Living Future Roundtable

As we consider sustainable challenges faced in the built environment on a systems level, we continue the dialogue considering the social systems in which decisions are made. This roundtable will examine equity in firm operations, hiring and working with partners to start the conversation about how we use the principles underpinning the JUST label in our work every day. Register for the conversation below.

Subject Matter Experts:

Kerry Bowie | Executive Director | Browning the Green Space, Inc.
Malaika Ventures General Partner and Browning the Green Space (BGS) Co-Founder, President, and Executive Director Kerry Bowie has 25 years of experience in private, public, and nonprofit management. Kerry previously served as Associate Commissioner and Director of Brownfields & Environmental Justice at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in both the Patrick and Baker Administrations; worked as a manager in Facilities, Environmental, Safety, and Health at Texas Instruments’ (TI’s) Research & Development Fab in Texas (Dallas); and grew up in a fenceline community in Alabama (Anniston). In addition to Malaika and BGS, Kerry serves as a Partner at Msaada Partners, a Boston-based consultancy providing technical assistance to promote social impact in communities of color. Kerry also co-founded the Majira Project to address the lack of diversity in the traditional entrepreneurial ecosystem and the disparity in resources available that he observed while working in various entrepreneurship programs across Boston. Kerry holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management as well as an MSE in environmental engineering from University of Michigan and an SB in environmental engineering science from MIT.

Susan Morgan, AIA | Boston Education Practice Leader | CannonDesignAs education practice leader in Cannon Design’s Boston office, Susan focuses on developing and leading the team in deepening our portfolio and advancing the quality of our work. With a breadth of design experience spanning early and higher education, academic libraries, student dining, academic success, nontraditional and adaptive learning environments, Susan has a proven track record of client leadership, community engagement and a commitment to student success.
It isn’t about the shape of the box, it’s about the occupants and the activities within it. That’s the foundation of Susan’s life-long investment in designing and activating learning spaces. For two decades, Susan has practiced and taught architecture concurrently — an unconventional track of dual service, but an invaluable asset to her work.

Tiffany Cogell | Principal | Design 4 Equity (and so much more!)
Tiffany Cogell is the Principal of Design 4 Equity, a JEDI+B (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) practice, where she collaborates with nonprofits and businesses to design processes and systems to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into their organizational structure and culture. From executive coaching and implicit bias workshop facilitation, to strategic plan and materials review, Tiffany provides insight and resources based on the principles of equity. She has a background in community organizing, construction project management, office management, businesses and career development, active transit advocacy, food sovereignty, urban planning, and racial justice activism.
Tiffany serves on multiple boards such as Boston Cyclists Union and serves as Benefit Director for The Green Engineer’s board. She is one of the founders of Cross Cultural Collective, an arts collaborative that amplifies diasporic art and its creators, a co-organizer for Ride for Black Lives Boston, and a League Cycling Instructor (LCI) with the League of American Bicyclists. A mother of four, and passionate about reflecting inclusion, economic equity, and collective empowerment through design, art, housing, and public spaces.