Urbane DrK Consulting, Dr. Brenda Kayzar

Dr. Brenda Kayzar is the collaborative strategist and owner of Urbane DrK Consulting. She brings a hybrid of experience in finance, academia, and nonprofits to her work, collaboratively navigating government institutions and nonprofits toward fair and sustainable outcomes. Brenda employs a research-based approach, grounded in social justice and economic development understandings, to her assessments and strategizes that center equity in development and planning practices. She works to build avenues to equitable representation and opportunities for engagement. In her consultant role, Brenda evaluates and creates programs, designs and facilitates outreach and engagement efforts and leads strategic and cultural planning projects. Her work forms the foundation for professional plans and reports. Brenda’s research on creative placemaking, revitalization and gentrification, and community and housing development issues is published in academic presses. She recently co-authored a handbook on Creative Placemaking in Rail Transit Corridors for the American Planning Association and co-produced a study on arts and culture’s value in mitigating the impacts of transportation infrastructure on communities for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. She is an often-invited guest speaker and panelist in the civic and academic realms and serves on several boards including the Arts and Cultural Leadership Program at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Creative Minnesota Project.

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