Tamika serves as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, a non-profit organization that addresses social and racial equity, and wellness, by building parks and gardens in park-poor communities across greater Los Angeles. Tamika has a diverse background in law, community organizing, communications, and nonprofit leadership. Recently, she was the Executive Director […]

Kris Carter is the Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics in the City of Boston, which acts as an R&D lab for the future of city services embedded within City Hall.  He is a non-practicing engineer, an optimistic urban planner, and a self-taught filmmaker. With the Mechanics, Kris has helped lead the […]

As a member of the original Lyft team, Emily has been on the front lines of ridesharing policy since the birth of the industry. She works with transportation agencies across the United States to integrate Lyft as a viable alternative to car ownership and understand its impacts on infrastructure, behavior, and the environment. Emily started […]

After a scientific and economic training at the École des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris and at MIT in Boston, and an experience in strategic consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton, Philippe Chiambaretta directed for nine years the international activities of Ricardo Taller de Arquitectura Bofill in Paris. Graduated from the National School of Architecture Paris […]

Marissa Christiansen is the Executive Director of Friends of the LA River (FOLAR). Prior to FOLAR, she held roles in policy, advocacy and development at XPRIZE and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, among others. Her deep abiding love for LA began at USC where she earned her Master’s in Urban Planning [fight on]. Her […]

Rick Cole has served as City Manager of Santa Monica since June 2015.  During his tenure, he has spearheaded work on the City Council’s five Strategic Goals: converting the Santa Monica Airport to parkland; forging a new model of mobility; taking regional leadership on homelessness; fostering an inclusive and diverse community; and promoting wellbeing so […]

Kevin Czinger is the founder, lead inventor and CEO of Divergent 3D.  He founded Divergent 3D to revolutionize car manufacturing by creating a new production system that incorporates 3D metal printing. As an EV pioneer, Czinger learned that how we make cars is a bigger economic and environmental problem than how we fuel them. Divergent […]

Amanda Eaken is Director of Transportation and Climate in the Urban Solutions Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), where her work focuses on decarbonizing transportation in the United States. She is currently leading a groundbreaking analysis of the environmental impacts of the Transportation Network Companies Lyft and Uber, to help understand whether these […]

Justin Erbacci was appointed Chief Innovation and Technology Officer (CITO) and Deputy Executive Director in July 2016. He is responsible for implementing LAWA’s overall Information Technology vision and strategy, in addition to leveraging innovative technologies and processes to enhance operations at Los Angeles International (LAX) and Van Nuys general aviation airports. Mr. Erbacci brings over […]

Sharon is a founder and the executive director of the Shared-Use Mobility Center, a national nonprofit organization working to extend the benefits of shared mobility for all. Sharon oversees SUMC’s work to conduct innovative research, develop pilot projects to test shared mobility strategies, and provide advice and technical assistance to cities and regions. SUMC was […]