Franck Kipoliongo is a Grants and Finance Specialist II at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. He works to help the program to increase its visibility and impact, and influence decision-makers to advance solutions for today's environment challenges.
Prior to joining WRI, Franck...
Becca Warner is Communications Specialist II at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She directs WRI Ross Center’s social media strategy, crafting targeted, engaging content to uplift critical research and thought leadership to key audiences.
Prior to joining WRI, Becca worked as a...
Siba is an Urban Mobility Associate for Health and Road Safety at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.
Prior to joining WRI, Siba worked at Toole Design Group in the DC area. She served as a licensed Landscape Architect and Urban Planner where she worked on a number of green...
Monica F. Lafon Riojas is WRI México’s Press Officer. She is in charge of press liaison and capacity building for the organization’s spokespersons.
Monica has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Political Science from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and a Master's degree in...
Karla Lorena López Ferro is the Editorial Coordinator for WRI México. She is responsible for coordinating and supervising all written and editorial content that is produced in the organization, either to be published at WRI México’s webpage or externally.
Karla worked as deputy editor of...
Rivvy (Rebecca) Eisenberg is a Grants & Finance Specialist with WRI's Cities Program. In this position, Rivvy manages budgets, grants, contracts, and subcontracts for the Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE), Urban Development (UD), and Prize for Cities teams.
Prior to joining WRI,...
Rogier van den Berg is the Director of Urban Development for WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. As part of WRI’s program focused on more accessible, equitable, healthy and resilient cities, van den Berg leads global programming on strategic urban planning, land use, urban resilience,...
Veronica Linares is a Communications Associate at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She works to build awareness of and support for WRI Ross Center’s work through compelling storytelling.
Before joining WRI, Veronica worked on messaging and visual identity development for the Trade...
Laura is an Urban Development Analyst at WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She works on the implementation of the TOD strategy in master plans, in addition to conducting studies and research related to sustainable urban development in Brazilian cities. She is the author of the...
Hillary Smith is Communications Specialist for WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She supports the program on media relations; editorial work, including for the Center’s blog, TheCityFix; and a range of other external and internal communications duties.
Prior to joining WRI, Hillary...
