Speaker Presentations
Click each underlined speaker's name to view their presentation materials from "Body and Soul." Most presentations will open in PowerPoint format.
Sunday, September 21
6:30 p.m. - Opening Session
Tupper Thomas, Administrator, Prospect Park; President, Prospect Park Alliance; Board Chair, City Parks Alliance
Gary Saulson, Director of Corporate Realty Services, PNC Financial Services Group
Richard Dolesh, Director of Policy, National Recreation and Park Association
Monday, September 22
8:45 a.m. - The Future of Livable Cities
Will Rogers, President of the Trust for Public Land
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of Metropolitan Policy at the Brookings Institution
Rohit T. Aggarwala, Director of the Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability, City of New York
Carol Coletta, President and Chief Executive Officer, CEOs for Cities; host of public radio's Smart City
11:00 a.m. - What the Olmsteds Knew: Rediscover the Prescient Vision of Frederick Law Olmsted and Sons for 21st Century People and Their Cities
Moderator: Susan Rademacher, Parks Curator, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Charles Beveridge, editor of The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted and co-author of Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape
William Gilchrist, Director of Planning, City of Birmingham, Alabama
11:00 a.m. - Moving Parks Up the Public Policy Agenda
Moderator: Dick Dadey, Executive Director, Citizens Union, New York, NY
Richard Dolesh, Director of Policy, National Park and Recreation Association
Timothy J. Mitchell, General Superintendent, Chicago Park District
Christian DiPalermo, Executive Director, New Yorkers for Parks
11:00 a.m. - From Menace to Amenity: Transforming Degraded Places into Parks
Moderator: Curtis Cravens, New York State Division of Coastal Resources
Eloise Hirsh, Staten Island Fresh Kills Park Project Administrator
Herbert Dreiseitl, Landscape Architect, Atelier Dreiseitl, Uberlingen, Germany
Julie Bargmann, Associate Professor, University of Virginia
11:00 a.m. - Prescriptions for Parks
Moderator: Liam Kavanagh, First Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Diane P. Holder, President and CEO, UPMC Health Plan
Stuart Ord, Melbourne Regional Manager, Parks Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Jody Brooks, Independent Consultant, Brooks Consulting
11:00 a.m. - Building a Truly Democratic Urban Parks Movement
Moderator: Mindy Fullilove, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Public Health at Columbia University
Vernice Miller-Travis, Executive Director, Environmental Support Center
Jarid Manos, Founder and President of the Great Plains Restoration Council
Charlie Lord, Director, Urban Ecology Institute, Boston College
11:00 a.m. - Park Ecology and Global Climate Change
Moderator: Carol Franklin, Principal, Andropogon Associates, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paul Bramhill, Chief Executive, GreenSpace, United Kingdom
Margaret Carreiro, Ph.D., University of Louisville
Shawn Norton, NPS Climate Friendly Parks Program, Climate Leadership in Parks (CLIP) Tool
11:00 a.m. - Seeing Green: Building a Unique Urban Parks Culture in Contemporary Korea
Moderator: Kathy Blaha, Principal, Kathy Blaha Consulting, LLC
Kang-Oh Lee, Secretary General of Seoul Green Trust, Seoul
Kyung-Jin Zoh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul
Byoung-E Yang, President, Seoul Green Trust, Seoul
Seung il Ahn, Ph.D., Director of Green Seoul Bureau, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Urban Parks Movement and Park Culture in Contemporary Korean Cities
Green Dream, Green City working with People: The Story of Seoul Green Trust
2:45 p.m. - Greening the Green: At the Leading Edge
Moderator: Timothy Gallagher, Superintendent, Seattle Parks and Recreation
Herbert Dreiseitl, Landscape Architect, Atelier Dreiseitel, Uberlingen, Germany
Marion Pressley, ASLA, Pressley & Associates
Laura Solano, Principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
2:45 p.m. - Management Strategies for Historic and Natural Areas
Moderator: Steven Schuckman, Parks Superintendent of Planning and Design, Cincinnati Parks
Patricia O'Donnell, FASLA, Principal and Founder, Heritage Landscapes, Charlotte, VT
John Swintosky, ASLA, Louisville & Jefferson County Parks and Recreation, Louisville
Tupper Thomas, Administrator, Prospect Park; President, Prospect Park Alliance; Board Chair, City Parks Alliance
2:45 p.m. - Getting the Big Picture: Parks Shaping New Development
Moderator: Lisa Kunst Vavro, Assistant Professor and Director, Landscape Architecture/Landscape Studies, Chatham University
Alexander Garvin, President & CEO, Alex Garvin & Associates, Inc.; Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning and Management, Yale University; author of The American City: What Works, What Doesn’t
John Hopkins, Landscape Architect; Urban and Environmental Planner; Project Sponsor for the London Olympic Parklands and Public Realm at the Olympic Delivery Authority, London
Dan Jones, Chairman and CEO, 21st Century Parks, Louisville, Kentucky
2:45 p.m. - One Step at a Time: Promoting Physical Activity in the Park
John M. Jakicic, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Physical Activity and Director, Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center, University of Pittsburgh
Marlane Weslian, Neighborhood Development Officer, Slavic Village Development, Cleveland
Kevin E. Jeffrey, Deputy Commissioner for Public Programs, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
Geoffrey Godbey, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Recreation, Park and Leisure Management, Penn State University
2:45 p.m. - Forging Funding Partnerships: Vision and Cultivation - The Pittsburgh Story
Moderator: Randy Worls, Chief Executive Officer, Oglebay Foundation, Wheeling, West Virginia
Sylvia Fields, Executive Director, Eden Hall Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Richard Reed, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Brian J. Hill, Program Officer, Richard King Mellon Foundation
James V. Denova, Vice President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
2:45 p.m. - Global Green Space: An Emerging International Urban Parks Network
Moderator: Velma Monteiro-Tribble, Chief Operating Officer and Assistant Treasurer, Alcoa Foundation
Tony Genco, President and CEO, Parc Downsview Park, Inc., Toronto, Ontario
Marinela Servitje de Lerdo de Tejada, Director, Papalote Museo del Niño, Mexico City; Former President, Pro-Bosque de Chapultepec Trust
Russell Watkinson, Director of Parks, Conservation and Lands, Australian Capital Territory Department of Territory and Municipal Services
4:15 p.m. - Getting Credit for Trees
John Swintosky, Landscape Architect, Louisville Metro Parks
Marijke Hecht, Director, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's TreeVitalize program
David Jahn, City Forester, City of Pittsburgh
4:15 p.m. - Getting the Dirt on Sustainability
John Buck, Soil Scientist and Project Manager, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Phil Gruszka, Director of Park Management and Maintenance, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Margaret Carreiro, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Louisville
4:15 p.m. - Increasing Community Involvement in Your Parks
Steve Coleman, CEO, Washington Parks & People
Nathan Wildfire, Sustainability Coordinator, East Liberty Development, Inc., Pittsburgh
4:15 p.m. - Using Modern Technologies in Design and Management
Tessa Huxley, Executive Director, Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
Duane Ashley, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Pittsburgh
4:15 p.m. - Identifying Preservation Training Needs for the Maintenance and Stewardship of Historic Urban Parks
Moderator: Michael Boland, Chief Planning, Projects, and Program Officer, The Presidio Trust, San Francisco, CA
Tim Almaguer, Executive Director, Friends of Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD
Christian Zimmerman, Vice President for Design and Construction, Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, September 23
10:00 a.m. - Nature Smart in the Park
Moderator: John Flicker, President, National Audubon Society
Rhonda Macdonald, Commercial Manager, Parks Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Karen Purcell, Project Leader, Celebrate Urban Birds, Cornell Ornithology Lab
Charlie Lord, Director, Urban Ecology Institute, Boston College
10:00 a.m. - Young Voices in the Parks
Moderator: Dick Skrinjar, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Pittsburgh
Flip Hagood, Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Student Conservation Association
Jarid Manos, Founder and President, Great Plains Restoration Council
Fiona Cheong, Creator of "Reimagining Our City," Pittsburgh, PA
KB Kabuta, Senior Youth Leader, Great Plains Restoration Council
Marilyn Saba, Education Consultant, Olmsted US Historic Site
Liza Stearns, Education Specialist, Olmsted US Historic Site
10:00 a.m. - No One Left Inside: Lifting Barriers to Parks Access for All
Moderator: Mario Browne, Project Director, Center for Minority Health, University of Pittsburgh
Caryn Ernst, Associate Director of Conservation Vision Services, Trust for Public Land
Victor Calise, Accessibility Coordinator, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
10:00 a.m. - Re-Discovering Our Neighbors and Our Community in City Parks
Moderator: Steve Coleman, CEO, Washington Parks & People
Mindy Fullilove, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Public Health, Columbia University; author of Root Shock
Bob Becker, Chief Executive Officer, New Orleans City Park
Denys Candy, Managing Partner, Pittsburgh Community Partners Institute
10:00 a.m. - Measuring Success: Translating Good Intentions about Sustainability into Measurable Results
Moderator: Fred Bonci, Principal, LaQuatra Bonci Associates, Pittsburgh
José Almiñana, ASLA, Principal, Andropogon Associates, Ltd., Philadelphia
Richard Dolesh, Director of Policy, National Recreation and Park Association
Richard Gelb, Performance Measures Manager, King County (Seattle), WA
Timothy Mitchell, General Superintendent and CEO, Chicago Park District
10:00 a.m. - Uncovering History: Researching Your Local Landscape
Moderator: Catherine Nagel, Executive Director, National Association for Olmsted Parks
Lucy Lawliss, Master List Editor, Superintendent of George Washington Birthplace National Monument and Thomas Stone National Historic Site, National Park Service
Caroline Loughlin, Master List Editor, co-author of Forest Park
Anthony Reed, Archivist, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, National Park Service
10:00 a.m. - Where the Rubber Leaves the Parkway: Balancing the Relationship of Parks and Cars
Moderator: Peter Harnik, Director, Trust for Public Land’s Center for City Park Excellence, Washington, D.C.
Andrew Wiley-Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Planning and Sustainability, New York City Department of Transportation
Barry Bessler, Chief of Staff, Fairmount Park Commission, Philadelphia
10:00 a.m. - It Takes Three: Lessons in Collaboration
Joan M. Reilly, Senior Director, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia Green program
Mark Focht, Executive Director, Fairmount Park Commission
Barbara McCabe, Parks Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Recreation
Michael McClary, Board Member, Wynnefield Heights Civic Association; Chairperson of the Parks Committee
11:45 a.m. - Making the Most of This Moment in Time
Ron Tipton, Senior Vice President of Programs, National Parks Conservation Association
