Who we are
Street Lab is run by seven full-time staff and 30+ part-time staff during our busiest months.
Board of Directors
Jane Sujen Bock, Angella Brown, Willard Donham, Jared Eigerman, Laura Fleder, Ken Gordon, Laura Hansen, Judith Hilton, Zara Mannan, Sharon Pope-Marshall
Co-Founder/Executive Director
Leslie Davol has over 30 years of experience working in the cultural sector, including serving as Assistant Vice President for memorial, cultural, and civic programs for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation following September 11, and in various roles at the New-York Historical Society. Leslie has also served as a juror and organizer of public art competitions, nonprofit board member, and public member on the New York State Board for Architecture. (Leslie via LinkedIn)
Co-Founder/Director
Prior to co-founding Street Lab, Sam Davol was an attorney with the Legal Aid Society in New York City, working on public interest class action litigation, community legal services, and service innovations using technology. For over 35 years, Sam has also been a professional musician and member of The Magnetic Fields. (Sam via LinkedIn)
Design Lead
Hannah Berkin-Harper is an industrial designer and educator. She was a Senior Designer in Karim Rashid’s studio, creating furniture, products, and interiors for clients all over the world. In 2016, she founded her own studio and began working on projects focused on public space, active design, and environmental sustainability. She has collaborated with Street Lab since 2019, joining the team as Design Lead in 2022. She spent six years teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at Pratt Institute and is joining the faculty at NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design in 2024.
Development Lead
Danny DiMarino is a nonprofit professional and educator whose work focuses on stewarding public spaces and improving the urban environment in New York City. He has a background in environmental communication—having worked at outdoor learning centers, zoos, and parks— and now focuses his work on urban placemaking. Prior to joining Street Lab, he worked at the Friends of Governors Island as the Senior Manager of Volunteer & Visitor Engagement, responsible for volunteer initiatives, public programs, and visitor services. Danny received his MA in Biology from Miami University and a BS in Environmental Science and BA in Theatre from The Ohio State University.
Special Projects and Design Manager
Seung-a Han is invested in uncovering the non-neutrality of public space and the possibilities imagined by everyday people who use it. Having past experiences in art, architecture, and education, she was most recently a 2023 Design Justice as Practice Fellow at the Center for Urban Pedagogy. Seung-a holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a focus on public and socially-engaged art. Her creative practice involves photography, writing, and translation.
Project Manager
Jim Lammers is an urban planning practitioner and educator focused on the intersection of participatory planning praxes and public space activation across New York City. A kid at heart, he is passionate about designing for play and centering children as design agents within the cityscape. At Street Lab, Jim is focused on the expansion of Street Lab’s partnership with NYC Department of Transportation to help community groups create new Open Streets and public spaces in underserved neighborhoods. He brings experience as Street Lab Program Staff (’22-’23) as well as a background working as a structural engineer. Originally hailing from San Antonio, Texas, Jim received his MS in Urban Planning at Columbia University and a BS in Structural Engineering from Swarthmore College.
Program Manager
Dekendra Dazzell has a background working with nonprofits that support youth development, social justice, and urban farming, and she brings a focus on urban revitalization and community organizing in and for BIPOC communities to her role as Program Manager. Dekendra is passionate about holistic wellness and creating public spaces that provide healing through different modalities. She received her BA in Sociology from SUNY Fredonia and has managed public events and implemented sustainable initiatives in New York City as well as Jamaica and Madagascar. On her days off, Dekendra enjoys teaching yoga, leading crafting workshops, and playing ultimate frisbee.
We’re hiring!
If you’ve been inspired by Street Lab’s vision and our pop-up approach, now is the moment to come aboard. We’re hiring for Program Staff, with more opportunities coming soon.
Fabrication
Bancroft Design, Jaywalk Studio
Moving Services
NYC Department of Transportation
Program Staff 2011-2024
Program Staff Alumni
Leah Kaplan (’16-’18), Joeyee Yan (’16-’18), Courtney Menard (’18), Sarah Shahata (’18), Stephanie Yee (’14-’17), Egypt Calier (’16-’17), Fay Ku (’17), Mira Etingof (’17), Luyi Wang (’17), Christian Guinanzaca (’16), Rossana Iturbide (’16), Ester Shmulyian (’16), Stephen Wrenn (’16), Daniyar Irgaliyev (’16), Mecca Norfleet (’16), Anthony Lopez (’16), Jean Li Spencer (’16), Michael Gibson (’13-’16), Shamel Rountree (’16), Adynah Irene Johnson (’15), Leigh Hurwitz (’13-’15), Emily Jacobson (’14-’15), Marco Cunqueiro (’15), Jorey Greenland (’15), Greig Roselli (’15), Susan Coyne (’15), Genevieve Irwin (’15), Rasheed Lucas (’14), Tiffany Lin (’14), Alyssa Pintar (’14), Amelia Carver (’13), Nelson DeJesus (’13), Peter Zweifel (’13)
Program Collaborators and Visiting Experts
HYPOTHEkids (’17-18), Washington Square Park Eco Projects (’16-18), Rica Takashima/Aliens in NY (’17), Robert Berkman/Better Living through Mathematics (’13), Andrew Collins (’13)
Volunteers
Emilia Andrade (’15), Lisa Archigian (’16), Chanyuan Bao (’17-’18), Kelly Marie Blanchat (’12-14), William Brockett (’13), Jane Bock (’17-’18), Michelle Bowen (’18), Jamie Burns (’14), Milani Chatterjilen (’18), Evan Chen (’16), Sofia Chelo (’16), Nathanael Cho (’16), Liana Chow (’17-’18), MD Choudhury (’17-’18), Lindsey Danis (’11), Eleanor Davol (’13), Malcolm Davol (’13), Andy Deck (’15), Fatou Diorme (’18), Meghan Dowell (’11-’13), Cathrine Fahmy (’18), Lisa Gomez (’15-16), Kenneth Gordon (’13), Magdalena Gordon (’13), Jorey Greenland (’16), Chelsea Gunn (’11), Nadine Hibbert (’14-’16), Leigh Hurwitz (’12-’16), Emily Jacobson (’12-’16), Allie Janvey (’12), Adynah Irene Johnson (’14), Gloria Lau (’15-18), Marilyn Kahn (’12), Amit Karan (’13), Madeline Kelly (’11), Grace Ko (’16), Victoria Kuhr (’14-’16), Angela Kyle (’13-’14), Kaijie Liao (’17-’18), Tiffany Lin (’14-’15), Natalia Lopez (’13), Steven Lowinger (’18), Dylan Levene (’18), Kelleen Maluski (’12-’16), Daniel Mascola (’15), Sara McCabe (’16), Alexandra McClure (’15-16), Molly McInerny (’11), Nicholas Modugno (’18), Luis Aguilar Moreno (’14), Sara Muche (’18), Diana Narvaez (’14), Pascale Nijhof (’13-’14), Jennifer Nix (’13-’14), Christine O’Heron (’12), Yukie Ohta (’11), Tiffany Minh Peterson (’15-’16), Jessica Pierce (’14), Katherine Plater (’13), Gabriella Radujko (’12), Anna Robinson (’12-’13), Liz Ropers (’14), Greig Roselli (’15-’18), Sitara Sawh (’17-’18), Lisa Savcak (’14-’15), Helen Schubert (’11), Juhi Singhal (’13), Phillíp Solér (’14), Michelle Solis (’16), May Tongnok (’15-’16), Antonio Upia (’18), Constance Vidor (’14), Albert Wang (’17-18), Xavier Williams (’13-14), Whitney Wong (’15), Stephanie Yee (’12-’18), Lauren Zavaglia (’18), Jie Zhao (’15), Patrick Zheng (’16-’18)
Teams from: Wolff Olins, George Jackson Academy, Avenues: The World School, Riley’s Way Foundation Youth Advisory Council, The Garden School
Pro bono
Max Dietshe (annual report ’15), Breauna Hagan (volunteer plan ’15), Stroock, Stroock & Lavan LLP (legal ’15), Angela Khermouch (photography ’15), Lawyers Alliance for New York (legal ’14), Maureen Naff (pitch deck creation ’13), Shannon Tomai, Apex Law (legal ’12)
Design
Joana Torres (sign kiosk ’16), Höweler + Yoon Architecture, LLP, with Prof. J. Meejin Yoon of MIT (Uni carts, tower, benches ’11-16, with Eric Höweler, Meejin Yoon, Parker Lee, Ryan Murphy, Thena Tak, James Coleman, David Costanza, Jeremy Jih, and Alexander William Marshall)
Fabrication
Bancroft Design, Jaywalk Studio, Beartown, Höweler + Yoon Architecture, LLP (with Jeremy Jih, David Costanza, Alexander William Marshall, Kelly Shaw, Sung Woo Jang, Max Wong, Joanna Rodriguez-Noyola, James Coleman, Cyrus Dochow, Parker Lee, and Thena Tak)
Drivers/Installers
Mike Gibson (’14-’17), Red Hook on the Road
Past Advisory Panel Members
Stacy Abramson, Ariana Austin, Polly Carpenter, Aimee Good, Nate Hill, Eric Höweler, Leigh Hurwitz, Fred Kent, Gloria Lau, Tiffany Lin, Bill Middleton, Jennifer Polshek, Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Rachel Urkowitz, Meejin Yoon