Ariel Ben-Amos
Ariel Ben-Amos is a planner and analyst for the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities. He has a long history of working in Philadelphia’s CDC (Community Development Corporation) community and currently serves on the boards of Crossroads Music and the Gershman Y. Ariel…
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Ariel Ben-Amos is a planner and analyst for the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities. He has a long history of working in Philadelphia’s CDC (Community Development Corporation) community and currently serves on the boards of Crossroads Music and the Gershman Y. Ariel served two years in the Peace Corps in Albania before returning to his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania for a dual degree in City and Regional Planning and Government Administration.
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