Experience

Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress
• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Executive Director, Center for Housing Solutions and Community Initiatives

  • Jul 2022 - Present

Sussman & Associates Law Firm
• Urban Planning and Land Use Specialist

  • Mar 2022 - Present

Gotfryd Group Inc.
• Canada
• Architecture and Planning
• Principal and Consultant

  • Jul 2018 - Present

City of Newburgh, New York
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• City Planner

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2021


Project for Public Spaces

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2018

• Associate

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016



Downtown Jerusalem Community Council

• Community Planner

  • May 2013 - Jun 2015

  Manager and facilitator of Downtown (Lev Ha’ir) Community Planning Board; community engagement; review of neighborhood, local, and regional plans and presentation to community members; promotion and support of local initiatives; liaison between Community Council and City departments regarding issues pertaining to the public realm. Manager and facilitator of Downtown (Lev Ha’ir) Community Planning Board; community engagement; review of neighborhood, local, and regional plans and presentation to community members; promotion and support of local initiatives; liaison between Community Council and City departments regarding issues pertaining to the public realm.



The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Apr 2013

  Assistant Manager of HUJI GIS Center: Teaching assistance for university-level GIS courses, academic spatial research consulting, database management, and creation of field-specific curriculum for various professional organizations.

• Research And Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - Apr 2013

  Research Assistant in subjects of urban renewal, gated communities, policy and planning, as well as spatial analysis and development trends as basis for policy recommendations. Teaching Assistant for ArcGIS courses at the undergraduate and graduate university levels.

• The Urban Clinic - Projects Coordinator and Assistant to Director

  • 2011 - 2012

  Coordinator of projects and workshops, communications with international partners and local stakeholders, and coordination of the Israeli Delegation to the UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum in Naples, Italy (August 2012).