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WRT | RFP No. 60149: San Leandro Comprehensive Parks Master Plan 35 <br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />Project Award + <br />East Palo Alto Parks Master Plan <br />East Palo Alto, CA <br />San Lorenzo Creek Trail Vision <br />Hayward County, CA <br />Bothin Marsh Adaptation Study <br />Marin County, CA <br />Hayward Main Street Complete Streets <br />Hayward, CA <br />El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets <br />El Cerrito, CA <br />Exposition Square Streetscape Improvements * <br />Los Angeles, CA <br />CBS Television City Campus Master Plan * <br />Los Angeles, CA <br />400 19th Ave Mixed-Use * <br />Los Angeles, CA <br />Russell Blvd Community Master Plan * <br />Davis, CA <br />Urban Resilience Strategies * <br />Medellin, Colombia <br />Santiago, Chile <br />Porto Alegre, Brazil <br />* Work done prior to joining WRT. <br />LANGUAGES <br />English, Spanish, French <br />ANDRÉS QUINCHE <br /> <br /> <br />LANDSCAPE DESIGNER + URBAN PLANNER <br />PROJECT ROLE: PROJECT MANAGER <br />Andrés has over 5 years of experience in urban planning, landscape design, community <br />led design, resilience and climate change. He has worked at a multitude of scales, from <br />the regional, to the local. As part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s - 100 Resilient Cities, he <br />supported pioneering work around urban, social, and economic resilience in cities around <br />the globe. He brings this engagement expertise to his more current work in California, <br />where he’s aided in the design and development of streetscape improvements, active <br />transportation planning, and social and economic development. While in Los Angeles, he <br />has supported with community engagement and outreach for streetscape improvements <br />in primarily Hispanic neighborhoods of South Los Angeles. More recently, he has been <br />spearheading community engagement with Mexican-American communities in East Palo <br />Alto, for the development of a parks masterplan. Andrés approaches every project with a <br />lens that acknowledges and uplifts previous histories and existing community voices. With <br />an ultimate goal to collectively co-design for a more just and equitable public realm. <br />EDUCATION <br />Harvard University, Master of Landscape Architecture I <br />Harvard University, Master of Urban Planning <br />Ohio State University, Bachelor of Arts in International Relations & Foreign Policy <br />AFFILIATIONS + AWARDS <br />Harvard GSD, David Kenneth Specter Fellowship, 2018 <br />Harvard GSD, Doebele Community Service Fellowship, 2016 <br />ENGAGEMENT <br />San Francisco YIMBY (Housing Advocacy), Organizer, ongoing <br />San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (Transportation Advocacy), Organizer, ongoing <br />Streets for All, Advisory Board & Resident Designer, 2 years <br />RIOS, Co-Chair Social Impact Initiative, 2 years <br />Harvard GSD, Deans Diversity Committee, 3 years <br />Harvard GSD, Co-President of Queers in Design, 1 year <br />Harvard GSD, Communications Director, Harvard Urban Planning Organization, 1 year