Danielle Arigoni became interested in how older adults were being impacted by climate change after working at AARP as Director of Livable Communities (2017-2022), where she worked to advance age-friendly solutions that create better housing, transportation, and infrastructure for all.  She is an urban planner (University of Oregon, Cornell University) with 25+ years experience as a policy and program leader in the federal and nonprofit sectors working to create more equitable, sustainable and resilient places.  Danielle currently works as Managing Director for Policy and Solutions at National Housing Trust, and also serves as a Board Member for Smart Growth America and the League of American Bicyclists. 

She can be reached at danarigoni@gmail.com or darigoni@nhtinc.org 

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