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regulations from land use segregation
to mixed use regulations to promote
a walkable, pedestrian friendly community. Nardi received her undergraduate degree in architecture from
the University of Miami and her
Master of Landscape Architecture
from Harvard University Graduate
School of Design.
Amy Rauworth,
Associate Director,
National Center on
Health, Physical
Activity and Disability
Amy Rauworth joined Lakeshore
Foundation in 2012 as the director
of policy and public affairs. She
also works within the University of
Alabama Birmingham/Lakeshore
Foundation Research Collaborative,
where she is the associate director
of the National Center on Health,
Physical Activity and Disability
(NCHPAD). She is a registered
clinical exercise physiologist with
the American College of Sports
Medicine. She has applied exercise
physiology experience in the
areas of orthopedic and cardiac
rehabilitation, health promotion,
and corporate wellness. In addition,
Rauworth has more than 19 years
of experience in health promotion
development and implementation,
focusing on the delivery of physical
activity programming for people with
disabilities across the lifespan.
Anna Ricklin,
Manager, Planning
and Community
Health Center,
American Planning
Association
Anna Ricklin is manager of APA's
Planning and Community Health
Center. In this role, she works with

APA members and partners to promote planning practice that supports
public health. With a background
in transportation, health impact assessment and community design,
Ricklin is an emerging leader in applied research, strategic planning and
coalition building. She has a MHS
from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health and has
been with APA since 2011.
Victor Rubin, Vice
President of
Research, PolicyLink
Victor Rubin, vice
president
for
research, leads, designs and conducts
knowledge-building activities to create
a strong research base for PolicyLink.
An urban planner with broad experience in community development,
education and social policy, he guides
the PolicyLink analyses of issues in infrastructure, economic growth, healthy
communities, youth development and
other areas. Rubin previously directed
the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development's Office of University Partnerships, and served as a director of community partnerships and
adjunct associate professor of city and
regional planning at the University of
California, Berkeley.
Stephanie Stephens,
Executive Director,
California Park and
Recreation Society
Stephanie Stephens
serves as the executive director of the
California Park and Recreation Society. Appointed in 2014, Stephens is
responsible for managing conference
administration for the annual CPRS
conference and legislative priorities
for each two-year legislative session.
She works closely with the CPRS

board of directors to position parks
and recreation agencies across the
state of California as leaders within
their communities.
Amanda Wilson,
Strategic Engagement
and Project Manager,
Active Living Research
Amanda
Wilson,
MSRS, is a strategic engagement and
project manager with Active Living
Research. Wilson significantly contributes to the communication, dissemination and capacity-building efforts
of ALR. She manages ALR's special
supplement journals, provides technical assistance to grantees, plays a lead
role in the coordination of ALR's webinars and helps identify potential cohost organizations to increase the reach
of grantee research findings. With a
master's in parks and recreation, she
provides a valuable connection with
programs within this discipline and
continues to promote ALR's work and
develop new partnerships.
Cora Wright, Assistance Director,
Austin Parks and Recreation
Cora Wright serves as the assistant
director of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. She provides executive oversight of several divisions
and critical department functions,
including financial services, office of
internal review, technology and information services, planning, design
and construction (which includes the
Capital Improvement Program), operations, office of special events and
facility reservations, and the Austin
Park Ranger Division. Wright holds a
master's degree in education from the
University of Texas.
- Allison Colman, NRPA's Program
Manager

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