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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

Hana Katz is the New Jersey Program Manager at Rebuild by Design focused on driving investments in climate-forward infrastructure in New Jersey. She is passionate about purpose-driven service, community building, and directly helping both people and the environment. Hana views the relationship between humans and the environment as a reflection of our values and responsibilities.

Olive Toran is the Atlas of Disaster Outreach Coordinator at Rebuild by Design, where she supports research, engagement, and coordination for the Atlas of Disaster project. With over a decade of experience in international development and humanitarian affairs, with a focus on Climate and Health, spanning the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, she focuses on climate mitigation and

Joie Zhang is a Project Manager at Rebuild by Design, leading research, design, and engagement with government, coalitions, and organization partners. As a design researcher and service designer, Joie is passionate about working at the intersection of community-centered design, climate justice, and innovation, to better understand what motivates public buy-in. Previously, she worked at Hester