Dana is a licensed architect and urban planner, and advocate for social justice and equity through design. Her academic and professional work integrates wellness, policy, and economics into innovative design solutions to benefit even the most vulnerable populations including system-impacted communities, persons experiencing homelessness, and aging populations. She co-founded enFOLD Collective, an interdisciplinary architecture, planning, and design practice positioning community voices at the center of its projects. Dana also established Studio KINN where she consults on considerations of social justice, equity, and alternatives to incarceration.

As Partner with WHLC Architecture, Rex oversees a broad range of urban planning and architectural design projects throughout the Southeast for university, municipal, institutional and developer clients. His career spans over 40 years of professional practice across the U.S. and England. This experience in a variety of urban centers formed his interest in vibrant civic environments with a human scale. Rex serves on multiple arts, business, civic, municipal, philanthropic and professional boards and committees; each with a deep commitment to enhancing regional and urban conditions.

Vanessa is a social impact urban planner and community development professional dedicated to empowering and supporting communities. Her professional and academic roles enable her to design and lead approaches to address equity challenges, coordinate community engagement opportunities for marginalized groups, consult on domestic and international urban planning related projects, collaborate on planning initiatives, and activate spatial and social environments. She has experience in developing and implementing engagement strategies that reach into multi-faceted communities, state and local governments. The Institute for Quality Communities has worked in over 50 communities of all sizes.