Terry Schwarz Terry Schwarz is the director of Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC). Her work at the CUDC includes neighborhood and campus planning, commercial and residential design guidelines, stormwater management and green infrastructure strategies. Terry launched the CUDC's Shrinking Cities Institute in 2005 in an effort to understand and address the implications of population decline and large-scale urban vacancy in Northeast Ohio. As an outgrowth of the Shrinking Cities Institute, she established Pop Up City, a temporary use initiative for vacant and underutilized sites in Cleveland. In 2009, Terry received the Cleveland Arts Prize for Design. She teaches in the graduate design curriculum for the KSU College of Architecture and Environmental Design. She has a Bachelor's in English from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. Phone: 216.357.3426 | Email: tschwarz@kent.edu
	David Jurca David Jurca is the Associate Director at the CUDC and contributes to the full range of the practice's projects, with a particular interest in shrinking cities research. Working with social media, video and other technologies, David spearheads the CUDC's efforts to develop new techniques for community engagement. David teaches the spring graduate design studio, advises MUD capstone students and has led several community design charrettes. He also teaches at Case Western Reserve University as a part-time lecturer in the SAGES program. David serves on the Franklin Boulevard - West Clinton Landmarks Advisory Committee and volunteers for a number of organizations dedicated to community service and sustainability. He has a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from The Ohio State University and received his M.Arch from Kent State University. Phone: 216.357.3438 | Email: djurca@kent.edu | Twitter: @davidjurca
	Jeffrey Kruth Jeffrey Kruth is an urban designer at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. He contributes to the design, research, and teaching aspects of the practice. His primary interests include affordable housing, industrial heritage, civic spaces, urban theory, praxis, and pedagogy. Prior to returning to his hometown of Cleveland, Jeffrey lived in New Haven, Connecticut where he worked for the award-winning affordable housing developer Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, Inc. and the Yale Urban Design Workshop (YUDW) under the direction of Professor Alan Plattus. Jeffrey has worked on a range of projects including: affordable housing in Cincinnati, Ohio, a LEED Platinum certified project at the Home Improvement & Energy Conservation Laboratory in New Haven, several single-family historic houses in New Haven, and the Naugatuck Valley Industrial Heritage Trail in Southwest Connecticut. Jeffrey received a BA from Miami University (Ohio) in Urban & Regional Planning and Geography, and a Master’s of Architecture, also from Miami University.  Phone: 216.357.3433 | Email: jkruth@kent.edu
	Katie McNulty-Taylor Katie McNulty-Taylor is the Business Manager at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. She has 3 years of experience in non-profit business management and helps the CUDC function as an affordable and valuable resource to both the University and northeast Ohio. Katie supports the practice aspect of the collaborative by preparing yearly financial projections, managing the budget, and monitoring and supporting the financial health of the organization. She serves as a liason between the CUDC and the CAED at Kent State, and is responsible for the day-to-day administration and operational efficiency of the CUDC. Katie has her B.B.A. in Business Management from Kent State University. Phone: 216.357.3423 | Email: kmcnulty@kent.edu
	Steve Rugare Steve Rugare teaches courses in history and theory of architecture and urbanism at both the CUDC and the Kent Campus. Among his current courses are the CUDC seminar "Forces that Shape Cities" and a special topics course at Kent on "World's Fairs and Architecture." He also is coordinator of the CUDC student's capstone research for the MUD degree.. Steve collaborates on the CUDC's communications and public programs, with a particular emphasis on exhibits, lectures and the production of the "Urban Infill" book series. He serves as an advisor to the annual Cleveland Competition and sits on the advisory committee for the Levin College Forum Program at CSU. He has presented his research on urban and architectural history at the International Planning History Society and other venues. Before coming to CUDC, he taught at Oberlin College and the University of California at Santa Cruz. He received his bachelors in political philosophy from Michigan State University and an MA from the History of Consciousness Program at UC Santa Cruz. Phone: 216.357.3422 | Email: srugare@kent.edu
	Reid Coffman, MLA, PhD Dr. Reid Coffman is a research faculty member at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and an Associate Professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. As an urban ecological designer, he specializes in the conceptualization and application of living architecture and urban systems that optimize ecological services. Commonly, he investigates the role of water as an activator for co-benefits in ecological performance with an expertise in the area of vegetative roof systems and rain gardens. Prior to joining the CUDC he led the Experimental Green Roof at the National Weather Center and The Lake Thunderbird Implementation Plan while at the University of Oklahoma. He holds a bachelor's degree in Human Health (University of Missouri), a Master of Landscape Architecture (University of Colorado), and a Doctorate in Urban Ecology and Environmental Horticulture (The Ohio State University). His recent work has been supported by the EPA and recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects and can be found in Bioscience, Journal of Green Building, Urban Habitats, and Living Architecture Monitor. Phone: 216.357.3428 | Email: rcoffma4@kent.edu