STAFF

Joanne Derwin
Executive Director

Joanne fosters links between labor and community organizations, and she provides research and policy analysis to support our advocacy campaigns. Previously Joanne was a program associate in governance and civil society at the Ford Foundation where she concentrated on bridging policy analysis and community organizing and worked to develop new tools for participatory evaluation. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder and Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute.

Naomi Fatt
Managing Director

Naomi brings advocacy and organization development skills to Urban Agenda. Her previous experience includes working to improve women's and adolescent health, decrease child mortality in under resourced countries, and prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS in the U.S. For seven years, she directed District 65, UAW's Occupational Safety and Health Department serving its factory, warehouse and office worker members. She is committed to bringing groups with varied perspectives together to find common ground. Naomi is a graduate of Connecticut College and lives in Brooklyn.

Myles Lennon
Policy and Research Associate

Myles, a native New Yorker, believes that cities can be vehicles toward equity and long-term sustainability. He has previously worked for transitional, legal aid and family support organizations for adjudicated people. In addition, he's done research and organizing around multilateral aid, microfinance and human trafficking. Myles is a graduate of Brown University.

Anita Palathingal
Communications and Administrative Associate

Bio to be updated.

Leigh Pasqual
Director of Special Projects

Bio to be updated.