PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
Project Team
Julia Robinson
School of Architecture — University of Minnesota
Savannah Steele
School of Architecture — University of Minnesota
Rochelle Gianino
Webber-Camden Neighborhood Organization
(Building Black Legacy)
Jamil Ford
Mobilize Design Architects and Planners
Michael Chaney
Project Sweetie Pie / Environmental Justice Coordinating Council
Jaycee Thomsen
Northside Safety NET Environmental Initiative
Timothy Griffin
Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota
Shawn Lewis
Minneapolis Parks Foundation
John Jamison
Northside Resident Redevelopment Council
Clyde Quarles
Northside Safety NET Environmental Initiative
Ar’Tesha Saballos
Northside Safety NET Environmental Initiative
Sebastian Wells
Northside Safety NET Environmental Initiative
Catherine Fleming
Project Sweetie Pie
Students & Interns
Learn more about the interns here!
Fall 2021
Youth Participants: Ada Smith, Christopher Johnson, Shae Carter
University of Minnesota Students: Chris Chalet, Cody Kashmark, Dan Ogranovich, David Sheldon, Emily Dam, Jack Foley, Joshua Ziehwein, Maria Berg, Naomi Schroeder, Olivia Mantsch, Rachel Foreseen, Riley Houlihan, Robert Gay
Staff: Drew Lemmie
Fall 2022
Northside Safety NET Interns: Charish Byas, Evette Eaton, Greg Wheeler, Lilly Hood, Micah Beasley, Paris Beasley
University of Minnesota Students: Anukriti Misra, Cassidy Johnson, Emily Sanchez, Julia Friedrichsen, Lauren Finch, Logan Schaub, Marshall King, Yizhen Cai
Staff: Jaycee Thomsen, Cyde Quarles, Sebastian Wells
Fall 2023
Northside Safety NET Interns: Aiyana Marrow, Avis Wheeler, Chairish Byas, Cyrus Beasley, Evette Eaton, Greg Wheeler, Helena Wheeler, Jasmine Morrow, Luigi Little, Michah Beasly, Nasier Ellis, Paris Beasley, Ra’Shad Bowen-King
University of Minnesota Students: Faustyn Janoski-Pavicich, Fran Di Caprio, Jonathan Ross, Lauren Burton, Mary Owen, Min Ho Choi, Minchie Lae Pavico, Nathan Davies, Phil Timmons, Stephen Farrell, Suhaila El Banna, Sydney Holmes, Victor Martinez
Staff: Ar’Tesha Saballos, Clyde Quarles, Sebastian Wells
Advisory Board
2021 – 2023
Angie McKinley
Ar’tesha Saballos
Ethrophic Burnett
Jena Quast
Kathleen Acaso
Michelle Shaw
Savannah Steele
Timothy Griffin
Clifton Williams
Clyde Quarles
Jamil Ford
Jessica Garcia Fritz
Michael Chaney
Patricia Deinhart-Bauknight
Shawn Lewis
Vicky McMillan
Sebastian Wells
Ellie Ziaie
Jaycee Thomsen
Joe France
Michael Douglas
Rochelle Washington
Terresa Moses
Julia Robinson
Research Assistants
2021 University of Minnesota Research Assistants:
Allemu Slattery
Robert Gay
Jonathan Breuer
Riley Houlihan
Mortimer Ackerman
Naomi Schroeder
2022 University of Minnesota Research Assistants
Robert Gay
Julia Friederichsen
Anukriti Misra
Jeff Yao
2023 University of Minnesota Research Assistants
Xiaotong Liu
Faustyn Pavicich
Kayla Ignatowicz
Supportive Organizations
Cedar Co-Housing
Connections to Independence
Edible Boulevards
Great Northern Greenway Task Force
Growing North Minneapolis
GrowUs
Jordan Area Community Council
Minnesota Climate & Environmental Justice Table
Minneapolis Parks Foundation
Northside Economic Opportunity Network
Northside Residents Redevelopment Council
Northside Safety NET Environmental Initiative
Project Sweetie Pie
Renewable Energy Partners
Webber-Camden Neighborhood Association
Hennepin County, Department of Community Corrections & Rehabilitation
Hennepin County North Regional Library
Hennepin County Tax-Forfeited Land
Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
Minneapolis Department of Public Safety
Minneapolis Parks & Recreation (Farview Park, North Commons Park, Creekview Park)
Minneapolis Northside Green Zone Task Force
American Institute of Architects MN
4RM+ULA
BKV Group
Design by Melo
Duval Companies
Environ-Tech Construction Services, Inc.
McGlory Studio
MKV Architects
Mobilize Design Architects
NEEO Partners
Urban Design Perspectives
University of Minnesota:
Center for Sustainable Building Research
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
College of Design
Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Landscape Architecture Department
Minnesota Design Center
Robert E. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
School of Architecture
Funding Organizations
Jordan Area Community Council
University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
University of Minnesota Robert E. Jones Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center
Minneapolis Foundation
University of Minnesota College of Design
University of Minnesota School of Architecture
United Properties
University of Minnesota Imagine Fund College of Design