Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Panelists
1-2:30 p.m., Drinkward Recital Hall (Shanahan Center)
Sabrina Bornstein Deputy Chief Resilience Officer Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti City of Los Angeles, California
Sabrina Bornstein is the Deputy Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Los Angeles. Sabrina works with stakeholders to build the city’s climate, economic, disaster, and seismic resilience and helped develop the recently released Resilient Los Angeles strategy. She first became involved in the city's resilience efforts while on Mayor Garcetti's Infrastructure team, working on policy related to the Department of Water and Power. Previously, Sabrina worked on climate and energy action planning in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County and on recycling policy with LAANE. Sabrina holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from Stanford University and a master’s degree in Urban Planning from UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs.
Professor Julie Medero Assistant Professor of Computer Science Harvey Mudd College
Julie Medero is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science. She also serves as an appointed member of the City of Claremont's Traffic and Transportation Commission. Dr. Medero's research group partners extensively with local non-profits on projects related to complete streets and sustainability.
Professor Lisa Schweitzer Professor of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis Sol Price School of Public Policy University of Southern California
Lisa Schweitzer is professor of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis at the University of Southern California. She studies cities, transport, and sustainability, and blogs about these issues at www.lisaschweiter.com.
Professor Paul Steinberg Professor of Political Science and Environmental Policy Malcolm Lewis Chair of Sustainability and Society Harvey Mudd College
Paul Steinberg is Professor of Political Science and Environmental Policy at Harvey Mudd College. He has spent the past 20 years studying biodiversity conservation and the human dimensions of global environmental problems. He is the author of three books: Who Rules the Earth? (Oxford University Press), Comparative Environmental Politics (MIT Press), and Environmental Leadership in Developing Countries (MIT Press), which won the Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for the best book in international environmental affairs. He is the director of the Social Rules Project, a multi-media initiative designed to raise public awareness about the importance of changing policies and other binding rules to promote sustainability.