The next pair of our Fellows we are introducing you to are Steffen Haake and Andrea Gonzales. Steffen is a Political Scientist and Consultant, and is also part of the City Council of Aurich, in the Northwest of Germany. Andrea is from Phildadelphia, PA and works at Widener University focusing on economic development and independence for immigrant communities. Hear what Steffen and Andrea think the role of cities in shaping the future should be below:
Each Monday until the end of the year, we will be showcasing two of our fellows from the United States and Germany with a short video. Find last week’s Fellow Focus about Ian Lundy and Sinaida Hackmack here. To catch the other videos and learn about our fellows, follow this space here, or @AHG_Berlin, @DPZ_Berlin and @ppi on Twitter.
New Urban Progress is the joint metro initiative of Das Progressive Zentrum, Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft and the Progressive Policy Institute.
The project is supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany and funded by the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi).