Paula Conolly, Philidelphia, PA
Director, Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange
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Paula Conolly, AICP, is committed to making green stormwater infrastructure work in cities. She is the Coordinator of the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange, a national network of cities seeking to advance green stormwater infrastructure programs. Prior to the Exchange, she led policy initiatives for Philadelphia’s renowned Green City, Clean Waters program, helping to change “business as usual” to implement over 30 acres of green stormwater infrastructure on vacant lands, parks, streets and private property. Ms. Conolly also helped spearhead a state of the art drinking water protection program for the City of Philadelphia, helping to raise over $3M to improve and protect the Schuylkill River Watershed. Prior to that, Paula consulted on public health and environmental initiatives at Booz Allen Hamilton. Paula is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
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Green Infrastructure
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Permitting/navigating regulatory requirements
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Sustainability / resilience