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Biography:Michael Kleiss comes from a multidisciplinary background trained in Architecture, Engineering, Computer Science, Music, Film and Fine Arts. He received a Master of Architecture from Pratt Institute with a focus on Structural Morphology and worked in New York city designing skyscrapers.

Biography:In 2019, I migrated to the United States and embarked on a career in education administration. Before this transition, I had a diverse professional background, having worked as both a lawyer and in the film industry. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Law in 2010, followed by a Bachelor's degree in Communications in 2015.

Biography:Richard Etlin is an architectural historian who joined the faculty in August 1981. In 2000 he was awarded the rank of Distinguished University Professor. In 1998 Etlin became the founding director of the Restoring Ancient Stabiae project (RAS), a post that he held until he left RAS in May 2003. He retired in summer 2012.

Biography:Professor Emeritus Robert Lindley Vann is a distinguished educator in architectural history, alternating with other faculty in teaching basic survey classes and offering advanced courses in Greek, Roman, Islamic, and Pre-Columbian architecture.

EFC partnered with the Maryland Forestry Foundation to develop an action framework and community engagement series to support Resilience Financing for Maryland Local Governments. This capacity building and education effort was designed to help local governments build resilience into their communities, particularly in the form of natural capital.

The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) provides training and technical assistance to small public water and wastewater systems in rural and urban communities and to tribally-owned and -operated systems throughout the U.S.

Biography:Professor Howland is an expert in employment, urban and regional economic planning, economic development, and urban form, with a focus on Post-Soviet Russia.

In January 2005, the Chesapeake Executive Council issued Directive 04-1 in response to the recommendations set forth by the Blue Ribbon Finance Panel.

Biography:Ronit Eisenbach is an architect, artist, curator, and educator whose work intertwines art, design, and architecture to engage dialogue about the environments we create. Her practice explores how perceptions of subjective, invisible, and ephemeral objects influence our understanding of place.

Biography:Steven W. Hurtt is Professor and former Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Maryland, College Park. He taught at the University of Notre Dame from 1973-1990 and was a partner in the firm of Hurtt-Kenrick Architects, P.C. Professor Hurtt enjoys teaching studio, participating on thesis committees and directing independent study courses.

Biography: Professor Bechhoefer focuses on regionalism and multi-culturalism related to design practice. His interests include vernacular building and the effects of contemporary interventions in traditional environments.

Biography: Howell Baum is an Emeritus Professor in the Urban Studies and Planning program. Baum has completed a historical study of Baltimore school desegregation entitled Brown in Baltimore: School Desegregation and the Limits of Liberalism. The book analyzes how liberalism hinders knowing and talking about race and limits possibilities of racial integration.