Ryan Thomas Devlin’s research focuses on urban informality in cities of the Global North.
He is specifically interested in informal placemaking strategies of immigrant groups in U.S. cities, and how planners, urban designers, and public…
Associate Professor and Program Head of Planning & Community Development
Jeffrey P. Doshna, PhD, AICP, is Associate Professor and Program Head of Planning and Community Development at Temple University. He teaches courses in community and economic development, quantitative and qualitative research methods, and supervises…
Logan is the Deputy Program Director for Trolley Modernization, SEPTA’s largest capital project, and the complete replacement of its trolley fleet with accessible vehicles, stations, and improved service. As the program’s planning lead, he is…
Fred Conner is a management consultant with over 30 years of leadership experience in planning, building, and maintaining communities in both the private and public sectors. Noteworthy planning projects have included expeditionary military bases,…
John Haak is a city planner with 35 years of professional experience with regional, county and municipal-level planning agencies. His expertise includes comprehensive and community planning, economic development, capital programming, urban…
Kyle Hearing is a project manager and senior transportation planner at Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning, where he focuses on transit service and active transportation planning and analysis. Kyle leverages geographic information systems …
Meredith Johnson specializes in accessible development that utilizes existing space through community empowerment and interdisciplinary thinking. She is the executive director at the East Falls Development Corporation—a non-profit that works in…
Valerie Johnson joined Pathways to Housing PA in 2018, and was promoted to Vice President of Advancement and Social Enterprise in 2024. Prior to that, she was the Director of Advancement for Council for Relationships. She also worked as a…
Adjunct Faculty and Director of Exhibitions and Public Programming
Dr. Matthew Jordan-Miller Kenyatta ("Dr. Matt") is an award-winning scholar, artist and advocate who currently serves as the Director and Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programming at Temple Contemporary gallery. His research and practice…
Dennis Livrone is a retired environmental planner from the Bucks County Planning Commission. For over 35 years, he represented county government on federal, state, regional, county and municipal planning committees, as well as authored/co-authored…
Rosanne Lubeck is a goals-driven AICP Planner and project manager for transportation projects.
In her current role as Principal Transportation Planner for LaBella Associates, she leads planning work across multiple states and disciplines in the…
Andrew Meloney, AICP is the Director of Choice Neighborhoods at the Philadelphia Housing Authority, overseeing the implementation and planning of HUD’s public housing and neighborhood revitalization program in Philadelphia. Andrew is passionate…
Andrew Reid is engaged in cutting-edge economic and community development practice nationally, focusing on major social and economic challenges, such as gentrification, equity, inclusive growth, food access, housing, infrastructure, access to…
Rick has over thirty-five years’ experience in the non-profit housing and community development field.
He has served as Executive Director of PACDC since 1999, providing overall organizational management. Prior to coming to PACDC, he was…
Jeremy Stoff is Senior Planner for the Bucks County Planning Commission where he serves in a variety of planning roles, including comprehensive planning, downtown revitalization, and stormwater management planning. In his role, he also uses…
Ashley Wagner works creatively in the nonprofit and small business fields as a project manager and communications director. In previous community development work, she managed a small business alliance and directed community arts projects and…
Jonathan Wetstein, MPS is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University’s Community and Economic Development Graduate Program and carries a long-standing commitment to urban revitalization-related project through the lens of food systems. His…
Deborah Howe was Professor at Temple University for 10 years and Chair from 2006–2015. Her research and professional interests include affordable housing alternatives, community planning for aging populations, commercial land use patterns …
Lynn Mandarano is an expert in community engagement and capacity building for collective action to address complex social and environmental concerns. Her research explores how everyone from individuals to regional collaborative institutions develop…
