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Natalia Gulick de Torres is a researcher and designer dedicated to advancing climate resiliency and promoting equitable urban development. Focused on building sustainable and inclusive cities, she has led projects addressing climate challenges through innovative design and strategic policy approaches. At the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, Natalia contributed to research on public-private

As Rebuild by Design’s GIS & Data Analyst and Designer, Judy Huynh spearheads projects that blend disaster declarations analysis, advanced mapping, and resilient infrastructure planning. She serves as Project Manager for the Atlas of Disaster, Atlas of Accountability, Parks as Infrastructure, and Climate Migration initiatives. With a Master of Urban Planning from NYU’s Robert F.

Rifal Imam is a Fellow at Rebuild by Design, supporting strategy, research, and policy to ensure New York City equitably adapts to increasing heavy rainfall. Through her experience in multidisciplinary research, stakeholder engagement, and community outreach, she’s working on community education, stakeholder collaboration engagements, and systemic policy changes and implementation. Rifal previously worked on various

Neeyati Johnson is the Network Manager for the New York State Adaptation Practitioners Network at Rebuild by Design. Through coordination and convening, the Network brings together organizations in New York working on climate adaptation to share knowledge, develop relationships, and build their collective capacity.  Previously, Johson worked on the Nature Conservancy New York Cities Team