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TEAM OF ADVISORS
Well Experienced with Urban Projects

Note: This list is up to date as of May 1, 2023.

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Seema Thomas
Has been working on community development challenges domestically and internationally for the past two decades. Princeton (MPA), Harvard (MUP), Penn (BSE Engineering).

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Paul Mondesire
Leads community relations efforts for urban projects. He currently heads Policy and Community Engagement for Superpedestrian and is critical to its expansion into 50 markets. SUNY Binghamton.

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Star Childs
Founded Ginkgo, an intelligent geospatial data platform for neighborhood communities to centralize information about economic development, planning, people, and infrastructure. Yale (MEM), Cornell (BS).

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Jeff Olson
Co-founded Alta Bicycle Share, which launched CitiBike. He co-owns re:Charge-e, wireless charging for micromobility, and authored The Third Mode - Towards a Green Society. SUNY - Empire State College (MA), RPI (BArch).

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Alibe Hamacher (Innovative Global Advisement)
Is an expert on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, produces the YouTube channel Alibe’s Sustainable World. John Jay (MPA, BASc), LaGuardia CC (AA).

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Ismael Betancourt, Jr. founded IF-MC-CA-DI, a 501c3 affiliated with the UN. IF-MA-CA-DI focuses on Puerto Rico and the South Bronx. Harvard (MBA), City University (MA), Columbia (BA).

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Michael King
Works with progressive cities, campuses, developers, and NGOs to promote green mobility. He analyzes client needs, creates forward-thinking initiatives, and collaborates on implementation. He envisions cities designed for living and thriving, not just driving. Columbia (MArch), Washington University (BA).

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Peter Meitzler
Is currently the field operations manager for Joco. Formerly, he was a co-manager for Battery Swap Operations, Battery Charging Management, at Citi Bike. He owns Manhattan Rickshaws. City University of New York (Masters, Sustainability), Michigan (BA).

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Anita Godecki
Is the COO, Central and Eastern Europe for SummitNuSolutions. Anita creates and promotes sustainability solutions on assignments in North America and the EU. She is responsible for customer demographics, marketing campaigns, establishing strategic alliances. Seton Hall (MA, Diplomacy and International Relations).

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Steven R. Maimon
President and CEO of SummitNuSolutions. Former roles include McDonald-Douglas Aerospace, Booz Allen Hamilton, and USPS privatization team. Launched three tech transfer and two trade companies. A practical innovator with experience in 53 countries. MIT (MS SysMgmt), Drexel (BS ME, MS BioMed).

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David Faulkner
Has developed and deployed innovative retail concepts on four continents and created tens of millions of dollars of value for top brands including Gap, Nordstrom, Bank of America, Capital One, and Bose. Yale (MArch), Vassar (BA).

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Jim Cohen
Is the CEO of iEventsmedia.com and has been creating, launching, and selling successful events and sponsorships for over 20 years. Has recruited, managed, and led global conference and exhibitions teams from Russia, Europe, and here in the US. Syracuse - The Maxwell School (BS, Public Policy and Economics).

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Steven Balinsky
Is the CEO and Co-Founder at The Hub Bicycles and Co-founder and Partner at Flatiron Project Management. E-bikes are only half of the micromobility and bike delivery equation, the less glamorous half is maintenance and repair. City College (MS), Sci-Arc, Pratt (Bachelors).

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Gregg Zumann
A leader in high-performance Live-electric Vehicle (LV) logistics and infrastructure, he is the founder and CEO of Revolution Rickshaws and Revolution X. A sales rep for U.K. LV maker Cycles Maximus since 2005, he also co-founded the NYC Pedicab Owners' Association. Vermont, Occidental (BA).

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Wendy Brawer
Wendy Brawer has three decades of eco-design experience. She is founder of Green Map System, a locally-led global network of sustainability mapmakers, and involved in placemaking, mobility and climate projects. She has been appointed a TED Resident and Designer in Residence at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

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Abby Suckle
Abby Suckle is an internationally recognized architect and fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA). She founded cultureNOW and developed its museum withoutwalls web and app platform. She is Vice President of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association. Harvard (MArch), Penn (AB).

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Dan Kohler
Dan is an internationally experienced marketing leader. His portfolio spans startups to Fortune 500, across CPG, luxury, fashion, financial services, travel, beverages, consumer electronics, retail, QSR restaurants, and other B2C and B2B, with deep international experience. Indiana University, Northwestern.

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Tom Glendening
Worked with NYC City Planning. Led private sector projects, including repurposing a retail center in London, reclaiming land in Leipzig, optimizing a global facilities portfolio for an OEM, developing a fuel cell vehicle facilities strategy, and founding Hoboken's first bike share.. Harvard (MBA), Yale (MArch), Virginia (BS).

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