Looking for someone specific? Look to your left! Otherwise, take a few minutes to check out our team:
Brings the team together
Executive Director
Conan values collaboration and big ideas, and brings plenty of both to the Suburbs Alliance.
Reprograms our regional systems
Programs Director
Trained as both a computer programmer and an urban planner, Murph takes a systems approach to regional transformation.
Builds regional energy cooperation
Energy Programs Director
By managing the world’s first Regional Energy Office, Sam changes the way we think about energy and cooperation.
Tells stories for the region
Communications Director
Hayley gives the Suburbs Alliance a voice and helps the region tell its stories more effectively.
Keeps us classy and data-driven
Communications Coordinator
Gillian helps us track our successes, dot our Is and cross our Ts, and communicate with the region effectively.
Connects young people with cities
Talent Programs Coordinator
Emily engages young people in government, ensuring that their voice is heard and their talent is tapped.
Makes cities into energy stars
Energy Programs Coordinator
Jennifer saves our region’s cities energy and money through her stellar program coordination.
Develops skills to affect change
Millennial Mayor's Congress Intern
Lauren gives our Millennials a voice by encouraging government representatives to create more vibrancy and communication within their cities.
Develops skills to affect change
Transportation Intern
Brooks coordinates outreach and community engagement for the rapid transit plans along Woodward Avenue.
Develops skills to affect change
Research Fellow and Millennial Mayors Congress Intern
As a Community Based Research Fellow, Nabiha’s research helps us evaluate and develop local policies and protocols.
Develops skills to affect change
Editorial Intern
Alyssa works to keep our accomplishments and our research up to date, and uses her critical eye to enhance written work.
Last week, the Census Bureau released new data on where people work—in contrast to where they live—offering a reminder that our regional connections aren’t limited to the fates of our Van Goghs.
Our staff spent a day at The Forge, a shared working/training space run by Pillar Technologies, a tech consulting firm that was nice enough to donate a day of staff training in Agile Project Management. We were hoping to learn how nonprofits can benefit from this relatively new technique.
In my last blog post we learned that Millennials are underrepresented in local government—and that the Millennial Mayors Congress selected the issue of Millennial (Under)Representation as its signature issue for 2013. How can the Congress actually affect what happens in the member cities’ appointment processes? With a protocol!