Anna Rosenblum, Senior Associate
LEED AP, EcoDistricts AP, LFA
Anna thrives in the space where creativity in design, stakeholder engagement, and technical expertise converge. Her work, while grounded in the practical application of sustainability principles and best practices, employs a creative approach to imagining a variety of possible futures for communities and organizations. As Senior Associate at evolveEA, she specializes in strategic sustainability planning for communities, organizations, and buildings that is rooted in community and stakeholder engagement. She has a focus on high-performing communities such as ecodistricts.
Several projects for which Anna served as project manager have won planning and design awards, such as the Millvale Pivot 2.0 Ecodistrict Plan, Etna EcoDistrict Plan, Breathe Easy Air Quality Plan, Greenways for Pittsburgh 2.0, and others. She guided the Etna, Millvale, and Sharpsburg Ecodistricts to become the first three certified EcoDistricts in the world, and she has facilitated workshops and presented her work at the Greenbuild International Conference, EcoDistricts Summit, and annual conference of the International Living Futures Institute, among others. Anna earned her Master of Science in Sustainable Design and Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and is Living Futures Accredited (ILFI). She is a co-chair of the Partnerships Committee for the APA Sustainable Communities Division, who is responsible for organizing the division’s annual symposium.