Sadie is a Social Worker based in Detroit. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and Psychology from Michigan State University. Despite being a proud Spartan, she obtained her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. Sadie is committed to community-centered approaches to well-being. She serves as the School Social Worker for the James and Grace Lee Boggs School and is the current Project Manager for this project. 

David is a current Dual-degree Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Design student and co-president of the Matters Urban Design Students Association. Before studying at the University of Michigan, David received his BFA in interior design on a pre-arch track with a minor in the Arts. His interests and work center on how critical cartography and mapping can serve communities and social and cultural movements as tools for advocacy and policy change in the context of NYC and Puerto Rico. 

Amina Dunn (She/Her) is a dual-degree graduate student in the School for the Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), specializing in environmental justice, and at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in its Master of Urban and Regional Planning program. Her work aims to recontextualize the intersections of culture, urban development, and sustainability. She is particularly interested in topics around housing, food justice, storytelling, and artistic communication. Before attending the University of Michigan, Amina worked as a survey researcher at the Pew Research Center, focusing on U.S. Politics. Amina graduated from Emory University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Theater Studies. She currently serves as the Interdisciplinary Scholar for the Tishman Center for Social Justice.

Isabella Reardon Ramos (She/Her) is a second-year student at University of Michigan, pursuing a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning. Isabella was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, but has most recently lived in Southern California in the Los Angeles area. She holds a Bachelors of Art in Architecture from Miami University in Ohio, and has studied art and architecture history and urban design. As a designer, she has worked alongside clients in low-income communities to facilitate, and create projects that both respond to and advance the needs of residents.

Tanner is a second-year Master's student in the Urban and Regional Planning program, with an emphasis in Physical Planning and Design. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Studies from the University of Michigan–Dearborn. Born and raised in Farmington, Michigan, he carries a strong interest in the City of Detroit and Southeast Michigan. His primary focuses include adaptive reuse, neighborhood-scale planning, and participatory planning practices. 

Jay Rodrigues (They/Them) is a sophomore in the LSA Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience Major with a minor in History. They worked in the Fall 2024 freshman seminar and will return in the Winter 2026 semester as a research assistant. From a young age, they have had a passion for art and always looked to integrate creativity into their work.

Camille Johnson (She/Her) is a Master of Urban & Regional Planning graduate student at Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning. Born and raised in Detroit, MI, with social impact experience across the United States, Camille brings a unique lens to urban planning and design, having lived, advocated for, and organized across Detroit's many transitions. Camille is a multi-disciplinary strategist with a proven track record of transforming organizations by streamlining operations, building and leading high-performing teams, and creating compelling narratives to boost fundraising and development. She has designed and led impactful engagement strategies across the Eastside Community Network and numerous progressive campaigns. 

Maggie Henry (She/Her) is a sophomore undergraduate at the University of Michigan studying the history of art and anthropology with a minor in museum studies. Before working as a research assistant for this project, she was a member of the Fall 2024 freshman seminar. She contributed to website writing and research about Grace Episcopal Church and the Wall of Pride. Maggie is interested in topics that surround the intersection of art, creativity, public policy, 

Madeleine Aquilina is a PhD candidate in the History of Art at the University of Michigan. Her dissertation, Representing Indigeneity and Reforming Architecture in Mid-Twentieth Century Peru, argues that architectural initiatives offered symbolic representations of Indigeneity as an alternative to land redistribution before the 1969 agrarian reform. This research has been supported with grants from the University of Michigan's History of Art Department, Rackham School for Graduate Studies, Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and International Institute, along with the United States Department of Education, the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Institute for Critical Social Inquiry at the New School for Social Research. In addition to this book project, Madeleine is committed to public-facing research collaborations through her work on the Detroit Black Power Murals Project and the Carceral State Project. 

Olivia Butts (She/Her) worked as a Research Associate on this project during the 2024-25 academic year. As a student of the environmental justice master's program at UM, she is interested in investigating the politics of place and identity through an ecological and anthropological lens. On this project, she helped students develop the copy for the website and explore the foundations of social science research.