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Jason W. Reece 33 West 11th Avenue, Room 209, Columbus OH 43201

Phone: 614.292.7011; E-mail: reece.35@osu.edu

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Thirteen years of professional experience, including program administration, project management, program development, team & staff management, grant writing, strategic planning, research & policy consultation

Managed and developed $3 million in grant and contract research since 2007

Extensive experience working in the non-profit sector and public sector at the city, regional and state level, experience acting as a facilitator for both small and large group activities, experience teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level

Expertise in research & policy development, community development, planning, public engagement, GIS & lecturer in the City & Regional Planning program at The Ohio State University

Published ten articles in scholarly journals, books and other publications, published approximately 50 commissioned reports and research documents, invited expert speaker for approximately seventy professional or community engagements and a dozen university courses in the past four years

Assisted community organizations, philanthropic organizations, public agencies and other non-profit or faith based organizations in more than twenty states, recognized as a national expert in utilizing data and mapping to assist in social justice advocacy, community building and civic engagement

RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH (2003 – Present)

Director of Research: Director of research for the Kirwan Institute; acts as an advisor to foundations, non-profits, community organizations and government agencies on issues related to community development, social equity in planning, civic engagement, GIS, smart growth and public health. Facilitate engagements with community groups on issues of community development, public health, social justice and sustainable development. Lead trainings, workshops and give speeches on social equity in planning, GIS, housing, civic engagement and community development for the Kirwan Institute. Grant writing and providing fundraising assistance. Formerly director of the Opportunity Communities Program at the Kirwan Institute and co-developer of the opportunity mapping methodology with john a. powell, a methodology which has been adopted or utilized by more than two dozen non-profit and philanthropic partners and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

City & Regional Planning Program, Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH (2010 – Present)

Lecturer: Adjunct instructor for graduate and undergraduate courses in the City and Regional Planning Program. Courses taught include: Social Equity in Planning (Graduate) (Winter 2010; Winter 2011, Winter 2011) and Planning for Housing (Undergraduate) (Fall 2010; Spring 2011, Fall 2011).

Northwest Michigan Council of Governments. Traverse City, MI (2002 – 2003)

Regional Planner: Act as regional planner. Conduct, coordinate and manage regional transportation and land use studies. Manage ten-county quality of life project for region. Collaborate and assist with planning activities for state agencies, tribal governments, counties, townships, cities, and non-profit organizations. Facilitate regional task forces, public forums, public engagement sessions and committees dealing with land use, community development and transportation.

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Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics/Ohio State University Extension, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH (2001 – 2002)

GIS/Planning Specialist: Coordinator of the “Exurban Change” initiative: develop demographic and land use resources for rural planners/policy makers. Publish reports addressing demographic change, economic development, land use change and urban growth. Manage extensive GIS and demographic projects. Conduct and facilitate economic development programs in Appalachian Ohio for OSU Extension. Manage multiple projects analyzing retail trade and retail market potential for multiple rural communities in Ohio. Manage township mapping initiative as part of the Exurban Change Project for OSU Extension.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., City & Regional Planning. The Ohio State University (currently enrolled). Expected 2014.

Master of City & Regional Planning, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH (2001)

Bachelor of Arts, Urban & Regional Planning, Miami University. Oxford, OH (1999)

Bachelor of Arts, Geography, Miami University. Oxford, OH (1999)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Study Abroad in City & Regional Planning at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Research Assistant, Ohio Department of Development. Columbus OH

Planning Assistant, City of Hamilton, Planning Department. Hamilton OH

Geographic Information Systems Assistant, Geography Dept., Miami University. Oxford, OH

Assistant and GIS Specialist, Hueco Tanks State Historical Park Resource Impact Assessment and New Management Protocol & Tigua Tribal Land Claim, Cultural Consultants, Inc.

Conservation Resource Assistant, Baxter State Park, Maine

BOARD & ADVISORY SERVICES:

Advisory Committee Member. Near East Side Redevelopment Partnership. Safe, Vibrant and Accessible Neighborhoods Sub-Committee. Columbus, OH. 2011.

Advisory Panel Member. The 2012 Columbus Community Development Celebration. Directed by the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus. 2010 -2011.

Advisory Board Member. OSU Extension Community Outreach Center – University District/Weinland Park. 2010.

Advisory Board Member. Mapping to Promote Health Equity Initiative. Directed by the Opportunity Agenda and the Joint Center Health Policy Institute. Funded by the California Endowment. 2008 -2009.

Advisory Board Member. Swank Advisory Council on Rural-Urban Policy Research & Education. 2006 -2009.

Board Member. T.C. TALUS (Traverse City Transportation and Land Use Study). 2002-2003.

CERTIFICATIONS, AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:

Opportunity Agenda Social Equity Communications Institute Fellow - New York, NY (2010)

Professionally Certified, American Institute of Planners, AICP (Certified from 2003-2009)

Certified in Access Management and Trained in Transportation Asset Management by the Michigan Department of Transportation (2002).

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City & Regional Planning Faculty Appreciation Award. Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University

Award for Best Student Research Project. City and Regional Planning. Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University

Census 2000 Civil Service Appreciation Award. The Department of Development. The State of Ohio

Outstanding Graduate in Urban & Regional Planning Award. Geography Department. Miami University

RECENT FINANCIAL AWARDS & CONTRACTS RESULTING FROM PROPOSAL/GRANT WRITING:

Austin 2012 Regional Opportunity Mapping Initiative. Supported by Green Doors of Austin, TX. Funding support of $15,000. February 2012.

Opportunity Mapping Initiative for the Greater New Orleans Region. Supported by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Funding support of $60,000. January 2012.

National Technical Assistance Grant for Social Equity in the Sustainable Communities Initiative. (In Partnership with PolicyLink and the University of Southern California’s Program for Environmental and Regional Equity). Supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Funding support of $900,000 (Kirwan Institute funded for $275,000). August 2011.

Phase 2 Opportunity Mapping and Engagement in Merced County, CA. Supported by the California Endowment. Funding support of $50,000. August 2011.

Phase 1 Opportunity Mapping and Engagement in Merced County, CA. Supported by the California Endowment. Funding support of $9,000. June 2011.

Civic Engagement & Equity in Detroit’s Shrinking City Planning Effort (in collaboration with MOSES). Supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Funding support of $105,000 (Kirwan Institute funded for $50,000). June 2011.

Opportunity Mapping for Health Equity and Engagement. Supported by PICO. Funding support of $55,000. May 2011.

Opportunity Communities Core Operating Support Grant. Supported by The Ford Foundation. Funding support of $400,000. May 2011.

White Center Neighborhood Revitalization Assessment. Supported by the White Center Community Development Association. Funding support of $11,000. April 2011.

2012 Community Development Research Study. Supported by the Columbus Community Development Collaborative. Funding support of $45,000. April 2011.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Planning Grant “Toward a Sustainable Gulf Coast.” Sub grantee to the Mississippi Gulf Regional Planning Commission. Funding support of $60,000. October 2010.

Research Support for the African American Leadership Forum. Supported by the Northwest Area Foundation. Funding support of $100,000. October 2010.

Bay Area Neighborhood Opportunity Mapping Initiative. Supported by The San Francisco Foundation. Funding support of $50,000. June 2010.

Duval County Children’s Opportunity Map. Supported by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund. Funding support of $49,000. May 2010.

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Seattle and Portland Neighborhood Opportunity Assessments. Supported by the Northwest Area Foundation. Funding support of $50,000. January 2010.

Fair Recovery Initiative: Supporting and equitable economic recovery. Supported by Atlantic Philanthropies. Funding support of $200,000. October 2009.

King County, WA Opportunity Mapping Initiative. Seed grant funding from the Poverty, Race & Research Action Council. Funding Support of $10,000. May 2009.

The Future of Fair Housing. Supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Funding support of $300,000. May 2009.

Florida Economic Stimulus & Equity Assessment (grant co-drafted with the Miami Workers Center). Funding support of $300,000. May 2009.

Connecticut Opportunity Mapping Initiative. Supported by the Fair Housing Center of Connecticut. Funding support of $29,000. January 2009.

Diversity Data Collaboration with Urban Health Policy Institute at Northeastern University. Contractual support of $192,000.

Columbus Neighborhood Revitalization Assessment Phase I and II. Supported by The Columbus Foundation. Funding support of $48,000. December 2008.

Massachusetts Opportunity Mapping Initiative. Supported by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp. Funding Support of $66,000. October 2008.

The State of Black Ohio Assessment. Supported by the State of Ohio Commission on Black Males. Funding support of $450,000. January 2008.

The Central Texas Opportunity Initiative. Supported by the Austin Coalition for the Homeless. Funding support of $14,000. October 2007.

PUBLICATIONS, BOOK CHAPTERS & CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:

john powell and Jason Reece. The Future of Fair Housing in a Diverse Suburbia. Book chapter for forthcoming edited volume to be released by the National Center for Suburban Studies. Hofstra University. Temple University Press. Forthcoming 2012.

john powell and Jason Reece. The Housing and Credit Crisis Revisited: Looking Back and Moving Forward. Book chapter for forthcoming edited volume Where Credit is Due: Bringing Equity to Credit and Housing After the Market Meltdown. Published by University Press of America. Forthcoming 2012.

Jason Reece. School funding is vulnerable to economic downturns. Essay included in School Funding: Opposing Viewpoints Series. Published by Greenhaven Press, Detroit, MI. 2012.

Acevedo-Garcia, Dolores; Hardy, Erin; Reece, Jason and Gambhir, Samir. Equity in Early Learning Opportunities. Examining the Roles of Place, Space, and Race: Exploratory Spatial Analysis of Availability of High Quality Early Care and Education Centers, Neighborhood Opportunities, and Race-Ethnicity and Nativity Based Differences in Selected U.S. States. Conference Paper Prepared for The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. 2011 Policy Summit. June 2011.

Maya Roy and Jason Reece. Poverty’s Place Revisited: Mapping for Justice & Democratizing Data to Combat Poverty. Clearinghouse Review Journal of Poverty Law and Policy. July/August 2010.

john powell and Jason Reece. The Housing Crisis: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go? Book Review. Shelterforce. The Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Building. Fall/Winter 2009.

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john powell and Jason Reece. The Future of Fair Housing and Fair Credit: From Crisis to Opportunity. Cleveland Marshall Law Review. Cleveland State University. Symposium Proceedings – New Strategies in Fair Housing. Volume 57. Number 2. 2009.

john powell and Jason Reece. Perspectives on Community Economic Development in a Global Economy. Chapter from: Building Health Communities: A Guide to Community Economic Development for Advocates, Lawyers and Policymakers. Edited by Roger Clay and Susan Jones. American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law. 2009.

john powell, Stephen Menendian and Jason Reece. The Importance of Targeted Universalism. Poverty & Race. Vol. 18, No. 2. March/April 2009.

Jason Reece and Eric Schultheis. Poverty’s Place: The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Poverty Advocacy. Clearinghouse Review Journal of Poverty Law and Policy. 430-447. January-February 2009.

Jason Reece, Christy Rogers and Samir Gambhir. Equity: The Silent ‘E’ in Sustainability. Carolina Planning 32: 1. Winter 2007.

COMMISSIONED RESEARCH REPORTS:

Jason Reece, Christy Rogers, Matt Martin, Liz Colombo, Dwight Holley and Melissa Lindsjo. Neighborhoods & Community Development in Franklin County: Understanding Our Past & Preparing for Our Future. Research Report Commissioned by The Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus. Research commissioned and released as part of the 2012 Community Development Neighborhood Summit. January 2012.

Jason Reece, Jillian Olinger & Brookes Hammock. Bringing Health Reform Home: Mapping Emergency Room Use to Understand Health Opportunity in Kansas City. A Collaborative research report from The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) and the PICO National Network. January 2012.

Jason Reece, Jillian Olinger & Brookes Hammock. Bringing Health Reform Home: Mapping Emergency Room Use to Understand Health Opportunity in New Orleans. A Collaborative research report from The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, The MICAH Project and the PICO National Network. January 2012.

Jason Reece, Christy Rogers, Matthew Martin, Sarah Lawson, Jonathan Less & Avrita Singh. Galveston After Ike: Moving Together Towards A Full Recovery. Published by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. December 2011.

Philip Tegeler, Henry Korman, Jason Reece & Megan Haberle. Opportunity and Location in Federal Subsidized Housing Programs. A New Look at HUD’s Site & Neighborhood Standards As Applied to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. A Joint Publication from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity & The Opportunity Agenda. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. October 2011.

Liz Columbo, Jason Reece. Jillian Olinger, Kip Holley & So Young Lee. Opportunity & Mapping Analysis for the White Center Community. Commissioned by the White Center Community Development Association. August 2011.

Jason Reece. Growing Together for a Sustainable Future: Strategies and Best Practices for Engaging with Disadvantaged Communities on Issues of Sustainable Development and Regional Planning. The Kirwan

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Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Gulf Coast Regional Planning Commission – Sustainable Communities Initiative Consortium. April 2011.

Jason Reece, Samir Gambhir & Christy Rogers. The Geography of Opportunity: Mapping to Promote Equitable Community Development and Fair Housing in King County, WA. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Northwest Justice Project. April 2010.

Jason Reece et. Al. Targeted Universalism and the Jobs Bill: Helping Communities in Crisis Through Targeted Investments. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Congressional Black Caucus. March 2010.

Jason Reece. et al. ARRA & the Economic Crisis – One Year Later: Has Stimulus Helped Communities in Crisis. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned and released by the Fair Recovery Coalition. February 2010.

Christy Rogers, Jason Reece et al. Fair Credit and Fair Housing in the Wake of the Subprime Lending and Foreclosure Crisis. Findings from the Kirwan Institute Initiative – The Future of Fair Housing. Commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. February 2010.

Jason Reece et. al. People, Place and Opportunity. Mapping Communities of Opportunity in Connecticut. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Connecticut Fair Housing Center. November 2009.

Hashim Benford, Jason Reece & Matthew Martin. How Fair is Florida? Recession, Recovery, Equity and Opportunity in Florida. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Miami Workers Center. October 2009.

Hashim Benford, Jason Reece & Matthew Martin. Building Opportunity: A Call for Florida to Assure Transparency, Accountability, and Equity in the Use of Economic Recovery Funds. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Miami Workers Center. September 2009.

Jason Reece et. al. From Crisis to Opportunity: Responding to the Growing Economic Crisis for Knoxville’s Marginalized Children. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Compassion Coalition of Knoxville, TN. June 2009.

Samir Gambhir and Jason Reece. Et al. Utilizing GIS to Support Advocacy and Social Justice: A Case Study of University-Led Initiatives. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by The Opportunity Agenda and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. January 2009.

Jason Reece and Samir Gambhir. The Geography of Opportunity: Building Communities of Opportunity in Massachusetts. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp. January 2009.

Jason Reece and Samir Gambhir. Racial Equity Status Report. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. September 2008.

Jason Reece and Samir Gambhir. The Geography of Opportunity: Review of Opportunity Mapping Research Initiatives. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Poverty Race Research Action Council and Submitted to the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: The State of Fair Housing in America. Los Angeles, CA (john powell testimony). July 2008.

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Jason Reece and Christy Rogers. Opportunity for All: Inequity, Linked Fate and Social Justice in Detroit and Michigan. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion. July 2008.

Denis Rhoden, Jason Reece, et. al. Pathways to Opportunity: Partnership and Collaboration for Revitalizing the Rosemont-Walbrook Neighborhood. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Neighborhood University Initiative. July 2008.

Jason Reece, Christy Rogers et. al. Columbus Neighborhood Revitalization Assessment. Phase II. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by The Columbus Foundation. December 2007.

Jason Reece, Christy Rogers et. al. Columbus Neighborhood Revitalization Assessment. Phase I. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by The Columbus Foundation. October 2007.

john powell, Jason Reece and Samir Gambhir. The Geography of Opportunity: Austin Region. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Central Texas Opportunity Initiative and the Community Partnership for the Homeless. March 2007.

Angela Glover Blackwell, Robert Bullard, Deeohn Ferris, john powell. (Jason Reece & Christy Rogers Editors) Regionalism: Growing Together to Expand Opportunity for All. Report by the African American Forum for Race and Regionalism, Commissioned for the Presidents’ Council of Cleveland. August 2006.

Tracie Washington, Brian D. Smedley, Beatrice Alvarez and Jason Reece. Housing in New Orleans: One Year After Katrina: Policy Recommendations for Equitable Rebuilding. A NAACP Special Report. Commissioned by The NAACP Gulf Coast Advocacy Center. August 2006.

john powell, Roger Clay, Julie Nielsen, Jason Reece and Tim Lohrentz. A Minority Business Development Framework for the Cleveland Foundation. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Commissioned by The Cleveland Foundation. June 2005.

Jason Reece. Land Use Policies and Equity: Review of the Racial Equity Impact of Land Use Policies in Richland County, SC. Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Center for Social Inclusion. 2005.

john powell and Jason Reece. Housing Need and Opportunity in Franklin County, Ohio: An Assessment of Housing Need and Opportunity Based Housing for Franklin County, Ohio. Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Commissioned by B.R.E.A.D. Columbus. 2005.

Jason Reece. Gentrification or Revitalization in Weinland Park. Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Prepared for the Weinland Park Neighborhood Planning Committee. 2004.

Jason Reece. Policy Memorandum: The Multiple Benefits of Land Banking and Comprehensive Land Bank Planning for Detroit. Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Commissioned by M.O.S.E.S. Detroit and the Land Bank Advocacy Committee. 2004.

Jason Reece. Conservation Policies and Equity: Review of the Racial Equity Impact of Conservation Land Banking in Richland County, SC. Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. Commissioned by the Center for Social Inclusion. 2004.

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john powell, Jason Reece and Mellody Parchia. De-Densifying Urban Neighborhoods: CPTED, Concentrated Poverty and Crime in the University District. Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (2003). Prepared for the Ohio State University Alumni Advising Council.

KIRWAN INSTITUTE PUBLICATION SERIES:

Jason Reece, Christy Rogers, Samir Gambhir, Rebecca Reno and Mikyung Baek. K-12 Diversity: Strategies for Diverse and Successful Schools. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. July 2007.

john powell, Jason Reece and Christy Rogers. Communities of Opportunity: A Framework for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future for All. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. January 2007.

john powell, Jason Reece and Rebecca Reno. Economic Segregation: Challenging Ohio's Public Schools. The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. November 2005.

OTHER REPORTS AND COMMISSIONED WORKS:

Megan Olds and Jason Reece. Benchmarks Northwest: Quality of Life Indicators and Community Assessment Tool for Northwest Michigan. Northwest Michigan Council of Governments (2003). Commissioned by the Rotary Charities of Traverse City. 2003.

Jason Reece. Preserving Options: Maintaining Rail Corridors in Northwest Michigan, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments. Prepared for the Traverse City Area Regional Chamber of Commerce. 2002.

Jason Reece. Northwest Michigan Transportation to Work Study: Transportation to Work Characteristics and Trends for Northwest Michigan. Northwest Michigan Council of Governments.. Prepared for the Michigan Department of Transportation. 2002.

Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. Ohio Urbanization Trends: Tracking Ohio’s Urban Growth and Land Use Change. The Exurban Change Project Report Number EX-4, Ohio State University Extension. 2002.

Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. Retail Market Analysis: Logan, Ohio. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (OSU) and Ohio State University Extension (2002).

Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. Land Cover in Ohio’s Townships: An Analysis of Township Land Cover and Population Change. The Exurban Change Project Report Number EX-3, Ohio State University Extension. 2002.

Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. Retail Market Analysis: Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (OSU) and Ohio State University Extension. 2002.

Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. Retail Market Analysis: Marietta, Ohio. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (OSU) and Ohio State University Extension. 2001.

Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. Retail Market Analysis: Noble County, Ohio. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (OSU) and Ohio State University Extension. 2001.

Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. Retail Market Analysis: Monroe County, Ohio. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (OSU) and Ohio State University Extension. 2001.

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Elena Irwin, Jeff Sharp and Jason Reece. Township Growth and Change: Population Characteristics of Ohio’s Townships 1960-2000. The Exurban Change Project Report Number EX-1, Ohio State University Extension. 2001.

Jason Reece. Foreign Companies with Investment in Ohio. Ohio Department of Development, Office of Strategic Research. 2000.

Jason Reece. Ohio’s Major Employers. Ohio Department of Development, Office of Strategic Research. 2000.

NEW MEDIA PUBLICATIONS:

Recession, State and Local Budget Deficits Threaten Public Schools and Equity in Education. April 29, 2010. The Huffington Post.

Will the new jobs bill help hardest hit areas? February 26, 2010. The Huffington Post.

ARRA – One Year Later: What Happened? January 27, 2010. The Huffington Post.

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS 2007-2011:

Jason Reece & Matt Martin. Keynote Speaker at the Columbus Community Development Summit. Columbus, OH. January 24, 2012. “Neighborhoods & Community Development in Franklin County: Understanding Our Past & Preparing for Our Future.”

Jason Reece & Jillian Olinger. Opportunity Mapping Advisory Committee Workshop. Supported by The California Endowment. Merced, CA. January 19, 2012. “Mapping Opportunity & Assets in Merced.”

Jason Reece. The Plan for Opportunity. Consortium Executive Committee Presentation. Gulfport, MS via Webinar. December 8, 2011. “Opportunity Mapping for Sustainable Communities Initiative Planning.”

Jason Reece. The Plan for Opportunity. Consortium Working Group Presentation. Gulfport, MS via Webinar. December 1, 2011. “Opportunity Mapping for Sustainable Communities Initiative Planning.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Columbus Community Relations Commission. Columbus, OH. November 18, 2011. “Demographics as Destiny: Diversity & Inclusion for a Vibrant, Healthy & Prosperous Columbus”

Conference Workshop Speaker at the PolicyLink Equity Summit. Conference Workshop Series 4: You Are Here – Mapping for Advocacy & Community Change. Detroit, MI. November 10, 2011. “Mapping for Engagement, Empowerment & Justice: Reflections from the Kirwan Institute”

Jason Reece. Health Equity Workshop Presentation at Michigan Minority Health Commission 2011 Patient Advocacy Leaders Summit: Improving Healthcare Delivery Systems in Communities of Color. Lansing, MI. October 29, 2011. “Introduction to Opportunity Mapping: Understanding the Geography of Opportunity to Promote Health Equity.”

Jason Reece. Panel Presentation at the 2011 IPSC Methodology Conference: Building Solutions to Poverty. Topical Session 3: Marginalized Communities – The Role of Race & Culture. Columbus, OH. October 20, 2011. “The Geography of Opportunity: The Intersection of Space, Race & Systemic Disadvantage”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Urban Metro Advisory Team In-Service Training. OSU Extension – Community Development. Columbus, OH. September 28, 2011. “Working with the new Census: Using data for communications & advocacy.”

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Jason Reece. Webinar Training Presentation to Supporting the California Endowment’s Building Health Communities Initiative in Merced, CA via Webinar. September 22, 2011. “Introduction to Opportunity Mapping and the Merced Opportunity Mapping Initiative.”

Jason Reece. Presentation given to the Puget Sound Regional Council – Sustainable Communities Initiative Staff. Seattle, WA. September 19, 2011. “Opportunity Mapping & the Sustainable Communities Initiative.”

Jason Reece. Conference Workshop Presenter for the CityMatch (The National Organization of Urban MCH Leaders) National Conference. San Francisco, CA. September 17, 2011. “Introduction to Opportunity Mapping: Understanding the Geography of Opportunity.”

Jason Reece & Jerry Jones. CCO (Communities Creating Opportunity) Metro Leadership Event. Kansas City, MO. September 16, 2011. “Opportunity Mapping to Advance an Agenda: Health Care Case Study.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Consortium –Gulfport, MS. September 1, 2011. “Mapping Economic Opportunity – Opportunity Mapping for the Sustainability Communities Initiative.”

Jason Reece. Webinar training workshop for the Knoxville, TN and Nashville, TN W.K. Kellogg Foundation CityMatch Racial Healing Grantees. August 30, 2011. “Opportunity Mapping for Understanding History & Fostering Engagement.”

Jason Reece. Featured speaker and facilitator at the Cultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Identity Workshop for California Endowments Building Healthy Communities Merced County Steering Committee. Merced, CA. August 6, 2011. “Mapping Opportunity to Build Community: An Opportunity Mapping Initiative for Merced County, CA”

Jason Reece. Webinar Presentation and training workshop for the Seattle Sustainable Communities Consortium at the Puget Sound Regional Council. July 26, 2011. “Opportunity Mapping for Sustainable Communities Planning.”

Jason Reece. Featured speaker for the Metro Leadership Assembly community forum held by PICO’s Kansas City affiliate CCO (Communities Creating Opportunity). Kansas City, MO. July 19, 2011. “Bring Health Reform Home: Opportunity, Community and Health Equity in Kansas City”

Jason Reece. Keynote speaker at the Interfaith Funders Innovative Collaborations Funder Briefing – Community Organizing at the Cross Roads. Perrysburg, OH. July 11, 2011. “The Geography of Opportunity & Inequity and the New Context of Organizing”

Jason Reece. Invited speaker for the MacArthur Foundation’s Housing Matters Research Network at Northwestern University. Chicago, IL. June 29, 2011. “The Geography of Opportunity: Seattle Case Study”

Erin Hardy & Jason Reece. Panel presentation at the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Policy Summit on Housing, Human Capital and Inequality. Cleveland, OH. June 10, 2011. “Equity in Early Opportunities to Learn: Examining the Roles of Place, Space and Race.”

Jason Reece. Workshop presentation at the Interdisciplinary Research Training Institute on Hispanic Drug Abuse (IRTI), sponsored by the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse & the Center for Drug and Social Policy Research at University of Houston. Houston, TX. June 3, 2011. “The Geography of Opportunity: At the Intersection of Space, Systemic Disadvantage and Substance Abuse.”

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Jason Reece. Panel speaker at the public forum: Where Ohio Needs to Go: A Statewide Conversation on Transportation Equity & Federal Policy, organized by the Leadership Council for Civil Rights. June 3, 2011. Columbus, OH. “Transportation Equity and Access.”

Jason Reece. Webinar presentation to PICO National Network. Columbus, OH. May 18, 2011. “Opportunity Mapping for Engagement and Advocacy.”

Jason Reece & Linda Lanier. Workshop presentation at the Jessie Ball duPont Fund Learning Day. Jacksonville, FL. May 12, 2011. “Mapping Child Well-Being & Opportunity in Duval County.”

Jason Reece. Workshop presentation to the Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Consortium. Gulfport, MS. March 22, 2011. “Public and Stakeholder Engagement: Engagement and Sustainability Planning.”

Jason Reece. Workshop presentation to the Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Consortium - Visualizing the Barriers and Opportunities to Creating a Sustainable Gulf Coast. Gulfport, MS. March 21, 2011. “Tools of Analysis and Engagement: Demonstration of Opportunity Mapping.”

Jason Reece. Keynote Speaker for 2nd Annual Community Based Practice Conference – Communities Taking Charge. Cleveland, OH. March 18, 2011. “Communities Taking Charger: Supporting Equity and Community Revitalization.”

Jason Reece. Workshop presentation at the 2nd Annual Community Based Practice Conference – Communities Taking Charge. Cleveland, OH. March 18, 2011. “Building Community and Supporting Revitalization: Community Economic Development and Engagement.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus at the Columbus CDC Member Breakfast Meeting. Columbus, OH. February 15, 2011. “Building Communities of Opportunity.”

Jason Reece. Panel Presentation at the “Revive &Renew” conference for the 41st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Council of Foundations Mobile, AL. November 10, 2010. “Visualizing Opportunity: Using Opportunity Mapping to Promote Equity, Engagement and Community Development.”

Jason Reece. Panel Presentation at UNC Center for Civil Rights Conference – The Unfinished Work: Advancing New Strategies in the Struggle for Civil Rights. Chapel Hill, NC. November 2, 2010. “Opportunity Mapping: Using GIS for Social Equity, Racial Justice and Advocacy.”

Jason Reece. Workshop Presentation at the Tallahassee Mayor’s Summit on Race, Culture and Human Relations. Tallahassee, FL. October 25, 2010. “Opportunity Mapping, Geographic Information Systems and Social Justice.”

Jason Reece. Opening panel presentation at the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse Tenth Annual International Conference – Modeling a Transdisciplinary Approach to Current Research Agendas. New Orleans, LA. October 2, 2010. “The Geography of Opportunity: The Intersection of Space, Race, and Systemic Disadvantage.”

Jason Reece & Samir Gambhir. Workshop presentation at the Applied Research Center’s National Facing Race Conference. Chicago, IL. September 24, 2010. “Opportunity Mapping: Using GIS for Social Equity, Racial Justice and Advocacy.”

Jason Reece & Maya Roy. Presentation at the National Legal Defenders Association Substantive Law Conference. Chicago, IL. July 23, 2010. “Using Maps and Geographic Information Systems in Public Interest Advocacy.”

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john powell & Jason Reece. Brown bag workshop presentation at the U.S. Department of Justice – Housing and Civil Enforcement Section. Washington, DC. July 8, 2010. “Opportunity Mapping: Using Mapping to Support Fair Housing.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the U.S. Social Forum - National Conference. Detroit, MI. June 23, 2010. “Fair Recovery: From Crisis to Opportunity.”

Jason Reece. Presentation for Adult Educational Series Workshop for Lakeside – The Chautauqua on Lake Erie. Lakeside, OH. June 22, 2010. “Understanding Racial and Social Inequity: Systems of Disadvantage and Opportunity in Ohio – A Case Study from The State of Black Ohio Initiative.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Director and Staff of the Duvall County Children’s Commission. Jacksonville, FL. April 8, 2010. “Seizing Opportunity & Confronting Challenges Using Maps & GIS.”

Jason Reece. Opening speaker for the ISIAIH Strategic Leadership Convening. New Brighton, MN. March 20, 2010. “Fulfilling the Promise: Building Healthy Communities for All in Minnesota.”

Jason Reece. Panel Presentation at the Kirwan Institute’s 2nd National Transformative Race Conference – Transforming Race: Crisis and Opportunity in the Obama Era. Columbus, OH. March 13, 2010. “Fair Recovery: From Crisis to Opportunity.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Heritage University Community Development Clinic. Yakima, WA. February 1, 2010. “Fostering Community Revitalization and Expanding Opportunity.”

Jason Reece & Samir Gambhir. Presentation to the Jessie Ball duPont Foundation’s Board of Directors. Amelia Island, FL. January 13, 2010. “Mapping for Change: Seizing Opportunity & Confronting Challenges Using GIS.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Connecticut Fair Housing Center’s Forum on Opportunity Mapping. Hartford, CT. November 12, 2009. “Connecticut Opportunity Mapping Initiative: Introduction and Findings.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Fair Housing and Fair Lending Regional Forum Organized by Green Doors. Austin, TX. November 5, 2009. “The Future of Fair Housing: Fair Credit and Fair Housing in the Wake of the Credit and Housing Crisis.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Northwest Justice Project’s Opportunity Mapping and Future of Fair Housing Regional Convening. Seattle, WA. October 30, 2009. “King County Opportunity Mapping: Introduction and Preliminary Results.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Dream Fund’s 3rd

National Convening Advancing Equal Opportunity in an Obama Era. Charlotte, NC. October 22, 2009. “Data and Maps for Advocacy: Communications, Analysis and Advocacy Using Mapping (GIS).”

Jason Reece & Samir Gambhir. Presentation to the President and Staff of the Jessie Ball duPont Foundation. Jacksonville, FL. October 6, 2009. “Mapping for Advocacy: Communications, Analysis and Advocacy Using GIS.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Public Town Hall on the Economic Crisis: Interfaith Vigil for Workers, Homeowners & Tenants, sponsored by Jobs for Justice. Columbus, OH. October 1, 2009. “The Housing Crisis: Opportunity, Community and Race.”

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Jason Reece. Webinar speaker for PolicyLink’s Research Agenda for Regional Equity Webinar Series. October 2, 2009. “Advocating for a Fair and Equitable Recover.”

Jason Reece. Webinar speaker for The Opportunity Agenda’s Equitable Economic Recovery Tele-briefing. September 30, 2009. “Advocating for a Fair and Equitable Recovery.”

Jason Reece. Webinar speaker for Right to the City’s National Campaign Webinar. August 13, 2009. “Advocating for a Fair and Equitable Recovery.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard University. Hosted by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute and College of Public Health. Cambridge, MA. May 29, 2009. “Mapping Communities of Opportunity in Massachusetts.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at The Kirwan Institute 5th Anniversary Seminar. Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. March 19, 2009. “The Opportunity Communities Program.”

Jason Reece & Andrew Grant-Thomas. Presentation to the Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the Racial Justice Program of the American Civil Liberties Union. Harvard School of Law. Cambridge, MA. February 26, 2009. “The Geography of Opportunity: Building Communities of Opportunity in Massachusetts.”

Jason Reece. Workshop Presentation at the Opportunity for All: Inequity, Linked Fate and Social Justice in Michigan Conference, convened by the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion. Detroit, MI. January 30, 2009. “Transforming Communities: The Dynamics of Race, Class and Housing Opportunities (Workshop Series 1).”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Planning for the Commonwealth’s Economic Rebound Symposium and hosted by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA. January 12, 2009. “People, Place and Opportunity.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Progress Ohio Town Hall Meeting on the Economic Crisis & Recovery. Columbus, OH. December 11, 2008. “The Housing Crisis, Foreclosure and Race: Impacts and Challenges.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the National Housing Crisis Seminar. Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. December 5th 2008. “The Housing Crisis, Foreclosure and Race: Impacts and Challenges.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Health Equity Mapping Advisory Committee as part of the Web Conference: Harnessing Maps and Mapping Tools to Advance Health Equity. Oakland, CA. November 7, 2008. “Utilizing GIS to Support Advocacy and Social Justice: A Case Study of University Led Initiatives.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Heinz Endowments. Pittsburgh, PA. September 26, 2008. “Opportunity Matters: African American Males and Access to Communities of Opportunity.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the City of Columbus Planning Department. Columbus, OH. August 19, 2008. “Fostering Neighborhood Revitalization and Expanding Opportunity.”

Jason Reece. Presentation for The Opportunity Agenda’s Mapping for Health Equity Initiative. Oakland, CA. June 9, 2008. “The Kirwan Institute’s Mapping for Advocacy.”

Reece, Jason & Gambhir, Samir. Workshop sponsored by Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation. Boston, MA. May 14, 2007. “Opportunity Mapping Training and Workshop.”

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Jason Reece. Workshop Presentation for the Colour of Poverty Provincial Forum on the Racialization of Poverty. Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. April 29, 2008. “Opportunity Mapping: Mapping to Advocate and Promote Social and Racial Justice.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the New York Press Association Spring Convention 2008. Albany, NY. April 4, 2008. “Communities of Opportunity: Reporting on Fair Housing, Opportunity and Equity.”

Jason Reece. Presentation for The Opportunity Agenda’s Mapping for Health Equity Initiaitive. Los Angeles, CA. March 21, 2008. “Mapping for Advocacy.”

Jason Reece. Presentation for Policy Link Regional Equity Summit 2008, Workshop Series 4: Effective Strategies, Creating Tactics for Action, Session: Assessing and Developing Racially Equitable Policies. New Orleans, LA. March 7, 2008. “Neighborhood Opportunity Mapping for Regional Equity.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. Boston, MA. February 11, 2008. “Introduction to Opportunity Mapping.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. Boston, MA. February 11, 2008. “Applying Opportunity Mapping to Social Justice Goals and Policy.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to The Cincinnati Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Cincinnati, OH. January 16, 2008. “Race(ing) the News: Fair Housing, Opportunity and Equity.”

Jason Reece and Samir Gambhir. Workshop sponsored by The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Columbus, OH. Part of the Transformative Race National Conference. November 30th 2007. “Opportunity Mapping Training and Workshop.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Faculty Lecture Seminar Series, The Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. November 2, 2007. “Growing Together: Regionalism and Social Equity in Northeastern Ohio.”

Jason Reece. Keynote presentation at the YWCA Racial Justice Summit. Madison, WI. October 30, 2007. “Creating Communities of Opportunity for Social Justice.”

Jason Reece. Panel presentation at the Ohio Grantmakers Forum. Columbus, OH. October 18, 2007. “Immigration in Ohio.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Center for Legal Aid Education, Structural Racism Convening. October 15, 2007. “Opportunity Mapping: Mapping as an Analytical Tool to Address Inequity and Structural Disadvantage.”

Andrew Grant-Thomas and Jason Reece. Presentation at The Society of Professional Journalists Convention & National Journalism Conference. Washington, D.C. October 6, 2007. “Investigating Opportunity: Toward Cutting-edge Reporting on Race and Ethnicity.”

Reece, Jason and Christy Rogers. Presentation at the OPC State Planning Conference: Innovations in Planning. Columbus, OH. September 20, 2007. “Race, Social Equity and Planning.”

Jason Reece. Presentation at the Statewide Sweeney Land Use Conference, Ohio State University Extension. Columbus, OH. September 14, 2007. “Sprawl, Inequity and Economic Opportunity in Ohio.”

Jason Reece. Panel presentation at The Department of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. August 28, 2007. “Two Years After Katrina.”

Jason Reece and Denis Rhoden. Conference Panel Presentation. African American Males: Beyond the School to Prison Pipeline and Moving Toward Opportunity. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. May 11, 2007. “Opportunity Matters: Place, Space and Life Outcomes.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to the Land Use Specialist Convening. The Ohio State University Extension. Columbus, OH. January 10, 2007. “Race, Land Use and Urban Issues in Ohio.”

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GUEST LECTURES 2007-2010:

Guest Lecture for City & Regional Planning 510: Undergraduate Planning Studio. The Ohio State University: Columbus, OH. .January 11, 2012. “Planning and Social Equity: Community Development, Revitalization & Gentrification.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for City & Regional Planning 320: Planning for Housing. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. January 10, 2012. “The Housing Crisis: Causes and Consequences”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecturer for the Seminar for Social Immersion Project. Honors & Scholars Center. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. January 24, 2011. “Equity, Opportunity & Access to Higher Education in Ohio.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecturer for City and Regional Planning 608: Geographic Information Systems. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. January 18, 2011. “Mapping Opportunity for Advocacy and Social Justice.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for City and Regional Planning 320: Planning for Housing. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. February 23, 2010. “Planning for Fair Housing & Social/Racial Inclusion.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for Law 747: Civil Rights. Moritz College of Law. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. September 29, 2009. “Fair Housing, Opportunity & Race: The Case of Thompson v. HUD in Baltimore, MD.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for City and Regional Planning 320: Planning for Housing. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. June 1, 2009. “Planning for Fair Housing & Social/Racial Inclusion.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for City and Regional Planning 815: Urban Planning Case Studies in Housing. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. May 7

th 2009. “Housing, Opportunity & Race: The Case of

Thompson v. HUD in Baltimore, MD.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for City and Regional Planning 628: Planning Columbus. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. February 3, 2009. “The Housing Crisis, Foreclosure and Race: Impacts and Challenges.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for Geography 240: Urban Economic Geography. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. October 14, 2008. “Geography and Race: Understanding the Geography of Race, Class and Opportunity in Contemporary U.S. Cities.”

Jason Reece. Presentation to Program for Advising in Scholarship and Service (PASS). The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. February 19, 2008. “Will you be my neighbor? Housing and neighborhood diversity in the US.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for City & Regional Planning 815: Case Studies in Affordable Housing. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. February 19, 2008. “Race, Regionalism and Affordable Housing: Case Study of Baltimore & Thompson v. HUD.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for the Ohio State Honors Program Social Justice Immersion Course. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. January 30, 2008. “Inequity and Access to Educational Opportunity.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture. Race & Class Seminar Moritz College of Law. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. January 16, 2010. “Race, Class and Opportunity: Understanding the Convergence and Divergence of Race & Class in the US.”

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Jason Reece. Guest Lecture. Geography 240: Urban Economic Geography. The Ohio State University. January 24, 2008. “Race, Place and Social Equity.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for Geography 240: Urban Economic Geography, The Department of Geography, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. October 18, 2007. “Race, Place and Social Equity.”

Jason Reece. Guest Lecture for City and Regional Planning 712: Theory of City & Regional Planning. The Department of City and Regional Planning. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. May 16, 2007. “Equity and Katrina: Lessons Learned from New Orleans.”

Jason Reece and Christy Rogers. Guest Lecture for Geography 240: Urban Economic Geography. Department of Geography. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. February 28, 2007. “Housing Through a Racial Lens: Housing Challenges Impacting Communities of Color.”