2019 aarp livable communities placemaking workshop: hold on to your why

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The TransFormation Alliance is a partnership that centers racial equity in its work with Atlanta residents to shape better social, health, climate and economic outcomes through access to


transit. As the organization's managing director, Odetta MacLeish-White advocates for communities and residents to have greater impact and influence on the development processes that


affect their neighborhoods. MacLeish-White was a keynote speaker at the AARP Livable Communities Placemaking Workshop. The presentation in this video was delivered on November 13, 2019. (A


PDF of the presentation slides can be downloaded here.) 2019 AARP Livable Communities Placemaking Workshop - Keynote Address by Odetta MacLeish-White CREATE PLACES THAT _POP!_ ABOUT THE


PRESENTER: Prior to joining the TransFormation Alliance, Odetta MacLeish-White was a senior program director with Enterprise Community Partners, for which she worked in support of affordable


housing and neighborhood stabilization goals. MacLeish-White has also worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and served as the director of Florida’s Affordable Housing Study


Commission. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and American literature and language from Harvard University and her juris doctor/master of laws degrees in international law from


the Duke University School of Law. _Page published November 2019_ More from AARP.org/Livable  Use the dropdown to choose a livability topic. Select a Subject