Jess Zimbabwe
Executive Director at Environmental Works
- Role
- Executive Director at Environmental Works Community Design Center
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jess Zimbabwe
Architect, planner, and nonprofit executive director working at the intersection of…
Experience
Executive Director
Environmental Works Community Design Center
Oct 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Leads a community-based architecture and planning nonprofit dedicated to equitable development and public-interest design. Oversees strategic planning, staff and financial management, and a diverse portfolio of affordable housing, early learning, and community facility projects. Guides clients through site selection, feasibility, and capital development to ensure projects align with community priorities and regulatory frameworks.
Education
Columbia University
B.A., Architecture (Anthropology minor concentration)
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
2003
University of Chicago
Professional Certificate, Municipal Finance
2018
University of California, Berkeley
Master of City Planning, Urban Design
2003
Skills
- Sustainability
- Transit-Oriented Development
- Urban Policy
- Grant Writing
- Leadership
- Land Use Planning
- Land Use
- Historic Preservation
- Non-Profits
- Economic Development
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Workshop Facilitation
- Site Planning
- Program Management
- Sustainable Design
- Community Design
- Sustainable Development
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Redevelopment
- Public Speaking
- Feasibility Studies
- Management
- Program Development
- Architecture
- Comprehensive Planning
- Urban Design
- Policy
- Affordable Housing
- Grants
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Training
- Urban Redevelopment
- Policy Analysis
- Fundraising
- Urbanism
- Zoning
- Green Building
- Strategic Planning
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