Empowering Climate Resilience
Designing Resilience focuses on empowering communities by providing education, tools, and collaborative opportunities to effectively combat climate change and its associated challenges.
Our team
Dedicated to climate resilient infrastructure, education, and communities.
Heidi Adams
Executive Director
Innovator with a passion for sustainable infrastructure.
Architect and urban designer focused on advancing economic development and modernization in underserved Black and Brown communities.
Michael Anderson
Consortium Advisor
Levi Brewster
Consortium Advisor
Committed to environmental stewardship and work with community partners to restore ecosystems, enhance public spaces, and promote environmental education.
Megan Hinchliffe Gerig
Community Engagement Coordinator
Community organizing and civic engagement coordinator, supporting Altadena rebuilding efforts and advancing equitable community development.
Wend Templeton
Consultant
Bridging sustainable design and grassroots engagement, by partnering with the community to deliver resiliency education events.
Mina Seif
Design Consultant
Industrial designer working to create a sustainable and equitable future. Finding the nexus between accessibility, innovation, and honoring the past.
Dorothy Wong
Consortium Advisor
Altadena Town Council Member and Director of SoCalCross Events. Advocate for community revitalization and town recovery.
Savannah Bradley
Consortium Advisor
Co-Founder of ART and Pasadena Unified Educator. Dedicated to advancing equitable recovery, education, and community resilience through service, leadership, and empowerment.