Scitopia Chicago’s team includes civic leaders, urban planners, scholars, educators and museum designers, with building concept design by Architecture for Public Benefit.
BOARD MEMBERS |
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| Paul Sereno | Professor, UChicago |
| Cecilia Butler | President, Washington Park Residents’ Advocacy Council |
| Ken Polonsky | Professor, Physician, UChicago, Sr. Advisor to the President |
| Rev. Jesse Knox III | Senior Minister, Church of the Good Shepherd |
| Rich Crowley | President, Chicago Herpetological Society |
| Eric Klinenberg | Author & Professor, New York University |
| Fabiola Delgado | Chief of Staff, UChicago Natl. Laboratories & Asst. VP for Finance |
| Jessica Roeder | Project Manager, Fossil Lab at UChicago |
ADVISORS |
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| Sophia Carey | Founder & CEO, BuildWise LLC |
| Jeremy Dunn | Manager of Digital Inclusion, Chicago Housing Authority |
| Tim Knowles | President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| Walter Massey | Senior Advisor to the President, UChicago |
| Lisa Roberts | Founder & Principal, naturalia, inc. |
| David Wilts | Founder & CEO, Digital Masterplanning LLC |
Program & Pedagogy |
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| Jennifer Steele | Executive Director, Open Books |
| Bryan Wunar | Director of Community Initiatives, Griffin Museum of Science Industry |
| Timothy O’Connell | Deputy Chief Program Officer, Chicago Park District |
| Wade Berger | Postdoctoral student, frm. Teen Learning Lab Manager at Shedd Aquarium |
| Lauren Norwood | Principal, Burke Elementary School |
| Jessica Biggs | Chicago Board of Education District 6 |
| Dan Yao | One Summer Chicago |
| Emily Bretl | Director of Teen Services, Chicago Public Library |
| Julie Koslowsky | Managing Director, UChicago Warren Woods Field Station |
| Stephen Baker | Urban Doctoral Fellows Coordinator, Mansueto Institute |
Design |
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| Lisa Roberts | Principal, naturalia |
| Ray Jorgensen | Floraculturist, Garfield Conservatory, Chicago Park District |
| Rich Crowley | President, Chicago Herpetological Society |
| F. Gianluca Sperone | Geospatial Data Analyst, Wayne State University |
| Thomas Costanza | Foreman, Garfield Conservatory, Chicago Park District |
| Omar Adawi | Mathematics Professor, Parkland College |
| Gina Grant | Learning Ecosystem Architect, Core Kind |
| Dwayne Daniel | President, Washington Park Homeowners Association |
| Darlene Wells | Photographer, Washington Park resident |
| Cecilia Butler | President, Washington Park Residents’ Advocacy Council |
| Michelle Day | Chief Executive Officer, A Restorative Justice Consultancy |
Scitopia Chicago, overseen by the Scitopia Foundation, is managed by an Executive Director who receives input from several advisory bodies including Washington Park community groups.
Partners in proximity at the east end of the Garfi eld Corridor include a City Colleges Learning Portal, a UChicago Clinical Technology and Training Lab, UChicago Arts Block, Burke Elementary School and city organizations and plans highlighting transit-oriented development and greenspace.
