her 9-5 working as an Assistant Program Officer at the Green Development Center, which is a national program of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). julia@livablestreets.info
Wenzday Jane
Owner and CEO / Metro Pedal Power
Wenzday Jane is the owner and CEO of Metro Pedal Power, a small growing company in Boston specializing in human powered transportation. Metro Pedal Power uses cargo bikes and “pedal-trucks” for last-mile delivery and hauling in Metro Boston in order to reduce pollution and increase the health and resilience of our communities. Wenzday has been a full-time bicycle enthusiast for many, many years. Born to parents who did not have driver’s licenses and raised in the city, Wenzday grew up walking, waiting at bus stops, taking the subway, and bicycling in Boston. wenzday@livablestreets.info
Megan Ramey / Board Treasurer
A Better City
Megan Ramey is the Sustainability Coordinator for A Better City, a non-profit organization working to address the issues of congestion and air-quality in downtown Boston and the Back Bay. She holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and a Bachelor of Science in Consumer Sciences from the University of Georgia in Athens. Mrs. Ramey joined A Better City in 2010 after spending two years in service, volunteering for LivableStreets and she also currently sits on the advisory board to Mayor Menino for Boston Bikes. Prior to moving to Boston, her career spanned the food, retail and hospitality industries. In 2006, Megan claimed her entrepreneurial spirit and opened MoCo Market, a modern general store that promoted walking and biking, community and sustainable business practices. Megan designed the interior of MoCo to LEED gold standards and it was the first Green Restaurant Certified establishment in the state of Wisconsin. Although achieving great marketing success (20 pieces of local and national press in less than a year), MoCo was too new a concept and coupled with the economic downturn, Megan closed the doors in July 2008. Mrs. Ramey’s trade in sustainability is mirrored at home where her new family (Annika born in 2009) enjoys cooking with local food, spending the weekends playing outside and redefining the mini-van as a couple of vintage bikes and a burley trailer. megan@livablestreets.info
Jeffrey L. Rosenblum, PE / Co-founder
Transportation Planner / City of Cambridge
Jeff has over 15 years experience in consulting, research, training & education, public policy, and community advocacy at the intersection of environment, business, and community engagement. He has worked with Cadmus Group, Urban Institute, Adaptive Environments, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, League of American Bicyclists, and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Internationally, he has worked on sustainable development projects in Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Jeff holds a Masters degree in Environmental Engineering and Policy from Carnegie Mellon University (working with the Green Design Research Initiative), and a Professional Engineering License from the State of Maine. In 2005, he co-founded LivableStreets Alliance and served as Executive Director until December 2007. He is formerly with the Business & Sustainability group at Tellus Institute. jeff@livablestreets.info
Larry Slotnick / Co-founder
Principal, Taza Chocolate / Principal, Central Bike Services
Larry is a principal of Taza Chocolate of Somerville, MA, a maker of artisan, organic, fair-trade chocolate, and Central Bike Services, a consulting firm that helps organizations streamline and upgrade their bicycle transportation programs with a focus on parking infrastructure. He was a founding employee of Zipcar in 2000 and left Zipcar as National Director of Fleet Operations in 2006. While there, he helped launch Zipcar's flagship Boston car-sharing operation as Fleet Manager. He also served as Director of Business Development and performed supporting roles in Sales and Customer Service. In 1999, Larry served as Executive Director of MassBike - the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition. Larry earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Syracuse University and worked for companies such as Intel, Raytheon and Prime Computer in facilities design and manufacturing engineering. Larry specializes in small business development for not only his own organizations -- but other local ones as well -- trying to connect people and companies who might have strategic complimentarily. larry@livablestreets.info
Charles F. Denison IV
Applications Developer / GEODE Capital Management
Charlie holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science, and works as a software developer for a financial services company in Boston, MA. A daily year-round bike commuter from his home in Somerville, he is a passionate advocate for better streets for bicycling, walking, and transit. Charlie has worked with LivableStreets since 2004 and has been on the Board of Directors since 2007. His primary focus with LivableStreets is direct advocacy through government agencies, local media, and other local organizations. In addition to his role with LivableStreets, he is also a member of the Somerville Bicycle Committee, sits on the Board of Directors with Allston Village Main Streets, and is an active member of the MassBike Metro Boston Chapter. charlie@livablestreets.info
Christopher Hart
Director of Urban and Transit Projects / Institute for Human Centered Design
Chris has extensive experience in public transportation, urban design, and disability work. His expertise in universal / human centered design focuses within the urban realm on transit and pedestrian design projects. He previously worked for the MBTA Office for Transportation Access. He authored the first "Getting Around Boston, A Guide for Riders of All Abilities" in 2004 and subsequent editions. He has provided pedestrian design review for the Big Dig. That work and his report "Surfaces Fit for People" earned him a “Golden Shoe Award” from WalkBoston's in 2006. In 2005-6, Chris was technical advisor during the ADA class action settlement negotiations between the MBTA and Greater Boston Legal Services and assisted in the writing of the final settlement. Today, Chris continues to be heavily involved with both parties as they implement the settlement's key infrastructure, staff and policy changes. Chris earned his Bachelors Degree at theUniversity of Massachusetts Boston. He is appointed to the US Transportation Research Board’s Committee for Accessible Transportation and Mobility and is a member of Project ACTION's National Steering Committee. Chris was born with cerebral palsy. chart@livablestreets.info
Kenneth Kruckemeyer
Private transportation consultant
Ken is a private consultant specializing in the design of civil infrastructure, focusing on integrated public transport systems, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and roadway and bridge design. In his life and in his profession. He is also an adjunct Research Associate at the Center for Transportation and Logistics and Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the MIT. Ken served as Associate Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works from 1983 to 1991, where he was responsible for bridge and highway engineering, and where he co-authored the book: Bridge Design--Aesthetics and Developing Technologies. In the 1970's and early 80's he was Project Manager of the Southwest Corridor Project in Boston, a $750 million investment in railroad and rapid transit facilities, city streets, parkland and urban revitalization that received a Presidential Design Award and was named the Outstanding Engineering Achievement of 1988 by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Kruckemeyer is an Architect with degrees from Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies at Harvard University. kek@livablestreets.info
Steven Miller
Executive Director / New England Healthy Weight Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health
Steve was the founder of Boston's Hub On Wheels Bike festival, and is a current member of the Cambridge and MBTA bicycle committees, and Chair of the Board of TechBoston Academy (a public pilot high school). He founded and led Mass Networks, which organized campaigns to network schools. Miller's work in technology-facilitated education reform was recognized by an invitation to present to President Clinton's 1999 National Education Summit. Steve has served on the national boards of the Consortium for School Networks (CoSN), Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), and as chair of Grassroots International (GRI). Steve currently chairs the Massachusetts Health / Transportation working group and is working with the Charles River Conservancy on the campaign to turn Storrow Drive into a "temporary bike & pedestrian park" on early-AM summer Sundays. steve@livablestreets.info
Glen Berkowitz
Glen has over 20 years experience in traffic management and planning, construction management, and public outreach. His focus is on interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving, and likes to integrate aspects of public administration, the legal process, engineering and design, and community mitigation in his work. He has worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance and Executive Office of Transportation, Massachusetts Highway Department, and Central Artery/Tunnel Project where he oversaw efforts to maintain adequate motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian accommodations throughout the Big Dig’s 15-year construction period. Glen recently changed his own commuting choices and now leaves his car parked at home whenever possible, and travels instead by bicycle, foot, or his all-electric moped. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME; a Master in Public Administration from the J.F.K School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA ; and a J.D. in Law from Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA. In 2005, Glen founded Beaufort Power LLC, Boston, MA, a renewable energy development and consulting firm where he continues to pursue appropriate wind and solar power projects in Massachusetts and New England. glen@livablestreets.info
Scott Englander
Director / Charles River Associates
Scott Englander has more than 25 years experience advising clients in the energy industry. His focus is on the regulatory policy, economics, and operational aspects of renewable energy, electricity markets, and transmission. Scott has taught courses on electricity markets, has testified as an expert witness in a number of large cases both in the United States and internationally, and has facilitated large stakeholder processes. He has assisted clients as diverse as Horizon Wind Power, the government of El Salvador, and some of the largest electricity system operators in the world. Before joining consulting firm Charles River Associates in 2004, he was a vice president at Tabors Caramanis & Associates. Scott founded and was first Chairman of the Environmental Commission of Lambertville, New Jersey. His other car is a bicycle, on which he has been riding to work since 1994. Scott is proficient in Spanish and has an M.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and a B.A. in Energy Studies and Agriculture from The Evergreen State College. scott@livablestreets.info
Briana Malloy
Portfolio Operations Manager / Root Capital
Briana is the portfolio operations manager at Root Capital, a nonprofit social investment fund providing capital and financial services to small and growing businesses in developing countries. In this role Briana oversees loan documentation and credit policies and procedures. Briana holds a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish Literature from Tufts University. She has also studied at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago and the Universidad de Sevilla in Spain. Briana is a longtime Somerville resident and bicycle commuter and has a passion for cycling, gardening and all things outdoors. She was introduced to LivableStreets Alliance through the Net Impact Board Fellows program. briana@livablestreets.info
Sarah Appleby
Social enterprise consultant
Sarah is a freelance consultant providing strategic planning, operations streamlining, and market analysis services to organizations with a social mission. She holds an MBA in Nonprofit Management from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and a BA in Education from Hampshire College. She has worked as a Project Manager at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and a Program Coordinator for the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center and the Jewish Multiracial Network. A long-time resident of the Boston area, Sarah has a particular love of urban green spaces and community gardens, having worked on several farms in New England over the years.
Ellie Botshon
Real estate agent
Ellie Botshon is known as being one of the top real estate and relocation agents in the Cambridge/Somerville area. She has a prior background in microfinance and community development in both the US and Latin America. Ellie holds an MBA from the UK, and a certificate in Urban and Environmental Planning from Tufts University. She is passionate about "Green Living" and consciously integrates this into her personal and professional life. As an avid cyclist and scooter rider, Ellie joined LivableStreets in 2011 with an interest in advocating for streets that are user -friendly for everyone.
Former board members:
- Aaron Desatnik, The Green Roundtable
- Bhupesh Patel, Principal, DesignTANK
- Deb Levine, Levine Associates /Training & Development
- Phil Goff, Alta Planning & Design
- Scott Mullen, Hubway
- Mark Chase, Nelson/Nygaard
- Chella Sudjir Rajan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Holly (Bogle) Parker, Yale University
- Ona Ferguson, Concensus Building Institute
- William Reyelt, Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development
- Dorothy Fennell, A Better City
- Zakcq Lockrem, Asakura Robinson
- Conrad Crawford, Department of Conservation and Recreation
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