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Jonathan Erwin is a designer and urban strategist based in Baltimore, Maryland. A Kentucky native, his background is in architecture, urban design and social design. A recent graduate of the Master of Arts in Social Design Program from the Maryland Institute College of Art(MICA), he has been awarded the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Social Design Fellowship to continue his work examining how Baltimore communities are preparing for climate change. His work balances and connects top down bureaucracy of government initiatives with on the ground grassroots organizations in an effort to create and foster environmental resilience in diverse communities. More information about Jonathan and his work can be reached at jonathanerwin.com.