Modeling Collaboration and Innovation
We have invited experts from across the country to push us to think beyond the boundaries of standard design and operating procedures. They bring knowledge from different disciplines to ensure we are incorporating best practices and using state of the art approaches.
65 national experts representing 50 different organizations have given their time to support the creation of a thriving and healthy Medical District for the 21st Century.
Education & Research Experts
Dr. Timothy Beatley
Professor of Sustainable Communities | University of Virginia
Samantha Bradley
Cool Schools Manager | Texas Trees Foundation
Dr. Wayne Cascio, MD
Director, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment | Environmental Protection Agency
Lori Delacruz Lewis
Sustainability Education Coordinator | Dallas College
Dr. Geoffrey Donovan
Research Forester | USDA Forest Service
Donald Gatzke
Professor of Architecture | University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Abdulrahman Habid
Deputy Research Director | National Center for Artificial Intelligence at SDAIA
Dr. Michelle Kondo
Research Social Scientist | USDA Forest Service
Dr. Chanam Lee
Professor, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning | Texas A&M University
Dr. Adrian Parr
Dean, College of Design | University of Oregon
Terri Scannell
Director of Social Responsibility and Community Benefit | Vizient
Dr. Shannon Van Zandt
Professor & Executive Associate Dean, College of Architecture | Texas A&M University
Dr. Cavin Ward-Caviness
Principal Investigator | Environmental Protection Agency
Environment Experts
Dr. Richard Baldauf
Senior Research Engineer | Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Robert Brown
Professor, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning | Texas A&M University
Michael Carleton
Senior Project Manager | Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz
Dr. Fouad Jaber
Professor & Extension Specialist | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Dr. Kathy Jack
Director, Dallas Healthy Cities Program | The Nature Conservancy
David Marquis
Consultant, Author & Activist
Rachel McGregor
Urban Forestry Manager | Texas Trees Foundation
Gretchen Riley
Urban & Community Forestry State Coordinator | Texas A&M Forest Service
Dr. Aaron Roberts
Director, Advanced Environmental Research Institute | University of North Texas
Matt Weaver
Whitacre Presidential Fellow , Land-use Planning, Management, & Design | Texas Tech University
Paul Westbrook
President | RE:source
Chariss York
Extension Program Director , Texas Community Watershed Partners | Texas AgriLife Extension
Arts & Humanities Experts
Dr. Larry Allums
Executive Director Emeritus | Dallas Institute of Humanities
DP Ayyappan
Owner & Principal | dP(A) Acoustics, Inc.
Linda Blase
Adjunct Instructor, Meadows School of the Arts | Southern Methodist University
Adriane Bulthuis
Former Public Programs Manager | Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Courtney Crothers
Art Curator | UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jill Magnuson
Director of External Affairs | Nasher Sculpture Center
David Preziosi
Executive Director | Texas Historical Foundation
Tamara Wootton Forsyth
Marcus-Rose Family Deputy Director | Dallas Museum of Art
Dr. Jessie Zarazaga
Director, Sustainability & Development Program | Southern Methodist University
Economic Development Experts
Dustin Bullard
Executive Vice President, Economic Development & Place | Downtown Dallas, Inc.
Craig Davis
President & CEO | VisitDallas
Lauren Fasic
Managing Partner | Delineator
Eric Griffin
Vice President, Research & Innovation | Dallas Regional Chamber
Tipton Housewright
Principal | OMNIPLAN
Brian Keith
Director, Urban Design & Planning | JHP
Conners Ladner
Principal Landscape Architect | Design Workshop
Lara Moffat
Business Development | Landscape Forms
Dr. Daniel Oney
Director, Texas Real Estate Research Center
Ann Podeszwa
Landscape Designer | Consulting Landscape Designer
Carlton Schwab
President & CEO | Texas Economic Development Council
Larry Speck
Architect & Professor | Page Southerland Page & University of Texas at Austin
Vince Tam
Senior Planner | HNTB
Steven Upchurch
Managing Director & Principal | Gensler
Matt Shields
President | Shields Capital Group
Operations Experts
Dr. Bruce Brown
Associate Vice President, Safety and Business Continuity | UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jessica Burnham
Director, Masters of Arts in Design & Innovation | Southern Methodist University
Reginald Christian
Director of Security | Children’s Health
Michael Hellman
Retired Director | Parks Department of Sacramento, California
Kevin Oden
Interim Director, Office of Homeless Solutions | City of Dallas
Captain Richard Roebuck
Captain of Operations | Dallas County Hospital District Police Department
Jennifer Sanders
Executive Director and Co-Founder | Dallas Innovation Alliance
Lieutenant Wendi Laake
Lieutenant, Northwest Patrol Division | Dallas Police Department
Major Catrina Shead
Assistant Chief of Police | Dallas Police Department
Chief Marlin Suell
Chief of Police | Dallas County Hospital District Police Department
Willis Winters
Retired Director, Department of Parks & Recreation | City of Dallas
Kevin L. Dilliard, DLS
Assistant Director of Maintenance & Grounds Landscape | Southern Methodist University
Transportation & Mobility Experts
Andrew Ittigson
Deputy Project Manager, Automated Bus Consortium | AECOM
Alisyn Malek
CEO & Founder | Middle Third Co.
Dr. Theresa Pohlkamp
Regeneron and Bike Enthusiast | UT Southwestern Medical Center