Mike Field Selected to 2014 Vanguard Class
For a second consecutive year, a member of the Metro Jacksonville and Transform Jax community has been selected by Next City to be a part of their Vanguard Class. Mike Field, the mastermind behind Jax Truckies and Jax Cash Mob and a co-organizer of Metro Jacksonville's Pub Crawls has been selected by Next City to be a part of their 2014 Vanguard Class. Next City is a non-profit media organization dedicated to connecting cities and informing the people who work to improve them.
Next City provides daily online coverage of public policy and current affairs from an urbanist perspective. Each year, Next City selects 40 people under 40 to their Vanguard Class who have demonstrated their ability to have an impact on their city or the national dialogue about urban issues and bring them together for an inspiring series of presentations, workshops, tours and other activities. The 2014 Vanguard class, along with Vanguard alumni, will meet in Chattanooga next month for workshops, local tours and an “unconference” to collectively learn and think about how to improve our cities. The event is made possible with support from the Lyndhurst Foundation, the Benwood Foundation and the Footprint Foundation, and it is being curated with the help of a host committee made up of local civic innovators. Outside of Chattanooga, this year's host city, Mike Field was one of two people in the Southern United States to be selected to this year's Vanguard Class. The 2013 conference was held in Cleveland, OH. Metro Jacksonville and Transform Jax's Ennis Davis is a member of that Vanguard Class.
VANGUARD CLASS OF 2014
Jamie Alderslade
Citi Community Development, Director of Policy, Research and Communications
Brooklyn, NY
Ian Beniston
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Deputy Director
Youngstown, OH
John Bilderback
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department, Step ONE Program Manager
Chattanooga, TN
Nick Bowden
MindMixer, CEO
Omaha, NE
Marlon I. Brown
Michigan State Budget Office, Budget and Policy Analyst
Mason, MI
Noah Budnick
Transportation Alternatives, Deputy Director
Brooklyn, NY
Demion Clinco
Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, President
Tucson, AZ
Harmon L. Cooper
Sedgwick LLP, Associate
Bowie, MD
Rondell Crier
Rondell Crier Design, Owner
Chattanooga, TN
Melissa Dittmer
Rock Ventures, LLC, Architect
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Amanda Eaken
Natural Resources Defense Council, Deputy Director of Sustainable Communities
San Francisco, CA
R. Denise Everson
DC Housing Authority, Redevelopment Project Specialist
Washington, DC
Lakweshia Ewing
Hamilton County Department of Education, District Coordinator Community Partnerships
Chattanooga, TN
Mike Field
JP Morgan Chase, Senior Analyst
Jacksonville, FL
Cristina Garmendia
OpportunitySpace, Co-founder
Allston, MA
Juan Gomez
California’s Boys and Men of Color Initiative, Statewide Advisor
Freedom, CA
Ashley Z. Hand
City of Kansas City, Chief Innovation Officer
Kansas City, MO
Brandon Holmes
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Greater Peoria, Executive Director
Peoria, IL
Lisa Hook
The Asia Foundation, Senior Program Officer
San Francisco, CA
Christine Ingrassia
St. Louis City Board of Aldermen, 6th Ward Alderwoman
St. Louis, MO
Kiran Jain
City of Oakland, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Berkeley, CA
Milicent Johnson
Peers, Director of Partnerships and Community
San Francisco, CA
Maeghan Jones
Chattanooga Area Food Bank, President
Chattanooga, TN
Michael Kauffman
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Director of Special Projects and Civic Investment
Indianapolis, IN
Stephen Larrick
City of Central Falls, RI, Director of Planning and Economic Development
Providence, RI
Vanessa Leon
Pinchina Consulting, Founder
New York, NY
Adrian Michelle Lipscombe
City of Austin, Bike Share Coordinator
San Antonio, TX
Andrew Londre
Couleecap, Business and Income Developer
La Crosse, WI
Manasvi Menon
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Associate Consultant
Brooklyn, NY
Justin Garrett Moore, AICP
NYC Department of City Planning, Senior Urban Designer & City Planner
New York, NY
David Thomas Moran
Geo-social Photographer
Orlando, FL
Carlos Moreno
CAP Tulsa, Graphic Designer
Tulsa, OK
Ananda Palanisamy
Citizant, Inc., Senior Transportation Management Specialist
Rockville, MD
Jenny Park
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency, Senior Planner
Chattanooga, TN
Maria Poblet
Causa Justa :: Just Cause, Executive Director
Oakland, CA
Sarah Ray
McKinsey & Company, Associate
Washington, DC
Lindsey Scannapieco
Scout, Director and Founder
London, UK
Peter Smith
U.S. Social Security Administration, Policy Advisor
Baltimore, MD
Boris Suchkov
MTA New York City Transit, Principal Transportation Planner
Staten Island, NY
Kim Szeto
Boston Public Schools, Farm to School Coordinator
Boston, MA
William Christopher Tate
TateSpace LLC, Founder and President
Paterson, NJ
Julie Ulrich
The Nature Conservancy, Urban Strategies + Watershed Coordinator
Philadelphia, PA
Alissa Walker
Gizmodo, Urbanism Editor
Los Angeles, CA
Jase Wilson
Neighbor.ly, CEO
Kansas City, MO
Katelyn Wright
Greater Syracuse Land Bank, Executive Director
Syracuse, NY
Source: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/announcing-the-2014-vanguard-class
For More Information on Next City: https://nextcity.org/about
VANGUARD CLASS OF 2014
Jamie Alderslade
Citi Community Development, Director of Policy, Research and Communications
Brooklyn, NY
Ian Beniston
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Deputy Director
Youngstown, OH
John Bilderback
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department, Step ONE Program Manager
Chattanooga, TN
Nick Bowden
MindMixer, CEO
Omaha, NE
Marlon I. Brown
Michigan State Budget Office, Budget and Policy Analyst
Mason, MI
Noah Budnick
Transportation Alternatives, Deputy Director
Brooklyn, NY
Demion Clinco
Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, President
Tucson, AZ
Harmon L. Cooper
Sedgwick LLP, Associate
Bowie, MD
Rondell Crier
Rondell Crier Design, Owner
Chattanooga, TN
Melissa Dittmer
Rock Ventures, LLC, Architect
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Amanda Eaken
Natural Resources Defense Council, Deputy Director of Sustainable Communities
San Francisco, CA
R. Denise Everson
DC Housing Authority, Redevelopment Project Specialist
Washington, DC
Lakweshia Ewing
Hamilton County Department of Education, District Coordinator Community Partnerships
Chattanooga, TN
Mike Field
JP Morgan Chase, Senior Analyst
Jacksonville, FL
Cristina Garmendia
OpportunitySpace, Co-founder
Allston, MA
Juan Gomez
California’s Boys and Men of Color Initiative, Statewide Advisor
Freedom, CA
Ashley Z. Hand
City of Kansas City, Chief Innovation Officer
Kansas City, MO
Brandon Holmes
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Greater Peoria, Executive Director
Peoria, IL
Lisa Hook
The Asia Foundation, Senior Program Officer
San Francisco, CA
Christine Ingrassia
St. Louis City Board of Aldermen, 6th Ward Alderwoman
St. Louis, MO
Kiran Jain
City of Oakland, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Berkeley, CA
Milicent Johnson
Peers, Director of Partnerships and Community
San Francisco, CA
Maeghan Jones
Chattanooga Area Food Bank, President
Chattanooga, TN
Michael Kauffman
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Director of Special Projects and Civic Investment
Indianapolis, IN
Stephen Larrick
City of Central Falls, RI, Director of Planning and Economic Development
Providence, RI
Vanessa Leon
Pinchina Consulting, Founder
New York, NY
Adrian Michelle Lipscombe
City of Austin, Bike Share Coordinator
San Antonio, TX
Andrew Londre
Couleecap, Business and Income Developer
La Crosse, WI
Manasvi Menon
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Associate Consultant
Brooklyn, NY
Justin Garrett Moore, AICP
NYC Department of City Planning, Senior Urban Designer & City Planner
New York, NY
David Thomas Moran
Geo-social Photographer
Orlando, FL
Carlos Moreno
CAP Tulsa, Graphic Designer
Tulsa, OK
Ananda Palanisamy
Citizant, Inc., Senior Transportation Management Specialist
Rockville, MD
Jenny Park
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency, Senior Planner
Chattanooga, TN
Maria Poblet
Causa Justa :: Just Cause, Executive Director
Oakland, CA
Sarah Ray
McKinsey & Company, Associate
Washington, DC
Lindsey Scannapieco
Scout, Director and Founder
London, UK
Peter Smith
U.S. Social Security Administration, Policy Advisor
Baltimore, MD
Boris Suchkov
MTA New York City Transit, Principal Transportation Planner
Staten Island, NY
Kim Szeto
Boston Public Schools, Farm to School Coordinator
Boston, MA
William Christopher Tate
TateSpace LLC, Founder and President
Paterson, NJ
Julie Ulrich
The Nature Conservancy, Urban Strategies + Watershed Coordinator
Philadelphia, PA
Alissa Walker
Gizmodo, Urbanism Editor
Los Angeles, CA
Jase Wilson
Neighbor.ly, CEO
Kansas City, MO
Katelyn Wright
Greater Syracuse Land Bank, Executive Director
Syracuse, NY
Source: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/announcing-the-2014-vanguard-class
For More Information on Next City: https://nextcity.org/about