Seth Goldstein

Seth Goldstein grew up on Cape Cod where he developed his passion for maritime history. He received his bachelor’s degree in European History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his master’s degree in Global Historical Theory from Northeastern University. His research interests include the historic North Atlantic fishery, global piracy, New England […]
Yanel de Angel, FAIA, NOMA

Yanel is a steadfast champion of design that is inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and purposeful. These values are driven by her belief that we are all meant to do good in this world. With a reputation for simplifying the complex and building consensus among stakeholder groups, Yanel has been instrumental in the growth of global residential […]
Pippa Brashear, RLA, WEDG

Pippa works as a Resilience Principal at SCAPE Landscape Architecture. She’s a national expert on resilience planning and design for climate adaptation. She works with multi-disciplinary teams to develop landscape strategies and next-century infrastructure that integrate environmental, economic and social benefits. Pippa leads both planning and built work teams within SCAPE, bringing an ecological and […]
Mary Bergman

Mary Bergman is the Executive Director of the Nantucket Preservation Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Nantucket’s unique architectural heritage. She is a writer concerned with themes of memory, nature, and the intersections between the human and natural world. Mary received her BA from Smith College in American Studies and an MA […]
Austin Becker, PhD

Dr. Austin Becker is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. As an interdisciplinary scientist, he works across the fields of planning, policy, engineering, and ocean science. He creates and tests tools that help decision makers engage with complex problems involving uncertainty, consequences of natural hazards […]
Iñaki Alday

Iñaki Alday received a Master of Architecture degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1992. Together with Margarita Jover, he founded aldayjover architecture and landscape in 1996 in Barcelona. Since 2016, he has been the co-director and founder (with Pankja Vir Gupta) of the Yamuna River Project, a long-term, interdisciplinary research program whose objective […]