Mark Bustos
Mark Bustos is a hairstylist in New York City. He traveled to the Philippines in 2012 and was struck by the number of impoverished children, so he rented a barbershop and started cutting hair for the local less fortunate to give back. THis inspired him to spend every Sunday providing free hair cuts for the homeless in…
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David Ambroz is the Director, Corporate Citizenship & Social Responsibility, Disney | ABC Television Group In that role, David leads DATG’s pro-social and philanthropic efforts, aligning charitable giving and other pro-social activities with the business and brand objectives of DATG family of channels including ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Jr., Radio Disney,…
Read MoreBill Roschen
Bill Roschen’s career manifests the new paradigm of “citizen architect” as civic leader who can engage communities in the thoughtful conversations required to advance infill and redevelopment projects that make neighborhoods sustainable, affordable, livable, and healthy. His appointment as President of the City of Los Angeles Planning Commission culminated three decades of practice. Bill opened…
Read MoreMax Podemski
Max Podemski is the Planning Director at Pacoima Beautiful. Mr. Podemski co-authored the Pacoima Wash Vision Plan which calls for the conversion of the channelized Pacoima Wash into a multi-modal greenway and park. This plan has been incorporated into official planning documents for the City of Los Angeles and the first park along the Wash…
Read MoreCamilo José Vergara
Camilo José Vergara, a New York City-based photographer known for documenting the poorest and most segregated communities in urban America. An urban sociologist by training, Vergara has been documenting the informal evolution of cities and the different use of urban spaces for over 40 years. The first photographer to ever receive the National Humanities Medal,…
Read MoreKatie Pace
Katie Pace is a food gardening educator with Sustainable Food Center, a Texas-based non-profit that seeks to cultivate healthy communities by improving access to nutritious food. She has a doctorate of history from the University of Melbourne, where she completed a comparative study of interwar progressive movements in Australia, England and the United States. This…
Read MoreVinit Mukhija
Vinit Mukhija is Vice Chair and Associate Professor of Urban Planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on informal housing in developing countries and “Third World-like” housing (including colonias, unpermitted mobile home communities, and illegal garage apartments) in the United States. His work…
Read MoreMiguel Luna
Miguel Luna is the Founder of Urban Semillas and a principal at DakeLuna Consultants. He is a native of Colombia, an avid reader and longtime advocate of community playing an active role in city, state and nationwide policies. An urban resident of Los Angeles for over 25 years, Miguel has been commuting mostly on bike…
Read MoreAnnette M. Kim
Annette M. Kim, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the Sol Price School of Public Policy. She is also the director of SLAB, the newly formed spatial analysis laboratory at Price that advances the visualization of the social sciences for public service through teaching, research, and public engagement. Her current research examines the livelihood strategies of…
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