As a Project Coordinator in the Community Health practice, J.D. facilitates complex planning processes to ensure plans are guided by both technical rigor and lived experience. For the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), J.D. is coordinating a community engagement plan to enable Hunts Point and Long Island residents to inform a decarbonization plan for New York Harbor. For the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), J.D. is collecting community visions for key transportation corridors in Eastern Brooklyn and Queens.

Prior to joining Public Works, J.D. was a Government Affairs Intern for Real Estate at Kasirer LLC where he assisted clients in navigating NYC’s development processes and understanding emerging policies and plans leading up to an election and mayoral transition. He previously served as Executive Assistant at the ACLU of New York where he coordinated leadership operations and strategy while supporting campaigns for civil liberties and social justice. J.D. also served as Aide to the Mayor of Revere, Massachusetts, helping his hometown recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, planning for housing and transit development, and broadening the community’s understanding of local government services, accessibility, and inclusion.

J.D. is a current Master of Urban Planning student at Hunter College and holds a B.A. in American Studies from Columbia University. He was appointed a member of Manhattan Community Board 9 in May 2026.