Keynote Speaker
Dr. Eric Sanderson, The Mannahatta Project

Moderator
Martin Felsen, Archeworks
Giles A. Jacknain, The Oikos Collective
Edward Keegan, Architect, Author, Critic

Panelists
Janet Attarian, City of Chicago, Department of Transportation,
Justin Borevitz, University of Chicago, Department of Ecology & Evolution
Cathy Hudzik Breitenbach, The Chicago Park District
Eric Davis, CDM
Aaron Durnbaugh, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
Phil Enquist, SOM, Urban Design and Planning
Danielle Ghalayini, Center for Neighborhood Technology
JohnPaul Kusz, IIT, Stuart School of Business
Sean Lally, UIC, WEATHERS
Alex Lehnerer, UIC, School of Architecture
Kees Lokman, Terry Guen Design Associates, IIT
Clare Lyster, CLUAA, UIC, School of Architecture
Peter Mulvaney, City of Chicago, Department of Water
Florian Pfahler, Hannah's Bretzel
Mason Pritchett, Casimir Kujawa Architects
David Thompson, Chicago Center for Urban Ecology
Lyndon Valicenti, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
Andrew Vesselinovitch, Trust for Public Land
Jesse Vogler, theNorthroom, IIT

Lyndon Valicenti
City of Chicago, Department of Environment

Lyndon is a WRD Environmental consultant to the Natural Resources and Water Quality
Division of Chicago’s Department of Environment. There she manages projects, participates in planning and advises policy to promote and protect Chicago’s urban forest, water resources, biodiversity, and sustainable landscapes. Her most recent accomplishments include co-authoring the 2009 Chicago Urban Forest Agenda, updating the Invasive Species Ordinance to include land-based plants, and managing the Chicago Rain Barrel & Compost Bin Programs.

Lyndon serves on the Mayor’s Nature & Wildlife Advisory Committee and Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council Steering Committee.

Prior to working with WRD Environmental, Lyndon was Program Coordinator for the Global
Roundtable on Climate Change at the Earth Institute of Columbia University. At the Earth
Institute, she co-authored “Preventative Planetary Care” in Climate Change: Picturing the
Science.

Lyndon has an MPA in Environmental Science & Policy from Columbia University and a
BS in Aquatic Biology from University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2009, she received a
certificate in Social & Environmental Urban Design from Archeworks.