Erin is a passionate advocate for the power of place to connect, heal, and serve vulnerable populations. She is an architect and design researcher and podcast host of Shared Space. In her leadership role at HKS, she helps integrate research and practice to advance the creation and communication of knowledge across the firm. Erin served as Adjunct Faculty at New York School of Interior Design and The Pratt Institute. She is an industry scholar at Cornell's Institute for Healthy Futures, an advisor for the WELL Building Standard, and served on the board of trustees for the Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation for nearly a decade, and the research chair for much of her tenure. Erin is a widely sought-after speaker, author and mentor. Erin has been recognized as a Top Young Professional by Engineering News Record, a Rising Star by Healthcare Design Magazine, and as Healthcare Design's Best Under 40 by the Academy of Architecture for Health. Her work on design's role in combating loneliness has been featured by Psychology Today, SXSW, ARCHITECT, Curbed, KERA (NPR), and many others. Her podcast, Shared Space, explores how our physical spaces can help us live healthier, happier, and more connected lives. Outside of work, Erin is an avid NPR listener, swimmer, and gardener, who enjoys time at local hangouts in her East Dallas neighborhood with her husband and young daughter.

The Together report was made possible by the vision and commitment of long-time ULI leader and donor John Bucksbaum. John is a current member of the Charles Fraser Giving Society and the Commercial and Retail Development Council, Silver Flight Product Council. Founder of Bucksbaum Properties, LLC. Bucksbaum previously served as chairman and CEO of General Growth Properties, Inc., a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which had ownership and management interest in over 200 regional and super regional shopping malls in 44 states. The company portfolio totaled approximately 200 million square feet of space. Professional affiliations include: past worldwide Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of ICSC; past Chairman of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at The Wharton School; Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). In addition Bucksbaum serves on the boards of the University of Chicago Hospitals, The Field Museum, the Chicago Sports Commission, the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, USA Cycling, the Paralympics Advisory Committee to the U.S. Olympic Committee, Young Presidents Organization and the Advisory Board of the Chicago Chapter of the American Jewish Committee.

Julia supports healthy, equitable neighborhoods and envisions opportunities for positive change. She leads Mercy Housing California’s Commercial Development program, where she helps bring small businesses and nonprofit organizations into the ground floor of affordable housing communities. At Mercy, Julia strives to create positive connections for residential and commercial tenants through wealth-building opportunities, community-driven processes, and increased access to affordable resources. She is committed to racial and gender equity during the planning and implementation phases of each commercial development project. Prior to her role at Mercy, Julia worked on initiatives in affordable housing policy, active transportation and tactical urbanism, food systems, and community engagement. Julia participated in Cohort 1 of ULI’s Health Leaders Network and has a background in public health and urban planning.

Jasmine designs the experience of living at Culdesac, from digital product to mobility, and implements the details of how the built environment operates. A lover of cities and urbanism, she works to create walkable neighborhoods built for people's needs.

Clare Masters is Quintain’s Head of Sustainability, leading the company’s corporate ESG strategy. She is responsible for creating zero carbon solutions, enhancing biodiversity and nature, improving social value and community connectivity, and working with our stakeholders and partners on creating sustainable developments and neighbourhoods that stand the test of time. Clare is a sustainability and environmental management professional with 20 years in the construction and property management industry. She has delivered corporate and project-based sustainability strategies and business solutions on new-build civil engineering, tunnelling, commercial office and residential projects in the UK and Ireland as well as facilities management and retrofit works. Projects include Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and the London 2012 Stadium for the Olympic Games. She holds a diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control from the Institute of Acoustics, a BSc in Environmental Chemistry from the University of East Anglia and is a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. Quintain Limited is one of the UK and Ireland’s leading vertically integrated developers and is the owner and operator of the world-renowned mixed use Wembley Park estate. On completion, Wembley Park will have 8,500 homes, with 6,044 under the management of Quintain Living making it the UK’s largest single site of Build to Rent.

Beth Nilsson is a director for the Urban Land Institute’s Building Healthy Places Initiative where she supports content creation and program management centered on the impacts of the built environment on health, well-being, and social equity. Prior to ULI, Beth worked at rand* construction as Senior Sustainability Specialist where she fostered an environment dedicated to advanced sustainable construction and creating healthy buildings and communities. Beth holds a MSc in City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Interior Design from Marymount University. She is a certified interior designer, LEED AP ID+C/BD+C, WELL AP, and Fitwel Ambassador.