Natalie Roach (she/her) joined the Design Trust in September 2022 as a BOLD Fellow supported by the Women's Leadership Network. Natalie has an M.P.P. in Public Policy and a B.S. in Environmental Sciences and Human Rights from the University of Connecticut. She has worked for a variety of organizations to evaluate and develop programming, including Human Rights Educators USA, Goodwill of Northern New England, the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office, and South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority. She has an extensive history in reproductive and environmental justice activism, and is excited to explore how public spaces and community planning can be powerful tools for change.