Dear Tishman Environment and Design Center Community,

We proudly congratulate Joel Towers on the announcement of his new role as The New School's tenth president.  In light of this transition, I am honored to share that I will now serve as the sole Director of the Tishman Environment and Design Center. Joel served as the founding director and, most recently, as co-director with me at the Tishman Center.  In his multiple leadership roles within the University and beyond, Joel has championed the integration of climate justice and sustainability. We look forward to working closely with him to continue building this into the fabric of our community. As I begin my new role as Director, I am mindful of the rich legacy of the Center that our former Director, Michelle DePass, helped us relaunch. Under her leadership, we reimagined the Center's mission as a home for environmental justice movement support, and I look forward to continuing this mission as the Director.