Director of Special Projects
South Bronx Unite
New York City, New York
Devan Cronshaw, AICP, RPP, MCIP is the Director of Special Projects with South Bronx Unite. He is an urban planner advocating for capital projects and policy initiatives that are led by the community, for the community. He has over 7 years of experience managing affordable housing and community facility real estate development. Originally from Treaty 1 territory in what is now called Canada, Devan has lived in East Harlem for three years. He is also an active Board Member of Community Board 11 serving East Harlem.
Before joining South Bronx Unite, Devan consulted the development of several community capital projects in NYC as a Senior Project Manager with Hester Street. He also developed policy change initiatives forwarding the build-out of a community control ecosystem. Earlier in his career, he worked to create over $100 million in affordable housing in Canada with an Indigenous-rooted nonprofit housing development firm.
Devan earned a Master of Community Planning degree from Vancouver Island University, where he researched the process and outcomes of waterfront development. This included the completion of an international research scholarship in Belize.
Here to Stay: Building Hearts in South Bronx
Thursday, May 9, 2024
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