Live and Learn is led by
Watchdog Real Estate Project Management and
Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network
Funding from the
William Penn Foundation
The two pilot sites include Susquehanna Square in North Central Philadelphia in partnership with Community Ventures, and Sharswood Phase 3 in Sharswood in partnership with Pennrose.
Photo: Sahar Coston-Hardy
Our Team
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
DESIGNERS
DEVELOPERS
PROJECT FACILITATORS
Advisory Committee
Maleda Berhane, AR Spruce
Sharon Green, Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association
Cierra Freeman*, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition
Christen Derby, Builders Design
Jeremey Newberg, Capital Access
Michael Norris, Carpenters’ Hall
Melissa Long*, City of Philadelphia
Mark Dodds, City of Philadelphia
Eleanor Sharpe, City of Philadelphia
Sean Perkins, City of Philadelphia
Rachael Todaro, City of Philadelphia
David LaFontaine, Community Ventures
Linda To, Community Ventures
LaToya Murray, Community Ventures
Heather Lietz, Community Ventures
Lindsey Samsi, Community Ventures
Daniel Coyle, Community Ventures
Troy Hannigan, Community Ventures
Sean Niebauer, DOMUS
Ramune Bartuskaite, Fifteen Architecture
Zachary Frankel*, Frankel Enterprises
Max Frankel*, Frankel Enterprises
Jenny Bogoni, Free Library of Philadelphia Read by Fourth
Amanda Charles, Great Learning, William Penn Foundation
Melissa Grimm, Grimm & Grove Communications
Elisa Ludwig, Grimm & Grove Communications
Stasia Monteiro*, HACE- NAC Program
Pati Codina, Impact Services Corporation
Jen DeMelo, Kaboom
Sally Dorman, Kaboom
Alyssa Young, Kaboom
Beth Emig*, KSS Architects
Mariela Hernandez, KSS Architects
Carolyn Placke*, Local Initiatives Support Coalition
Herman Arce, Lower North Community Development Corporation
Darnetta Arce, Lower North Community Development Corporation
Anne Fadullon, MAKE Advisory Services
Lisa Weinberger, Masters Group Design
Vicki Gray-Wolfe, Masters Group Design
Robin Weissmann*, PA Housing Finance Agency
Jessica Perry*, PA Housing Finance Agency
Bryce Martezki, PA Housing Finance Agency
Doug Oliver*, PECO
Andy Toy*, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC)
Isaiah Thomas*, Philadelphia City Councilman At-Large
Katherine Gilmore Richardson*, Philadelphia City Councilwoman At-Large
Andrew Meloney, Philadelphia Housing Authority
Kathryn Ott Lovell*, Philadelphia Visitors Center Corporation
Sarah Lytle, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Shelly Kessler, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Julia Miller, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Olivia Thomas, Please Touch Museum
Dina Schlossberg*, Regional Housing Legal Services
Frances Hoover, Smith Memorial Playground
Rebecca Johnson, The Center for Architecture and Design
Ryan Kuck, The Goldenberg Group
Nitzia Chambers*, The Michael’s Organization
Michael Brix, Tree House Books
Deirdre Hyman, Tree House Books
Tangie Wilson*, Tree House Books
Kevin Moran, Urban Land Institute
Chris Paul, Urbane
Chinwe Onyekere, Vanguard
Heidi Segall Levy, Watchdog
Rebecca Finlan, Watchdog
Paul Aylesworth*, Wisconsin School of Business
Vera Kiselev, WRT
Lizzie Rothwell, WRT
Joe Healy, WRT
Coren Bomback, WRT
Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, WRT
Zuzanna Drozdz, WRT
Maleda Berhane, AR Spruce
Sharon Green, Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association
Cierra Freeman*, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition
Christen Derby, Builders Design
Jeremey Newberg, Capital Access
Michael Norris, Carpenters’ Hall
Melissa Long*, City of Philadelphia
Mark Dodds, City of Philadelphia
Eleanor Sharpe, City of Philadelphia
Sean Perkins, City of Philadelphia
Rachael Todaro, City of Philadelphia
David LaFontaine, Community Ventures
Linda To, Community Ventures
LaToya Murray, Community Ventures
Heather Lietz, Community Ventures
Lindsey Samsi, Community Ventures
Daniel Coyle, Community Ventures
Troy Hannigan, Community Ventures
Sean Niebauer, DOMUS
Ramune Bartuskaite, Fifteen Architecture
Zachary Frankel*, Frankel Enterprises
Max Frankel*, Frankel Enterprises
Jenny Bogoni, Free Library of Philadelphia Read by Fourth
Amanda Charles, Great Learning, William Penn Foundation
Melissa Grimm, Grimm & Grove Communications
Elisa Ludwig, Grimm & Grove Communications
Stasia Monteiro*, HACE- NAC Program
Pati Codina, Impact Services Corporation
Jen DeMelo, Kaboom
Sally Dorman, Kaboom
Alyssa Young, Kaboom
Beth Emig*, KSS Architects
Mariela Hernandez, KSS Architects
Carolyn Placke*, Local Initiatives Support Coalition
Herman Arce, Lower North Community Development Corporation
Darnetta Arce, Lower North Community Development Corporation
Anne Fadullon, MAKE Advisory Services
Lisa Weinberger, Masters Group Design
Vicki Gray-Wolfe, Masters Group Design
Robin Weissmann*, PA Housing Finance Agency
Jessica Perry*, PA Housing Finance Agency
Bryce Martezki, PA Housing Finance Agency
Doug Oliver*, PECO
Andy Toy*, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC)
Isaiah Thomas*, Philadelphia City Councilman At-Large
Katherine Gilmore Richardson*, Philadelphia City Councilwoman At-Large
Andrew Meloney, Philadelphia Housing Authority
Kathryn Ott Lovell*, Philadelphia Visitors Center Corporation
Sarah Lytle, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Shelly Kessler, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Julia Miller, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Olivia Thomas, Please Touch Museum
Dina Schlossberg*, Regional Housing Legal Services
Frances Hoover, Smith Memorial Playground
Rebecca Johnson, The Center for Architecture and Design
Ryan Kuck, The Goldenberg Group
Nitzia Chambers*, The Michael’s Organization
Michael Brix, Tree House Books
Deirdre Hyman, Tree House Books
Tangie Wilson*, Tree House Books
Kevin Moran, Urban Land Institute
Chris Paul, Urbane
Chinwe Onyekere, Vanguard
Heidi Segall Levy, Watchdog
Rebecca Finlan, Watchdog
Paul Aylesworth*, Wisconsin School of Business
Vera Kiselev, WRT
Lizzie Rothwell, WRT
Joe Healy, WRT
Coren Bomback, WRT
Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, WRT
Zuzanna Drozdz, WRT
Maleda Berhane, AR Spruce
Sharon Green, Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association
Cierra Freeman*, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition
Christen Derby, Builders Design
Jeremey Newberg, Capital Access
Michael Norris, Carpenters’ Hall
Melissa Long*, City of Philadelphia
Mark Dodds, City of Philadelphia
Eleanor Sharpe, City of Philadelphia
Sean Perkins, City of Philadelphia
Rachael Todaro, City of Philadelphia
David LaFontaine, Community Ventures
Linda To, Community Ventures
LaToya Murray, Community Ventures
Heather Lietz, Community Ventures
Lindsey Samsi, Community Ventures
Daniel Coyle, Community Ventures
Troy Hannigan, Community Ventures
Sean Niebauer, DOMUS
Ramune Bartuskaite, Fifteen Architecture
Zachary Frankel*, Frankel Enterprises
Max Frankel*, Frankel Enterprises
Jenny Bogoni, Free Library of Philadelphia Read by Fourth
Amanda Charles, Great Learning, William Penn Foundation
Melissa Grimm, Grimm & Grove Communications
Elisa Ludwig, Grimm & Grove Communications
Stasia Monteiro*, HACE- NAC Program
Pati Codina, Impact Services Corporation
Jen DeMelo, Kaboom
Sally Dorman, Kaboom
Alyssa Young, Kaboom
Beth Emig*, KSS Architects
Mariela Hernandez, KSS Architects
Carolyn Placke*, Local Initiatives Support Coalition
Herman Arce, Lower North Community Development Corporation
Darnetta Arce, Lower North Community Development Corporation
Anne Fadullon, MAKE Advisory Services
Lisa Weinberger, Masters Group Design
Vicki Gray-Wolfe, Masters Group Design
Robin Weissmann*, PA Housing Finance Agency
Jessica Perry*, PA Housing Finance Agency
Bryce Martezki, PA Housing Finance Agency
Doug Oliver*, PECO
Andy Toy*, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC)
Isaiah Thomas*, Philadelphia City Councilman At-Large
Katherine Gilmore Richardson*, Philadelphia City Councilwoman At-Large
Andrew Meloney, Philadelphia Housing Authority
Kathryn Ott Lovell*, Philadelphia Visitors Center Corporation
Sarah Lytle, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Shelly Kessler, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Julia Miller, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Olivia Thomas, Please Touch Museum
Dina Schlossberg*, Regional Housing Legal Services
Frances Hoover, Smith Memorial Playground
Rebecca Johnson, The Center for Architecture and Design
Ryan Kuck, The Goldenberg Group
Nitzia Chambers*, The Michael’s Organization
Michael Brix, Tree House Books
Deirdre Hyman, Tree House Books
Tangie Wilson*, Tree House Books
Kevin Moran, Urban Land Institute
Chris Paul, Urbane
Chinwe Onyekere, Vanguard
Heidi Segall Levy, Watchdog
Rebecca Finlan, Watchdog
Paul Aylesworth*, Wisconsin School of Business
Vera Kiselev, WRT
Lizzie Rothwell, WRT
Joe Healy, WRT
Coren Bomback, WRT
Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, WRT
Zuzanna Drozdz, WRT
The Advisory Committee is a broad constituency of developers, design professionals, policy makers, funders, community members, and other stakeholders who understand the needs of the community and value the potential to optimize learning and build healthier communities. This committee will help to raise awareness of the impact of our pilot project and build a case for scaling playful learning into affordable housing developments at the city, state, and national levels.
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Rebecca Johnson, AIA Philadelphia/The Center for Architecture and Design
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Maleda Berhane, AR Spruce
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Doris Aldridge, Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association
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Sharon Green, Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association
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Cierra Freeman*, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition
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Winfield Thomas, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition
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Christen Derby, Builders Design
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Jeremey Newberg, Capital Access
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Michael Norris, Carpenters’ Hall
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Melissa Long*, City of Philadelphia
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Mark Dodds, City of Philadelphia
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Eleanor Sharpe, City of Philadelphia
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Sean Perkins, City of Philadelphia
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Rachael Todaro, City of Philadelphia
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David LaFontaine, Community Ventures
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Linda To, Community Ventures
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LaToya Murray, Community Ventures
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Heather Lietz, Community Ventures
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Troy Hannigan, Community Ventures
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Chris Paul, Diamond & Associates
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Sean Niebauer, DOMUS
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Jodi Rosenbaum, DREAM Program
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Ramune Bartuskaite, Fifteen Architecture
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Zachary Frankel, Frankel Enterprises
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Max Frankel, Frankel Enterprises
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Jenny Bogoni, Free Library of Philadelphia Read by 4th
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Carrie Rathmann, Habitat for Humanity
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Stasia Monteiro, HACE- NAC Program
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Pati Codina
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Jen DeMelo, KABOOM!
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Sally Dorman, KABOOM!
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Alyssa Young, KABOOM!
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Beth Emig, KSS
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Mariela Hernandez, KSS
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Carolyn Placke*, Local Initiatives Support Coalition
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Herman Arce, Lower North Philadelphia Community Development Corporation
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Darnetta Arce, Lower North Philadelphia Community Development Corporation
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Anne Fadullon, MAKE Advisory Services
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Max Weisman, Office of Councilman Isaiah Thomas
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Robin Weissmann*, PA Housing Finance Agency
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Jessica Perry*, PA Housing Finance Agency
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Bryce Martezki, PA Housing Finance Agency
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Kathryn Snyder, Parent to Child and Therapy Associates
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Doug Oliver*, PECO
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Lindsey Samsi, Pennrose
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Daniel Coyle, Pennrose
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Shannon Mowery, Pennrose
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Andy Toy, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC)
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Kadafi El-Kardah, Philadelphia Housing Authority
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Andrew Meloney, Philadelphia Housing Authority
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Kathryn Ott Lovell, Philadelphia Visitors Center Corporation
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Olivia Thomas, Please Touch Museum
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Dina Schlossberg, Regional Housing Legal Services
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Frances Hoover, Smith Memorial Playground
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Ryan Kuck, The Goldenberg Group
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Nitzia Chambers*, The Michael's Organization
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Michael Brix, Tree House Books
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Deirdre Hyman, Tree House Books
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Tangie Wilson, Tree House Books
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Kevin Moran, Urban Land Institute
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Chinwe Onyekere, Vanguard
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Vera Kiselev, WRT
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Lizzie Rothwell, WRT
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Joe Healy, WRT
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Coren Bomback, WRT
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Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, WRT
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Zuzanna Drozdz, WRT
* Invited to be part of the advisory committee.
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