Committees

The Envision Cambridge planning process includes input from the public through an advisory committee and several working groups. There is an advisory committee guiding the overall plan, a working group advising the Alewife plan, a working group focused on public engagement and communication, and four topic-focused working groups. See below for brief descriptions of each group and lists of their members. Read more on the topic-focused working groups and their role within the plan here.

Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee

The Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee will be a sounding board for planning concepts, help set priorities for the plan, and help establish a feedback loop between the City, the consultant team, and Cambridge residents, businesses, and institutions. The committee will consist of residents, property owners, and representatives of local businesses and institutions.

  • Alexandra Offiong
  • Bethany Stevens
  • Bill Kane
  • Ebi Poweigha
  • Frank Gerratana
  • Jeff Kiryk
  • Jon Alvarez
  • Joseph Maguire
  • Josh Gerber
  • Marlinia Antoine
  • Matthew Wallace
  • Naia Aubourg
  • Risa Mednick
  • Robert Winters
  • Ruth Allen
  • Ruth Ryals
  • Tom Sieniewicz
  • Tom Stohlman
  • Zeyneb Magavi
  • Zuleka Queen-Postell

Envision Alewife Working Group

The Envision Alewife Working Group will help guide the Alewife district study and develop comprehensive and actionable recommendations for the area.

  • Catherine Connolly
  • Doug Brown
  • Eric Grunebaum
  • Geoff Wood
  • James Butler
  • Jennifer Gilbert
  • John DiGiovanni
  • Karen Dumaine
  • Margaret Drury
  • Margaret Gadon
  • Mark DiOrio
  • Sam Stern
  • Tom Ragno
  • William Ahern

Engagement and Communications Working Group

The Engagement and Communications Working Group is a topic-focused group that will provide guidance and advice on how the citywide plan can best engage the entire community and ensure that dialogue is representative of the city’s diversity.

  • Ben Peterson
  • Cathie Zusy
  • Debbie Bonilla
  • Elaine DeRosa
  • Eryn Johnson
  • Jeenal Sawla
  • Justin Crane
  • Justin Kang
  • Phyllis Bretholtz
  • Sarah Kennedy
  • Tara Greco
  • Zuleka Queen-Postell

Housing Working Group

The Housing Working Group is tasked with developing recommendations on housing goals, strategies, indicators, and targets. Recommendations will be presented to the Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee and considered together with other planning topics.

  • Leonardi Aray
  • Mark Boyes-Watson
  • Kelley Brown
  • Kathryn Carlson
  • Steve Cohen
  • Lauren Curry
  • Lee Farris
  • Anthony Galluccio
  • Bob Flack
  • Esther Hanig
  • Sean Hope
  • Jesse Kanson-Benanav
  • Monique King
  • Tom Lorello
  • Eva Martin Blythe
  • Margaret Moran
  • Deborah Morse
  • Cheryl-Ann Pizza-Zeoli
  • Susan Schlesinger
  • Ellen Shachter
  • Robert Winters
  • Zuleka Queen Postel

Economy Working Group

The Economy Working Group is tasked with developing recommendations on goals, strategies, indicators, and targets for the economy. Recommendations will be presented to the Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee and considered together with other planning topics.

  • Chris Barr
  • Sarah Gallop
  • Josh Gerber
  • Theresa Hamacher
  • Dave Holtz
  • Denise Jillson
  • Jay Kiely
  • Daniel Lander
  • Ivy Moylan
  • Gina Plata
  • Daniel Shenfeld
  • Ottavio Siani
  • Saul Tannenbaum
  • Mary Ting Hyatt
  • Ty Wilson
  • Ebi Poweigha
  • Ruth Ryals

Climate and Environment Working Group

The Climate and Environment Working Group is tasked with developing recommendations on environmental and climate-specific goals, strategies, indicators, and targets. Recommendations will be presented to the Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee and considered together with other planning topics.

  • Maggie Booz
  • Maxwell Cohen
  • Henrietta Davis
  • Sophia Emperador
  • Cynthia Hibbard
  • Emily Myron
  • Mike Nakagawa
  • Julie Newman
  • Christopher Nielson
  • Abigail Regitsky
  • Julianne Sammut
  • Claire Santoro
  • Joanne Scheuble
  • Juliet Stone
  • Henry Vandermark
  • Jules Williams
  • Steven Nutter
  • Zeyneb Magavi
  • Matt Wallace

Mobility Working Group

The Mobility Working Group is tasked with developing recommendations on mobility goals, strategies, indicators, and targets. Recommendations will be presented to the Envision Cambridge Advisory Committee and considered together with other planning topics.

  • Dave Allen
  • Michelle Danila
  • Rachel Dias Carlson
  • Chris Featherman
  • Nate Fillmore
  • John Gintell
  • Greg Heidelberger
  • Mark Jensen
  • Cailtin McMurtry
  • Steve Miller
  • Rob Ricchi
  • Ruthann Rudel
  • Emma Sandoe
  • Melissa Shakro
  • Stacy Thompson
  • Annie Tuan
  • Dustin Weigl
  • Ruth Allen
  • Bethany Stevens