TEAM

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
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
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

WORKING GROUPS

Program & Pedagogy
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
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

ORGANIZATION

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.

Organization Chart

CORRIDOR PARTNERS

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.

Corridor Partners