Who We Are
Architects. Urban Planners. Social Designers. Artists. Community Organizers. Neighbors. The NDC family is big, diverse, and connected by a love of place.
Board of Directors
We are passionate neighborhood advocates with a range of skills and experience. We have big dreams for the built environment.
Garrick Good, President
Lauren Wilson, Vice President
Michael Bainum, Treasurer
Alexa Bertinelli, Secretary
Kristi Dalrymple, T. Rowe Price
Kelly Danz, Ziger|Snead Architects
Sonja Ewing, The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Tracy Gosson, Sagesse, Inc.
Jen Horton, Johns Hopkins University Center for Government Excellence
Maisie Hughes, Senior Director of Urban Forestry at American Forests and Co-Founder The Urban Studio
Erika McClammy, McClammy & Associates, LLC
Rebecca Murphy, RCM Strategic Consulting
Caitlin O'Hara, Urban Designer + Planner
David Park, National League of Cities
Wendi Redfern-Curtis, ReBuild Metro
Randy Sovich, AIA, RM Sovich Architecture, Inc.
Ben Stone, Smart Growth America
Jennifer S. Vey, Metropolitan Policy Program
Dustin Watson, inPLACE Design
Amber Wendland, AICP, Ayers Saint Gross
Kristina Williams, Charles Village Benefits District, President
Nominations are now open for our Board of Directors.
Staff
With decades of experience, the NDC team brings design chops, focused listening, and an abiding commitment to participatory design to each project.
Karla Brent
Project Coordinator
Baltimore City Office
kbrent@ndc-md.org
(410) 472-5122
Holding an architect license in the state of Maryland, Karla is developing the Arts Space Technical Assistance program at NDC. She offers guidance to local artists and arts groups in defining their spatial needs while also complying with life safety code. Her passion to uplift underserved communities began at Norwich University where she received her Masters of Architecture. In her thesis, Karla studied informal settlements and how water infrastructure can be constructed and implemented into communities without using heavy machinery. Outside of work, Karla can be found roller skating anywhere that she won’t get yelled at for it.
Katryna Carter
Program Manager
Baltimore City Office
kcarter@ndc-md.org
(410) 777-5644
Katryna heads the Baltimore office’s Community Design Works program, connecting passionate designers with dedicated neighborhood groups to advance community-based design solutions. She is an experienced project manager with a background in and passion for using design and creative placemaking in service of social change. Katryna has more than a decade of design experience, working across non-profit, commercial and government sectors. She holds a Bachelors of Architecture degree from Howard University and Masters in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Outside of the office, you can find Katryna dancing her heart out to 90s hip-hop and soulful house music.
Maura Dwyer
Project Coordinator
Baltimore City Office
mdwyer@ndc-md.org
Maura Dwyer is a northeast Baltimore native, and a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture. For the past several years, she has worked with mural collective, Spectrum Murals, to transform education spaces into interactive learning environments through visual design. In addition, she has taught mural workshops across Maryland through Young Audiences, and participated in Baltimore City’s annual arts festivals, including Artscape and Light City. Over her first year at NDC as a VISTA volunteer, she supported NDC’s Place Matters program, which partners with community leaders to build neighborhood capacity. She has stayed on as Project Coordinator for the NEA-supported Signal Station North lighting initiative. In her free time, you can find her volunteering, visiting art shows, lectures, and learning more about the history of Baltimore.
Jennifer Goold
Executive Director
Baltimore City & Prince George’s County Offices
jgoold@ndc-md.org
Jennifer Goold joined the Neighborhood Design Center in 2012 after more than a decade of work in cultural resources management, historic preservation, development and planning. At NDC, she directs all aspects of the center’s operations including staff, programs, outreach, and fundraising. A Baltimore resident since 1993, she has been involved in many of the city’s largest historic building rehabilitations, including the American Can Company, Silo Point and Tide Point. She received a BS in Interior Design from Indiana University and an MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. Hailing from Boone County Indiana, Jen’s early years included 10-year 4H membership including winning the title of master showman.
Merrell Hambleton
Project Manager, Signal Station North
Baltimore City Office
mhambleton@ndc-md.org
(914) 643-5195
Merrell leads NDC's NEA-supported Signal Station North, a two-year creative placemaking initiative rooted in building access and equity through public space lighting. Previously, Merrell produced public art projects with the artist Steve Powers and the New York-based nonprofit Creative Time. She has a dual MA in Social Design and Critical Studies from MICA and BA in History from Columbia University.
Briony Hynson
Deputy Director
Baltimore City Office
bhynson@ndc-md.org
(301) 830-5219
As Deputy Director, Briony leads development, design leadership and engagement initiatives at NDC. Briony started in her role at NDC in 2013, after completion of the Robert W. Deutsch Social Design Fellowship at Maryland Institute College of Art. The lynchpin of her work is understanding community and the shared built environment to leverage positive social change. Previously, as the founding creative director of Honfleur Gallery, Briony employed varied approaches to build creative capacity via revitalization efforts in Washington DC’s Ward 8. Hynson holds a BFA in Sculpture from Alfred University and an MA in Social Design from MICA.
Nancy Konjo
Development Associate
Baltimore Office
nkonjo@ndc-md.org
(443) 835-0151
As a Development Associate, Nancy is responsible for assisting with office operations and implementing fundraising/development tasks. Prior to joining the Neighborhood design center, she worked as an Administrative/Development Assistant with various non-profits in the DC metropolitan area. She is also a fellow at the National Foster Youth Institute, which helps with improving foster care programs for young people. Konjo received her undergraduate degrees from Washington Adventist University (MD) in Music and Theology. In her free time, Nancy enjoys cooking, traveling, and performing.
Nick Maletta
Project Coordinator
Prince George’s County Office
nmaletta@ndc-md.org
Nick Maletta is a Project Coordinator for NDC's foresty work. He supports the Prince George’s County Right Tree Right Place program in addition to various other tree canopy and reforestation initiatives NDC undertakes with community partners. He has a graduate degree in Environmental Management from the University of Maryland, Global Campus and was recently awarded a fellowship with the Maryland Forestry Foundation to assist in the creation of an Urban Forestry Careers Camp for mid-Atlantic high school students. Nick spends his free time gardening, cooking, exploring the National Arboretum and perusing local nurseries for rare plants.
Sophie Morley
Program Manager
Prince George’s County Office
smorley@ndc-md.org
(301) 830-8251
Sophie is an architect with a background in inclusive design and international development. She came to NDC from her home city of London where she was working on affordable housing projects for charities, social landlords and Councils. Since 2010 she has been collaborating with the architecture organization Architecture sans Frontieres leading projects in Ghana, South Africa and Sierra Leone. She has taught architecture at several UK universities and her teaching focuses on equitable practice and social justice in the built environment. When not in the office Sophie likes to travel and ride her bike.
Allie O’Neill
Program Director — Community Design
Prince George’s County Office
aoneill@ndc-md.org
(301) 830-6425
Allie believes design has the power to improve lives, spark civic participation, and create equitable, resilient communities. She sees community design and participatory processes as integral parts of design justice. Allie leads the Community Design Works program in Prince George's County, connecting interested professionals and motivated community members to complete a wide range of projects. Since 2016, Allie has served on the board of the Association for Community Design. Outside of the office, you can find her biking around the DC area.
Eli Pousson
Program Coordinator
Baltimore Office
epousson@ndc-md.org
(301) 830-8519
Eli Pousson joined the Neighborhood Design Center in 2020 after completing a Masters in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For the past nine years, Eli worked at Baltimore Heritage supporting historic preservation and public history programs across the city including everything from archaeology in Patterson Park to new historic districts in Greater Rosemont. His recent research and organizing work includes investigating the health effects of demolishing vacant housing and developing a play streets initiative with Bikemore and the Baltimore Department of Transportation. Outside of work, Eli Pousson is a volunteer organizer for the annual Baltimore Family Biking Open House and enjoys sweeping up trash and trimming trees in his own neighborhood of Harwood and beyond.
Dana Puzey
Enterprise Development Director
Prince George’s County Office
dpuzey@ndc-md.org
(301) 850-1724
Dana is responsible for securing and managing the grants and contracts at the Neighborhood Design Center for both the Prince Georges County and Baltimore offices. Ms. Puzey began her post graduate career in Baltimore City in 2009, working with residents and communities to identify stormwater problems and site stormwater BMPs. In 2015, Dana joined NDC to oversee the organization’s urban forestry work in Prince George’s County. Her work evolved to include grant and contract management for both offices. Throughout her career, she has focused on program development and financial management. Dana received a Bachelor’s degree from Elon University in Environmental Studies and a Master’s degree from Virginia Tech in Urban and Regional Planning. When she’s not at the office, Dana keeps busy by exploring parks and museums with her young children and husband.
Laura Robinson
Program Coordinator
Prince George’s County Office
lrobinson@ndc-md.org
(301) 850-6697
Laura is a landscape designer with a background in field biology and graphic communication. Her work at the Prince George’s County office focuses on landscape design and community engagement projects that help increase tree canopy and green spaces in the county. Before NDC, Laura worked in residential design, environmental education, and information technology. She received a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Media Arts and Design from James Madison University, and more recently received her Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Maryland. Outside of the office, Laura enjoys walking her two senior dogs, attempting woven art, and hiking in Shenandoah.
Marita Roos
Program Director
Prince George’s County Office
mroos@ndc-md.org
(301) 270-9673
Marita is a landscape architect and planner who writes, designs, plans, builds and teaches with the aim of enlarging our participation in the urban/natural environment. Marita directs program activities at NDC’s Prince George’s County office and brings a perspective from over twenty years of private and public practice. She holds degrees in biodiversity management from the University of London Wye College and in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia. Outside of NDC, Marita loves to kayak wherever blue herons hang out.
Jason Sprouls
Program Coordinator
Prince George’s County Office
jsprouls@ndc-md.org
(301) 850-1462
Jason manages the Neighborhood Design Center’s community-wide urban forestry program that has jurisdiction of trees in the public right-of-way. He is an urban forestry practitioner who has an interdisciplinary skillset of the wide array of environmental conditions that relate to urban trees which includes dendrology, tree risk assessment and mitigation, urban hydrology and stormwater management, and soil sciences. He has a wide array of experiences in environmental interpretation, which was formative in his passion for connecting people and nature to bring meaningful change to the urban environment
Interns and Fellows
The passion and dedication of these valuable team members is essential to making our projects successful.
Ryan Alston
Community Development Fellow, University of Baltimore
Ryan is a Community Development graduate fellow studying Integrated Design at the University of Baltimore. With a range of experience in graphic design, marketing, and development, she specializes in solutions that are creative and innovative. Ryan is passionate about establishing resources that are sustainable and accessible to overlooked neighborhoods and communities.
Yvette Bailey-Emberson
CCIP Intern, Johns Hopkins University
Yvette is a Junior Johns Hopkins University student studying Sociology and Social Policy. She is from Baltimore and is passionate about housing and neighborhood equity.
Celina Konigstein
Sondheim Nonprofit Leadership Program Fellow, Build Together
Celina is a junior studying urban planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Her main interests include how public space, art, and culture intersect with each other and serve as a means of community expression and wellbeing. As a program fellow for the recently launched Build Together Designer-in-Residence program, she supports program development, community engagement design, and resident experience. Celina spends her free time pretending to be a food critic, catching up on design trends, and experimenting with different styles of hand lettering.
Kayla Ostrow
France Merrick Civic Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Kayla is a France-Merrick Civic Fellow with a focus on climate justice at Johns Hopkins University, where she is a senior studying Civil Engineering and Earth & Planetary Sciences. She is excited to be supporting Signal Station North at NDC. In the future, she hopes to be a civil engineer who focuses community-engaged design in her work.
Volunteers
NDC’s annual awards honor the many dedicated volunteers, community partners, and local leaders who make our places great.
Put simply, NDC wouldn’t exist without the dedication of our amazing volunteers and community partners. Do you know a great member of the NDC family who deserves extra recognition? Nominate them! Tell us who you’d like to see celebrated or peruse our list of past awardees.
For inquiries and to request accommodation regarding accessibility, contact Briony Hynson via email at bhynson@ndc-md.org or 301-830-5291.