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Publications
and Presentations
Project
Partners
Who is
UCA?
Peter
Z. Acuff
Master
of Urban Planning 2005
M.S. in Natural Resources Policy 2005
B.S. with Distinction in Natural Resource Management 2001
Aaron
Harris
Master
of Business Administration 2006
M.S. in Natural Resources Policy 2006
B.A. (Honors) in Sociology
Certificate in Environmental Studies
Bryan
Magnus
Master
of Business Administration 2005
M.S. in Natural Resources Policy 2005
B.S. in Finance and Actuarial Math
Allyson
Pumphrey
Master
of Landscape Architecture 2005
B.S. Landscape Horticulture and Design
Larissa
Larsen
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning
Master
of Landscape Architecture
Green
Development Resources
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Urban Catalyst Associates is an interdisciplinary team of recent University of Michigan graduate students who combine their experiences, interests, and educations to create a positive impact on the future of the state of Michigan. The team holds a strong passion for fostering innovative, sustainable development that will shape the evolution of the new urban environment.
UCA's roots are in the master's project planning course in the School of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan. In the spring of 2004, the team came together to tackle urban redevelopment issues at the neighborhood scale. Through the evolution of the project, the primary focus became the creation of a case study handbook to "tell the story" of sustainable, green development in the state of Michigan. This handbook
was completed in May 2005 and will be disseminated widely throughout the building and development community.
UCA in the News!
We've been written up on the Business School website - Check it out!
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Meet
The Team!
 (L
to R) Aaron Harris, Allyson Pumphrey, Larissa Larsen, Zeb Acuff in
Washington DC at the EPA P3 Project Fair. (Not Pictured:
Bryan Magnus, on holiday in Scandanavia)
Peter Z. "Zeb" Acuff
Zeb graduated in April 2005 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with Master's degrees from the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He is also a 2001 graduate of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Delaware.
Zeb has extensive experience in farmland preservation and local planning research, as well as familiarity working with demographic and social science media. His professional interests include parks and recreation planning, non-motorized transportation, trails and greenway development, and public transit systems.
Zeb currently resides with his wife in Dexter, Michigan. He can be contacted via email at
zeb (at) theacuffs.com.
Aaron Harris
Aaron will complete his final year at the University of Michigan in spring 2006 with both an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and an MS from the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Prior to Michigan, Aaron co-founded Harris Brothers LLC, a real estate development/management company based in Chicago and focused on green building design and environmentally sensitive renovation projects.
Upon completion of graduate studies, Aaron plans to return to the real estate field to pursue urban brownfield redevelopment projects. Aaron graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in Sociology (Honors) and a Certificate in Environmental Studies. Aaron can be contacted via email at
aaronmh (at) umich.edu.
Bryan Magnus
Bryan graduated from the University of Michigan in April, 2005, with an MBA from the Ross School of Business and a MS from the School of Natural Resources. His undergraduate degree is in Finance and Actuarial Math from Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Bryan has extensive knowledge of socially and environmentally responsible business with an emphasis on renewable energy and alternative transportation. He has interned with General Motors' Fuel Cell Activities Group as well as Honeywell Transportation Systems, and is currently employed by Honeywell TS as a Marketing Analyst.
Bryan, his wife Lynn, and their dog Meadow live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He can be contacted via email at
magnusb (at) umich.edu.
Allyson Pumphrey
Allyson graduated from the School of Natural Resources & Environment with a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture in April 2005. Prior to attending the University of Michigan, she received her BS in Landscape Horticulture & Design from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Allyson has experience in residential site design and urban redevelopment projects. Her professional interests include urban trails and greenways, brownfield redevelopment, and urban design. Allyson is employed by InSite Design Studio, Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She can be reached at
apumphrey (at) insite-studio.com.
Larissa
Larsen, Ph.D.
Larissa is an assistant professor with appointments in both the School of
Natural Resources and Environment and the Urban Planning Program at the
University of Michigan. She has a Master's of Landscape Architecture degree
from the University of Guelph in Canada and a Ph.D. in regional planning
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to becoming a
professor, Larissa practiced landscape architecture and urban planning in
Chicago. Her current research investigates the ecological and social impacts
of urban settlement patterns.
Larissa can be contacted via email at larissal
(at) umich.edu.
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