The Practice of Resolving Public Problems - Yasmine Robinson

Published: March 18, 2022, 4:12 p.m.

b'\\u201cThe Practice of Resolving Public Problems\\u201d series features interviews with alums of our Implementing Public Policy (IPP) executive program at the Harvard Kennedy School. The episodes focus on how our alums are using the PDIA tools and approach in designing and implementing public policy. \\n\\nToday, BSC Director Salimah Samji interviews IPP alum, Yasmine Robinson, to hear more about how she is utilizing what she learned in the program as she works to resolve public problems. Yasmine Robinson is an environmentalist and urban planner who seeks to bring people closer to their natural environment through policy and planning. Yasmine currently serves as the Environmental Review Program Administrator for the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, and has previously served as Senior Environmental Planner at the New York City Department of City Planning and as Deputy Director of the City of Albany Department of Planning & Development. Yasmine earned her Masters of Urban Planning from the City University of New York, Hunter College and currently resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.'