Brooklyn, NY | New York, NY | Washington, DC
Also known as: rebecca_illiams
A lawcity planningtechnology hybrid committed to improving civic engagement, community development, and equal justice through technology and technology policy. I have years of experience working in or with local governments on a range of issues including code enforcement, energy policy, fair housing, open government, open data, and smart city initiatives. My multi-field literacy and expertise combined with strong research skills and an eye for collaboration have led me to work on range of government initiatives, such as promoting open data legislation across the country, fostering public-private technology partnerships internationally, working on regional energy and housing issues in MA and NY-NJ-CT and coordinating local, regional, and national conferences, surveys, webinars, and workshops on urban planning and tech policy issues. Specialities civic technology, coalition building, conference and community organizing, constituent consultation, data analysis, energy policy, legal technology, licensing, local government law, housing policy, open data standards, open data law, open government, research methods, urban planning, and workshop development.