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Our team.
The Neighborhood Design Center leverages the experience of our full-time staff from different design fields to create a rich collaborative environment of interdisciplinary expertise. We employ student interns from The Ohio State University and provide real-world experience, where clients and interns work together to meet real budgets, deadlines, and design expectations.

Interdisciplinary. Experienced. Passionate.

Isabela Gould
Executive Director

Juliana Silveira
Director of Planning & Urban Design

Glennon Sweeney
Director of Community Programs & Outreach

Tara Smith
Project Manager

Jacob Gagnon
Planner

Mikey Mlakar
Project Coordinator

Tyler White
Junior Designer

Kaleb Duarte
Design Intern

Dawson Estep
Design Intern

Reagan Baran
Design Intern

Navi Kaur
Design Intern

Sophia Novo
Design Intern

Suyeon Chae
Design Intern

Neneh Corsino
Design Intern

Aditya Lahiri
Strategy Intern

Jelani Cheatham
Planning Intern
Join our team. Learn more about our open positions.

Meet our board.
Aaron
Wasserman
Homeport
Alex
Sauersmith
City of Columbus, Department of Development
Andie
McDonald
Columbus City Council
Carla Williams-Scott
Kirwan Institute, OSU
Jennifer Walton
Sky Nile Consulting
Matthew Hansen, AICP
Campus Partners
Tobias
Dunbar
AECOM
Carmine Russo Jr., LEED AP BD+C
REALM Collaborative
Kay Bea Jones
Knowlton School, OSU
Shelbi Toone
Ohio History Connection
Yakima Douglas
City of Columbus, Department of Neighborhoods
Chris Hostettler, CPA
MKSK
Linda
Silva
Children's Hunger Alliance
Timothy Hawk, FAIA
WSA
Advisors
Jack Decker
Jack Decker
Keith
Myers, FASLA
Lisa Conomy
Michael Cadwell