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Loeb Fellowship

June 2008 Enewsletter

This E-newsletter is to keep fellows in the know about each other's professional lives. It includes new job titles, recent publications, current projects, conferences, symposia, lectures and other events involving fellows.

See Fellowship Events for upcoming conferences and lectures featuring past and current Loeb Fellows.

SEND SUBMISSIONS FOR E-NEWSLETTER AS WORD DOCUMENTS TO CINDY FALLOWS: cfallows@gsd.harvard.edu



Announcements


2008 Alumni Fall Field Trip to New Mexico
The New Mexico trip is coming together successfully thanks to the efforts of our hosts Arnie Valdez, Bob Ross, Steve Oles, Moises Gonzales, Frank Martinez and Ruben Martinez. This year's trip coincides with Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta which draws large crowds. Make your hotel reservations early folks! Please contact me if you have any questions or suggestions at cfallows@gsd.harvard.edu or 617.840.5826.

Registration Form

Preliminary Schedule

Here is the latest information about Martinez Town, included in Friday's tour of Albuquerque. Select the following pdfs about the Albuquerque High School and Gymnasium restoration projects: 1 2 3 4

Photo of Albuquerque at night (by Arnie Valdez): ALBUQUERQUE

Bruner Loeb Forum
On May 9th, Ann Coulter, LF 04, organized the most recent Bruner Loeb Forum in Memphis, Tennessee called Anchor Institutions:  Expanding Roles in Placemaking and Sustainability.  Among the presenters was current Loeb Fellow, Doug Meffert who address was entitled “Integrating Sustainability into the Mission of the University”.  Check the BrunerLoeb website at www.brunerloeb.org for more information on the forum and Lessons Learned.

Upcoming forums are being planned for Detroit in the Fall of 2008 and New Orleans in February of 2008.  If you are interested in hosting a forum in your community or would like to more about the planning process please contact Sally at syoung@gsd.harvard.edu.

Please contact us if you would like to be in the invitation list. Would you like to host a Bruner Loeb Forum in your community? 



Calling All Loeb Journalists

We would like to feature an article written by one of our alumni journalists in the Loeb E-newsletter each month. We are looking for stories related to the Fellowship including recent articles and profiles of Loeb alumni. If interested, please contact Cindy Fallows at cfallows@gsd.harvard.edu


Loeb Speakers Bureau
Sally is working on starting a database of Loeb Fellows who give lectures, speeches, presentations and the topics about their field of expertise. There are several  purposes for this effort:

- As a resource for the Fellowship. We currently have an annual Loeb Lecture at the Boston Society of Architects, and we periodically sponsor lectures at the GSD.  We have our annual meeting speaker,  symposia,  and our reunions when we often have Loeb speakers.
- As a resource for Alumni Fellows who might be organizing a lecture in their city.
- To refer Loebs as speakers when we are asked for suggestions.

If you are interested in being on this list please complete the Loeb Speakers Bureau Information Form. If you have any suggestions about how to organize this effort or how to improve the form please contact: syoung@gsd.harvard.edu


See links below for the announcement of the Greater Circle Living Housing Assistance program in Cleveland launched last month. India Pierce Lee, LF 09, is Program Director for Neighborhoods, Housing, and Community Development at the Cleveland Foundation. 

Plain Dealer: http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/121127220996540.xml&coll=2

Crain’s Cleveland Business (online): http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080520/FREE/73539098/1004/newsletter01

ideastream/WCPN: http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/12131/


Articles and Publications


Alumni News

Last month we lost a well loved member of the Loeb family, Roger Lang, LF 77. Roger was the Director of Community Programs and Services at the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Classmate Carter Wiseman wrote the following email to us after attending Roger's memorial serivce.

"The memorial service for Roger Lang yesterday in New York was quite an event. The setting at St. Bartholomew's was especially fitting, since it was the site of a major, and successful, preservation battle in the 1980s. And the reminiscences, topped by a playing of "A Fanfare for the Common Man" on the organ accompanied by drums and giant gong, made for a moving tribute.

The occasion also proved to be a major Loeb reunion. I spotted 16 of the family, including: Jean King, Glenn Garrison, Barbara Knecht, Jeanne Giordano, Kent Barwick, Michael Adlerstein, Lex Lalli, Tessa Huxley, Susan Chin, Todd Lee, Laurie Beckelman, Tom Fox, Bill Karg, Steve Spinetto, Ken Kruckemeyer, and Laura Rosen. Sad but memorable."


Marcel Acosta LF ‘01 was appointed Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission, the federal government’s central planning agency in the District of Columbia and the surrounding region.  Press Release: http://www.ncpc.gov/mediaroom/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=204&F_CATEGORY_ID=6&


BioRegional North America Hires Barbara Deutsch, LF 06, as Associate Director to Washington, DC One Planet Communities (OPC) Program

BioRegional is targeting selected cities around the world to implement cutting-edge neighborhood-scale sustainable development through its One Planet Communities Program. BioRegional is an environmental organization headquartered in London, UK which has been creating award-winning sustainability solutions since 1994, including the acclaimed BedZED eco-community and the “One Planet Olympics” sustainability strategy commissioned by the London 2012 Olympics. BioRegional’s work in DC is supported by philanthropists Roger and Vicki Sant of the Summit Fund of Washington. DEUTSCH PRESS RELEASE
New Assistant Associate Director



News from Portland Spaces Magazine, Editor: Randy Gragg, LF 06
If anything good came out of the patchwork remodeling of Oregon's legendary land-use laws caused by Measures 37 and 47, it may be the study called the “Big Look.” Created by both the governor and the legislature, this 10-leader task force from around the state and across the political spectrum hopes to retool the state's efforts to balance farmland and open-space protection with property rights and urban growth.

The planner they've hired to help guide them is John Fregonese. “The state's planning program was designed to protect things,” Fregonese says, “but not for helping cities to do what they need to do.” Fregonese is based in Portland, but he works for places as diverse as Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago, and Houston, as well as the entire state of Louisiana—indeed, he points out that he's planned the environs of 60 million people. His views often run against Oregon orthodoxy, but before joining the national planning big leagues, he rose through the Oregon minors, serving as planning director of Woodburn, Ashland, and Portland's regional government, Metro.

For Bright Lights, we'll talk about Fregonese's work afar and at home. We'll talk about planning ideas from other cities and regions Portland, Metro and Oregon might do well to consider. And we'll take a look at Big Look and what kind of future it might deliver to Oregon.

Bright Lights is presented by Portland Spaces and City Club of Portland the second Monday of every month. Check out Portland Spaces on the Web at www.portlandspaces.net for the latest do-it-yourself projects, discussions on new development and architecture in Portland, and to learn about designing the places where we live, work, play and socialize.


News from Public Architecture, Founder & Chair: John Peterson, LF 06
Public Architecture received two commendations from the AIA San Francisco chapter last month in recognition of the change they are bringing to architecture. The first was a Special Achievement Award for the organization of the 1% Program. The second was a Citation Award in the Unbuilt Category, given in recognition of one of their design campaigns for the Day Labor Station.

To read more about the recent achievements of Public Architecture go to: http://www.publicarchitecture.org/



Nedra Sims Fears, LF 93,
invites Loebs to take a look at her new blog about her upcoming book entitled Reunion.
See http://nedrasimsfears.blogspot.com/


Dirtworks, PC receives Special Design Commendationfrom the British Holistic Medical Association:
DIRTWORKS


Alumni Council Grants

Information about grant proposals for the fall cycle will appear in the next Enewsletter.



Job Listings

LEED-ND Director job

LEED-ND is a partnership between USGBC, CNU, and NRDC that has created the first national rating system for green neighborhoods. It's off to a great start, but the first round of revisions is already underway and we need to work to continue strengthening the system. CNU has been very fortunate to have someone in this role who thoroughly understands New Urbanism, and we want to make sure that the new director is equally versed in New Urbanism and its environmental consequences.
While the staff built up for the program is extremely capable, they will need a capable leader, and so you all share vested interest in the success of the program, please rack your brains for potential replacements.
Key qualifications: MA + 5 years experience, superbly organized, "outstanding interpersonal skills."
Details: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=63&#nddir
USGBC is open to hiring at a more experienced level; the minimum years of experience listed are intended to be just that, a minimum.
Fulltime, based in D.C., salary is commensurate with experience.

For more information:
Jennifer Henry, Director
LEED for Neighborhood Development
U.S. Green Building Council
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
jhenry@usgbc.org
main # 202.828.7422
Congress for the New Urbanism DC Chapter http://www.cnudc.org

 

Two positions available in Economic Development - Guam and ICF (from ICF International)

Guam is about to receive some 30,000 military personnel who are relocating from Okinawa. This will put considerable pressure on the island and its 180,000  people and all its systems and services. Everything from economic development, jobs, housing, healthcare, environment, transportation and schools will be affected. I am looking for experts who would  be interested in living and working in Guam to help government manage the  transition.

Associate Director-Global Economic Strategy (GES)

ICF International – San Francisco Office

ICF International seeks an Associate Director to support our Global Economic   Strategy consulting business. GES works with international, national and local   clients--public and private--to develop integrated economic strategy, the goals   of which are to concurrently generate economic prosperity, advance equity improve   sustainability and enhance quality of life.

The Associate Director will work closely with the director and team to support   business development, project execution and client management in four areas:

Sustainable Prosperity Strategy
Industry Cluster Development and Competitiveness Strategy
Economic Input Institution Assessment and Strategy Development
Business Plans for Next Generation Institutions

The candidate must have a strong background in economic strategy consulting and   a minimum of 10 years experience in the development, sale and management of consulting   assignments in this field. Master’s Degree in Urban/Regional Planning, Public   Policy, Regional Economics, or joint Business-Technology related subject required.   The successful candidate must be a leader with strong analytic, writing, communication   and facilitation skills. Demonstrated ability and readiness to collaborate, negotiate,   and build partnerships of many forms is essential. Candidates are expected to   have existing consulting backlog and/or a customer relationship-base that will   enable them to contribute in the near-term to the growth of the business.

To apply, please submit your cover letter, resume and writing samples to www.icfi.com/careers.


City of Seattle - Sustainable Communities Planner

City of Seattle - American Rivers, Regional Office Director


City of Hartford, CT -
Director of Development Services

City of Seattle, WA - Planning Director

Alexndria, VA - Deputy Director of Strategic and Long Term Planning

Boston, MA - Historic Boston Inc. - Senior Project Manager for Preservation Projects


Phoenix AZ - Sun Corridor Legacy Program Director

POSITION SPECIFICS
Status:                  Full Time
Location:              Phoenix, Arizona
Salary Range:     Dependent on experience

POSITION SUMMARY
The Sun Corridor Legacy Program Director oversees a broad range of activities focused on promoting policy changes at the state and local level and cultivating collaborative approaches to better managing growth and development for one of the most rapidly urbanizing regions in the U.S.  Responsibilities for managing all aspects of the Sun Corridor Legacy Program include program planning, budgeting, fundraising, and supervision of staff.  This position will have extensive interaction with public and state-level decision makers and will serve as lead spokesperson for the Sun Corridor Legacy Program.  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES REQUIRED

  • Demonstrated experience in land-use or transportation policy issues
  • Ability to motivate, coach, and supervise a highly committed team of talented professionals dedicated to the Sun Corridor work.
  • Strong leadership and group facilitation experience with proven ability to effectively work in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
  • Proven ability to effectively fundraise from public agency and foundation donors.
  • Proven ability to administer grants with partners and contracts with consultants.
  • Willingness to travel often and on short notice
  • Ability to work and communicate collaboratively in a strong team environment within a West-wide nonprofit organization that supports community-based conservation. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Requires an advanced degree in social sciences, urban planning, public policy or law with strong skills in policy analysis and public education campaigns; and 5-8 years of related professional experience; or any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.  A current, valid driver’s license is required.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please send cover letter, resume, and application to ccarpentier@sonoran.org or to the address noted below.  Applications can be found on our website at www.sonoran.org.  
Sonoran Institute
Human Resources
7650 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 203
Tucson, AZ  85710
Fax:  520.290.0969


University of Memphis, Architecture Program

The Architecture Program in the College of Communication + Fine Arts is seeking applicants for two full time tenure track positions at the rank of assistant professor and assistant/associate professor commencing Fall 2008. The University of Memphis offers
the pre-professional Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture degree and is initiating the professional “4+2” Master of Architecture degree in August 2008. The M.Arch will focus on “city building” combining architecture, design, planning, and development.

Successful candidates for both positions must have a strong commitment to teaching at all levels of the BFA in Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs and a significant record of research and/or practice in their area of specialization. Preferred
areas of specialization include sustainable design, architectural design and theory, and community-based design and development.

Minimum qualifications include a Master of Architecture degree, or a professional degree in architecture and either a Masters or Doctoral degree in a related field. Preferred qualifications include: relevant teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or
graduate level; professional registration in the USA; LEED accreditation; significant professional/creative work in an urban environment; and service to the profession.

All Architecture faculty members support the design-centered curriculum by applying their research/creative expertise to innovative studio, seminar, and/or lecture course offerings. A number of opportunities are available to faculty including involvement in the
University groups and public-private entities that supports economic and social development in the University area, partnering with faculty from academic units within the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, and working with the Memphis Regional
Design Center.

Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent describing their interest in the position, a statement describing teaching philosophy and research interests, a curriculum vitae, a portfolio, and the contact information (including e-mail addresses) of three references. A
completed application form and an official transcript showing highest degree will be required of finalists. Review of completed applications will begin 14 March 2008 and may continue until the positions are filled.

Submit materials to:
Architecture Search Committee
Architecture Program
404 Jones Hall
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152
Tel: 901.678.2677, Fax: 901.678.1755
Email: architecture@memphis.edu


Executive Director of Friends of Hudson River Park

Job description: FoHRP Executive Director

Associate Director of University Planning - Architecture, Yale University
Job description: API Partners


Assistant/Associate Professor of Architecture at Auburn University Urban Studio, Birmingham, AL

Select: http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/wp-content/upload/Birmingham%20Ad.pdf


Seeking to Hire New Staff? Go to GSD CAREER SERVICES.

Please email your job listing to Anne Creamer, GSD Career Services Staff Assistant, at career@gsd.harvard.edu. We are happy to include your listing in eRecruiting, our online system. Students will apply directly to you. You may also contact Anne to gain permission to view electronic resume books. View GSD student and alumni resumes by discipline and preferred location. As always, there is no fee to post jobs and/or view resume books

Seeking Hosts for Outreach Events

It is our goal to increase the number of outreach events sponsored by the Fellowship this year. In order to achieve that goal we are appealing to the most talented and powerful group of people we know: the Loeb alumni.

If you are planning a trip to a city which has few or no Loebs and would like to host an outreach event, we welcome your participation. The Fellowship Office will provide you with written materials to distribute at your event, and help you to organize by mailing invitations, booking a venue and planning the menu.

Some cities where we would like to have outreach events are: San Diego, San Jose, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Nashville, El Paso, Fort Worth...and some of the larger cities in Canada.

Please contact Jim or Sally to discuss your proposal. We need about 5-8 weeks advance notice, a choice of 2-3 restaurants in the area, and a guest list with invitees' names, titles, organization's name, phone number, email and postal mail addresses.

 

Minority Outreach Efforts Continue and the Fellowship needs your help!

Due, in part, to outreach efforts targeted at increasing the diversity of the Fellowship, last year's applicant pool for the Fellowship was more diverse than it's been for the past few years.  We would like to continue this trend into next year and in the years ahead. Personal connections and encouragement from Loeb alumni have been the most powerful tool in attracting strong candidates of color for the Fellowship.  Loeb alumni can be of assistance to the Diversity Outreach efforts by nominating applicants of color whom you believe would make excellent candidates for the fellowship, and by hosting an outreach dinner or event to introduce candidates of color to the program. We welcome participation from all of our alumni.

We invite you to take a look at our new Diversity link (located on left hand menu of Loeb Fellowship home page at http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/professional/loeb_fellowship/). The Diversity page contains profiles of alumni/ae Fellows from a variety of backgrounds who share their personal stories about their time as a fellow, and ways in which their professional lives were affected after the Fellowship.

If you have any suggestions concerning minority outreach efforts, contact Jim Stockard at stockard@gsd.harvard.edu, 617.495.5988 or Sally Young at syoung@gsd.harvard.edu, 617.495.9345.

Searchable Database

Send updated contact and career information, including key search words and job description, to Cindy at: cfallows@gsd.harvard.edu, 617.384.8387.