PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future

Penn Praxis Staff

Harris Steinberg
Executive Director of Penn Praxis
harrisst@design.upenn.edu
http://www.design.upenn.edu/pennpraxis/
p-215 573-8719 f-215 573-9600
B.A., University of Pennsylvania;
M. Arch, University of Pennsylvania. FAIA, NCARB.
Steinberg is the founding director of Penn Praxis, the clinical consulting arm of the School of Design, and an adjunct assistant professor of city and regional planning who teaches a course in citizen participation and civic visioning in the graduate program.


Bridget Keegan
Senior Project Manager
bkeegan@design.upenn.edu
p-215.898.6316
B.A, College of the Holy Cross; Masters, City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania. AICP
Bridget Keegan has four years of professional planning experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining Penn Praxis, she served as project manager for a series of transit-oriented development projects where she has helped suburban Philadelphia communities develop site plans, land use plans, and implementation strategies for the development of underutilized sites around train stations. In addition, Bridget brings a good deal of public involvement experience to the team. Her work seeks to balance the needs of the community and the client and reflects strategic thinking about implementation needs.

Andrew Goodman
Planner
agoodman@design.upenn.edu
http://www.design.upenn.edu/pennpraxis/
p-215.898.6316 f – 215.573.9600
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.C.P., University of Pennsylvania (urban design concentration)
Goodman joined Praxis in the summer of 2005. Other civic engagement projects he has worked on at Praxis include the Franklin Conference on School Design, Creating a Civic Vision for 40th and Market Streets and the Kimmel Center Public Spaces project.

PlanPhilly Staff

Matt Golas
PlanPhilly Managing Editor
mgolas@design.upenn.edu
http://www.design.upenn.edu/pennpraxis/
p-215.573.8720 f-215.573.9600
B.A., The Catholic University of America
Golas worked in the daily newspaper business for 32 years, including 20 at The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he was Metropolitan Editor. He was also Executive Editor and Vice President of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader.

Ashley Hahn
Eyes on the Street Editor
EOTS@planphilly.com
ahahn@planphilly.com
p-215.573.8720
Masters degrees in City and Regional Planning and Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. Her B.A. is in Government and Philosophy from Skidmore College.
Hahn has written for various media outlets, public agencies, and nonprofit clients. Her reporting earned an award for Environmental Coverage from the New York Press Association in 2004. Most recently Ashley worked for the Historic Properties Fund at the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

PlanPhilly Reporters

Anthony Campisi
SEPTA beat
acampisi@planphilly.com

B.A., The University of Pennsylvania
Originally hailing from Central Jersey, Anthony Campisi came to Philadelphia while a student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied intellectual history. He also writes for It's Our Money, a project of the Daily News and WHYY that covers the city budget.

Kellie Patrick Gates
Waterfront and casino beat
kgates@planphilly.com
B.A. in journalism, Point Park University, Pittsburgh.The University of Pennsylvania
Since 2007, Gates has covered the waterfront and casinos for PlanPhilly. She spent the previous 15 years as a reporter for newspapers in New York, Florida and Pennsylvania, including four years at the Philadelphia Inquirer. In addition to her work at PlanPhilly, Gates writes a weekly wedding column for The Inquirer.

JoAnn Greco
Parks and Recreation beat
jgreco@planphilly.com
www.joanngreco.com
B.A. New York University
JoAnn Greco is a widely-published writer, specializing in planning and architecture, travel, design, hospitality and tourism, and Japanese culture. Her articles have appeared everywhere from Planning, AIA Boston, AIA Philadelphia, Metropolis, Parks and Recreation, and Urban Land, to National Geographic Traveler, Art & Antiques, and the Washington Post, to dozens of inflight, alumni and other custom publications. She is also the co-founder and editor of TheCityTraveler.com, an online magazine devoted to urban destinations.

Alan Jaffe
Historical preservation beat
ajaffe@planphilly.com
B.A., Temple University
Jaffe was a writer and editor in the newspaper industry for nearly 30 years, including eight at the Philadelphia Inquirer and nine at the South Jersey Courier-Post. He is public relations manager for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. He is also an antique toy collector and the author of “J. Chein & Co.: A Collector’s Guide to an American Toymaker.”

Patrick Kerkstra
Special Projects
215.798.0180

pkerkstra@planphilly.com
patrickkerkstra.com
B.A., English literature, University of California, Los Angeles
Patrick is a freelance writer and journalist living in West Philadelphia. A 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Patrick's career has included stints covering city politics and government, development, higher education and the war in Iraq. His work has appeared in publications across the country, including the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald and Newsday.

Steve Ujifusa
S.S. United States beat
steven.ujifusa@gmail.com
www.stevenujifusa.com
B.A. History, Harvard University; M.S. Historic Preservation and Real Estate Design and Development, University of Pennsylvania
Steven Ujifusa is a writer and historical consultant living in Philadelphia. He is currently working on his first book, tentatively titled The Ideal Ship: William Francis Gibbs and his Quest for the SS United States, which will be published by Twelve Books in 2011. The book will recount the now-forgotten story of America’s greatest naval architect and the magnificent ocean liner — the fastest, safest, and most beautiful ever built — that he devoted his life to designing and building, against the backdrop of the politics, culture, society, and enterprise of mid-20th century America. Steven has written numerous articles on urban planning and historic preservation for PlanPhilly.com, a website run by the University of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the board of the SS United States Conservancy, a national nonprofit dedicated to saving the great ship and preserving her historical legacy.

Jared Brey
Zoning beat
http://facebook.com/jaredbrey

B.A. in English, Masters in Journalism, Temple University
Brey is the fifth reporter to cover zoning reform. He was a Temple teaching assistant from Sept. 2009 to May 2011. He is the program coordinator for The Center for Public Interest Journalism.