I look forward to sharing my experience and perspective on the changes in urban transportation and mobility in the U.S. in recent years, particularly how justice, equity and inclusion especially in bicycling is and has always been a central matter. I am humbled to attend the Velo-City conference as a speaker especially after participating as a conference attendee in Vancouver, Canada many years ago.
Naomi Doerner is a change agent in the realm of mobility and active transportation, renowned for her commitment to mobility justice and racial equity. Naomi's practice and work is rooted in community building and organizing principles, thus, her expert ability to craft, cultivate and facilitate diverse coalitions that champion affordable, safe, sustainable and just mobility options. From inclusive advocacy campaigns to complex equitable planning and policy-making processes, she provides strategic advisement to nonprofit, government and philanthropic leaders on how to shape transportation and environments while holding community vision for transformation at the center. In addition to her role as Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at NelsonNygaard, where she leads the firm's internal equity efforts as well as its client-based equity practice, she is also a co-founder of The Untokening, a multiracial collective that centers the lived experiences of marginalized communities to address mobility justice and equity. Naomi resides in sunny Oakland, CA in the U.S..
