Gavin White is from Mars (a small town 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh). As the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s Community Projects Manager, Gavin combines on-the-ground building experience with a passion for public engagement to ensure resident-driven park plans become built projects that provide community and ecological benefits. He engages in planning efforts and policy discussions across the city, advancing the belief that parks can play a role in myriad city challenges. Gavin also serves as executive officer for World Urban Parks Climate Change and Resilience Committee, a group of park and design professionals from around the world dedicated to the role parks play in mitigating climate change and building resilience. He sees urban parks as a network of living infrastructure that improves individual, community, and environmental health, making cities better places to live.