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Tamara Emswiler

Neighborhood Allies
Senior Program Manager for Social Impact Design
Websitehttps://neighborhoodallies.org
Tamara, an urban and architectural designer, champions collective decision-making and distributed power. As Senior Program Manager for Social Impact Design at Neighborhood Allies, she revitalizes Pittsburgh neighborhoods through projects spanning architecture, urban design, public art, and place-keeping. Tamara's commitment to equity-driven participatory processes ensures resilient, community-centric development translating visions into transformative outcomes.
Tuesday, June 4
 

5:00pm EDT

Early Arrival Registration & Socializing (5pm - 7pm) Mt Vernon Marketplace
 
Wednesday, June 5
 

9:00am EDT

PLENARY: Welcome to Baltimore! MICA - Brown Center, Falvey Hall

10:45am EDT

Break MICA - Brown Center

11:15am EDT

PANEL: Crafting the Commons: Recent Placemaking Initiatives with MICA Social Design MICA - Fox Building, Room 220 (2nd Floor)Tracy Rone • Lisa Bleich • Dejia Danhi • Ana Mengote Baluca

12:30pm EDT

Lunch @ MICA (Included) MICA - Brown Center

2:00pm EDT

WORKSHOP: Empowering Placemaking through Restorative Justice: A Community-Driven Framework for Equitable Placekeeping & Municipal Master Planning MICA - Fox Building, Room 210 (2nd Floor)Aron Lesser • Melissa Lee

3:15pm EDT

Break Maryland Institute College of Art - Brown Center & Fox Building

3:45pm EDT

PANEL: Connecting Communities: The Role of Local Design Centers as Catalysts for Equitable Development MICA - Fox Building, Room 220 (2nd Floor)Keith Baker • Jennifer Goold • Gary Gaston • Madeleine Spencer • Tya Winn

5:30pm EDT

SOCIAL EVENT: Howard Street Block Party! 400 Block of N. Howard Street
 
Thursday, June 6
 

8:00am EDT

Head off to Mobile Workshops

9:00am EDT

MOBILE WORKSHOP 11: Countering Systemic Disinvestment: A Park and Green Space Development Model in Southwest Baltimore TBA

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Break (on your own)

2:30pm EDT

WORKSHOP: ChalkTalk: a Participatory Methodology for Designing Resilient Public Spaces Impact Hub BaltimoreJacob DeGeal

3:45pm EDT

Break

4:15pm EDT

SHORT TALKS: Filling Vacancies: Reusing Storefronts, Alleys, and Empty Lots The GarageIlana Preuss • Tina Govan • Lisbeth Iversen • Alan Chan • Alexis Rourk-Reyes • Heidi Youngha Cho • Simon Bertrang

5:30pm EDT

Unofficial Happy Hour

6:30pm EDT

Evening On Your Own
 
Friday, June 7
 

9:00am EDT

TOUR: National Aquarium Harbor Wetlands Tour (Register Link in Description)

10:30am EDT

PLENARY: The State of Placemaking MICA - Brown Center, Falvey HallKurt Grimes • Anna McCorvey • Nate Storring • Elena Madison • Madeleine Spencer • Laurie Schwartz • Mallory Baches • Tracy Hadden Loh • Ramon Marrades Sempere

2:00pm EDT

PANEL: Building Safer and Healthier Communities: The Transformative Influence of Placemaking MICA - Fox Building, Room 420 (4th Floor)Dan Baisden • Megan Grable • Réna Bradley • John MacDonald

3:45pm EDT

WORKSHOP: How the Tennessee Department of Health is Promoting Health Equity through Built Environment Design MICA - Fox Building, Room 210 (2nd Floor)Shannon Velasquez • Kelly Ware

5:00pm EDT

Meet for Neighborhood Walks to Closing Party MICA - Cohen Plaza (quad in front of Brown Center)

5:30pm EDT

Neighborhood Walks to the Closing Party: Station North and Greenmount West Neighborhoods SOCIAL EVENT: The City is Yours! Placemaking Week Closing Party Area 405