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Catalyst | Leading Creative Enterprise
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Current Leadership Team
Alexandra Felsenstein
Project Leader and Design Management
DM Class of 2018
Core Faculty Team
Dr. Mary McBride
Lead Creative Strategist and Executive Editor
Program Chair ACM | DM
Maren Maier
Lead Creative Strategist and Executive Editor
Alumni DM 2008
Dr. Denise Tahara
Lead Content Strategist and Executive Editor
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Lead Creative Strategist and Design Management
Alumni DM 2012
Faculty Specialist and Advisory Board
Chinaedu Maduagwu
Director of Operations, Design Management Department
Monte Gibbs
Strategic Technology
Kelly Kocinski Trager
Senior Advisor / Legal Counsel
Chelsea Powers
Digital Strategist
Alumni DM 2012
Marvin Waldman
Marketing
Hilli Pitzer
Publication Design Expert
Alumni Pratt Communications Design
Our gratitude to a long list of ACM and DM Catalyst Teams.
For their leadership, strategy and creative talents to GROW our platform:
Thank you, THANK YOU.
2016 | 2017
Rudolf Strelis
Project Leader and Design Management
DM, Class of 2017
Rudolfs Strelis: rudolfstrelis@gmail.com
Wendy Taliaferro
Project Leader, Arts and Cultural Management
ACM, Class of 2017
Wendy Taliaferro: wendytaliaferro@gmail.com
2014 | 2015
Designing Policy for People
Executive Editor: Maren Maier
Design and Operations Management: Leslie Kirschenbaum
Managing Editors:
Julia Lipscomb
Kendall Veenema
Editorial Board:
Ali Akbar Sahiwala
Zara Yujung Chen
Dilara Cumhur
Amy Fredericks
Meiyu Huang
Melissa Jester
WeyeNeshet Lake
Sophia Lu
Chinaedu Maduagwu
Ann Marie Puente
Net Sirisantana
Rachel Starobinsky
Deidre Washington
Visual Design:
Ben Ge
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Andrea Villareal
2013
Creative Cities
Executive Editor:
Yvette M Santiago
Managing Editors:
Belen Liera
Jamie Yellen
Editorial Board
Lauren Foisey
Julia Lipscomb
Angie Higdon
Melissa Jester
Mishelle Oun
Visual Design:
Azroz Mohd
Yuehan “Luna” Jia
Phakkapol “Shane” Pasuthip
David Luddy
Kara Schlindwein
Ashtine Rodriguez
David-Georges Renaud
Samantha Chartier
WeyeNeshet Gashaw Lake
Chinaedu Maduagwu
Rabia Dilara Cumhur
Nazli Binyildirim
Maria Ana Barrera
Meghan Cree-Smith
Ines Bouscayrol
Taobai Qi
Visual Design:
Ali Akbar Sahiwala
Carlos Mota
2012 | 2013
Designing Peace
Executive Editors:
Mishelle Oun
Rebecca Paul
Managing Editor:
Vimvipa Poome
Dyanis DeJesus
Editorial Board:
Rasha Al Shihabi
Meghan Bumbaugh
Tyra Nicole Dumars
Laura Caballero-Torrijos
Tatiane Ferreira
Dan Geva
Belen Ilara
Edwin Kuo
Azroz Mohd
Yuri Ohara
Lisa Overton
David-Georges Renaud
Ashtine Rodriguez
Carolina Rivera
Yvette Santiago
Haris Silic
Anke Stohlmann
Sacha Wynne
Denise Tahara
Jamie Yellen
Visual Design:
Kathleen Mejia
Anke Stohlmann
2012
Designing a New Economy
Executive Editor:
Rebecca Paul
Mishelle Oun
Managing Editor:
Vimvipa Poome
Quentin Koopman
Editorial Board:
Haris Silic
Edwin Kuo
Laura Caballero-Torrijos
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Abby Hofmeyer
Giselle Carr
Tyra Dumars
Jahnvi Manek
Meghan Bumbaugh
Dyanis De Jesus
Jennifer Laga
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Jennifer Laga
Tatiane Ferreira
2012
Civilizing the Economy
Executive Editor:
Haris Silic
Managing Editors:
Laura Caballero
Edwin Kuo
Editorial Board:
Giselle Carr
Grace Chen
Tyra Dumars
Kirstin Hoffman
Abby Hofmeyer
Dyanis De Jesus
Evelyn Kim
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Jennifer Laga
Guy Laufer
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Lisa Overton
Mishelle Oun
Rebecca Paul
Vimvipa Poome
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
and Paul Segner,
Li’l Robin Design, Inc.
2011 | 2012
The Good Life
Executive Editor:
Haris Silic
Managing Editor:
Laura Caballero
Edwin Kuo
Editorial Board:
Ahmad Alammary
Giselle Carr
Dan Geva
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Mary McBride
Paola Ladino
Mala Parikh
Alice Shu
Denise Tahara
Tatiane Villela
Qortni Williams
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
2011
Designing the Good Life
Executive Editor:
Haris Silic
Managing Editor:
Laura Caballero
Edwin Kuo
Editorial Board:
Ahmad Alammary
Giselle Carr
Dante Clemons
Dan Geva
Kirstin Hoffmann
Mary McBride
Eileen Kiley
Paola Ladino
Bijey Narayan
Mala Parikh
Kevin Rorick
Alice Shu
Denise Tahara
Adam Zoltowski
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
2011
Designing Desire: Material Matters
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Megan Anderson
Alexandra Bocon Giselle Carr
Kirstin Hoffman
Eileen Kiley
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
Aditi Mukherjee
Christian Northeast
2010 | 2011
Designing Desire: The DNA of Desire and Design
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Juan Atuesta
Danté A. Clemons
Giselle Carr
Eileen Kiley
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
Aditi Mukherjee
Christian Northeast
2010
Designing Wellbeing: For All and Each
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Juan Atuesta
Holly Burns
Giselle Carr
Dante Clemons
Eileen Kiley
Mary McBride
Rachel Starobinsky
Denise Tahara
2010
Designing Wellbeing: Re-focus. Re-invent. Rejuvenate.
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Erin Weber
Holly Burns
Dante Clemons
Eileen Kiley
Maggie de la Vega
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Aditi Mukherjee
Adam Zoltowski
Kevin Rorick
2010
Designing Climate-Safe Economies:
Cradel to Cradel
Executive Editor:
Erin Weber
Editorial Board:
Holly Burns
Dante Clemons
Maggie de la Vega
Sernique Dougherty
Eileen Kiley
Kristin Leu
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Aditi Mukherjee
Kevin Rorick
Denise Tahara
Adam Zoltowski
Visual Design:
Aditi Mukherjee
2009 | 2010
Designing Climate-Safe Economies:
Life-Centered Design
Editor in Chief:
Erin Weber
Editorial Board:
Holly Burns
Maggie de la Vega
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Erin Weber
Rima Sinno
Editors:
Eileen Kiley
Kristin Leu
Layout: Slava
Visual Graphics:
Aditi Mukherjee
2008 | 2009
Founders of Catalyst
Benign by Design: NYC
Managing Editors:
Erin Weber
Maggie de la Vega
Holly Burns
Visual Design:
Erin Weber
Copy Editors:
Maggie de la Vega,
Denise Tahara
Eileen Kiley
Holly Burns
Erin Weber
Alexandra Felsenstein
Project Leader and Design Management
DM Class of 2018
Core Faculty Team
Dr. Mary McBride
Lead Creative Strategist and Executive Editor
Program Chair ACM | DM
Maren Maier
Lead Creative Strategist and Executive Editor
Alumni DM 2008
Dr. Denise Tahara
Lead Content Strategist and Executive Editor
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Lead Creative Strategist and Design Management
Alumni DM 2012
Faculty Specialist and Advisory Board
Chinaedu Maduagwu
Director of Operations, Design Management Department
Monte Gibbs
Strategic Technology
Kelly Kocinski Trager
Senior Advisor / Legal Counsel
Chelsea Powers
Digital Strategist
Alumni DM 2012
Marvin Waldman
Marketing
Hilli Pitzer
Publication Design Expert
Alumni Pratt Communications Design
Our gratitude to a long list of ACM and DM Catalyst Teams.
For their leadership, strategy and creative talents to GROW our platform:
Thank you, THANK YOU.
2016 | 2017
Rudolf Strelis
Project Leader and Design Management
DM, Class of 2017
Rudolfs Strelis: rudolfstrelis@gmail.com
Wendy Taliaferro
Project Leader, Arts and Cultural Management
ACM, Class of 2017
Wendy Taliaferro: wendytaliaferro@gmail.com
2014 | 2015
Designing Policy for People
Executive Editor: Maren Maier
Design and Operations Management: Leslie Kirschenbaum
Managing Editors:
Julia Lipscomb
Kendall Veenema
Editorial Board:
Ali Akbar Sahiwala
Zara Yujung Chen
Dilara Cumhur
Amy Fredericks
Meiyu Huang
Melissa Jester
WeyeNeshet Lake
Sophia Lu
Chinaedu Maduagwu
Ann Marie Puente
Net Sirisantana
Rachel Starobinsky
Deidre Washington
Visual Design:
Ben Ge
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Andrea Villareal
2013
Creative Cities
Executive Editor:
Yvette M Santiago
Managing Editors:
Belen Liera
Jamie Yellen
Editorial Board
Lauren Foisey
Julia Lipscomb
Angie Higdon
Melissa Jester
Mishelle Oun
Visual Design:
Azroz Mohd
Yuehan “Luna” Jia
Phakkapol “Shane” Pasuthip
David Luddy
Kara Schlindwein
Ashtine Rodriguez
David-Georges Renaud
Samantha Chartier
WeyeNeshet Gashaw Lake
Chinaedu Maduagwu
Rabia Dilara Cumhur
Nazli Binyildirim
Maria Ana Barrera
Meghan Cree-Smith
Ines Bouscayrol
Taobai Qi
Visual Design:
Ali Akbar Sahiwala
Carlos Mota
2012 | 2013
Designing Peace
Executive Editors:
Mishelle Oun
Rebecca Paul
Managing Editor:
Vimvipa Poome
Dyanis DeJesus
Editorial Board:
Rasha Al Shihabi
Meghan Bumbaugh
Tyra Nicole Dumars
Laura Caballero-Torrijos
Tatiane Ferreira
Dan Geva
Belen Ilara
Edwin Kuo
Azroz Mohd
Yuri Ohara
Lisa Overton
David-Georges Renaud
Ashtine Rodriguez
Carolina Rivera
Yvette Santiago
Haris Silic
Anke Stohlmann
Sacha Wynne
Denise Tahara
Jamie Yellen
Visual Design:
Kathleen Mejia
Anke Stohlmann
2012
Designing a New Economy
Executive Editor:
Rebecca Paul
Mishelle Oun
Managing Editor:
Vimvipa Poome
Quentin Koopman
Editorial Board:
Haris Silic
Edwin Kuo
Laura Caballero-Torrijos
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Abby Hofmeyer
Giselle Carr
Tyra Dumars
Jahnvi Manek
Meghan Bumbaugh
Dyanis De Jesus
Jennifer Laga
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Jennifer Laga
Tatiane Ferreira
2012
Civilizing the Economy
Executive Editor:
Haris Silic
Managing Editors:
Laura Caballero
Edwin Kuo
Editorial Board:
Giselle Carr
Grace Chen
Tyra Dumars
Kirstin Hoffman
Abby Hofmeyer
Dyanis De Jesus
Evelyn Kim
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Jennifer Laga
Guy Laufer
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Lisa Overton
Mishelle Oun
Rebecca Paul
Vimvipa Poome
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
and Paul Segner,
Li’l Robin Design, Inc.
2011 | 2012
The Good Life
Executive Editor:
Haris Silic
Managing Editor:
Laura Caballero
Edwin Kuo
Editorial Board:
Ahmad Alammary
Giselle Carr
Dan Geva
Leslie Kirschenbaum
Mary McBride
Paola Ladino
Mala Parikh
Alice Shu
Denise Tahara
Tatiane Villela
Qortni Williams
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
2011
Designing the Good Life
Executive Editor:
Haris Silic
Managing Editor:
Laura Caballero
Edwin Kuo
Editorial Board:
Ahmad Alammary
Giselle Carr
Dante Clemons
Dan Geva
Kirstin Hoffmann
Mary McBride
Eileen Kiley
Paola Ladino
Bijey Narayan
Mala Parikh
Kevin Rorick
Alice Shu
Denise Tahara
Adam Zoltowski
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
2011
Designing Desire: Material Matters
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Megan Anderson
Alexandra Bocon Giselle Carr
Kirstin Hoffman
Eileen Kiley
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
Aditi Mukherjee
Christian Northeast
2010 | 2011
Designing Desire: The DNA of Desire and Design
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Juan Atuesta
Danté A. Clemons
Giselle Carr
Eileen Kiley
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Anke Stohlmann
Aditi Mukherjee
Christian Northeast
2010
Designing Wellbeing: For All and Each
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Juan Atuesta
Holly Burns
Giselle Carr
Dante Clemons
Eileen Kiley
Mary McBride
Rachel Starobinsky
Denise Tahara
2010
Designing Wellbeing: Re-focus. Re-invent. Rejuvenate.
Executive Editor:
Adam Zoltowski
Managing Editor:
Kevin Rorick
Editorial Board:
Erin Weber
Holly Burns
Dante Clemons
Eileen Kiley
Maggie de la Vega
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Aditi Mukherjee
Adam Zoltowski
Kevin Rorick
2010
Designing Climate-Safe Economies:
Cradel to Cradel
Executive Editor:
Erin Weber
Editorial Board:
Holly Burns
Dante Clemons
Maggie de la Vega
Sernique Dougherty
Eileen Kiley
Kristin Leu
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Aditi Mukherjee
Kevin Rorick
Denise Tahara
Adam Zoltowski
Visual Design:
Aditi Mukherjee
2009 | 2010
Designing Climate-Safe Economies:
Life-Centered Design
Editor in Chief:
Erin Weber
Editorial Board:
Holly Burns
Maggie de la Vega
Maren Maier
Mary McBride
Denise Tahara
Visual Design:
Erin Weber
Rima Sinno
Editors:
Eileen Kiley
Kristin Leu
Layout: Slava
Visual Graphics:
Aditi Mukherjee
2008 | 2009
Founders of Catalyst
Benign by Design: NYC
Managing Editors:
Erin Weber
Maggie de la Vega
Holly Burns
Visual Design:
Erin Weber
Copy Editors:
Maggie de la Vega,
Denise Tahara
Eileen Kiley
Holly Burns
Erin Weber