Free Webinar

Equitable Community Engagement: Moving from Insight to Action

Wednesday, March 12th
11am Pacific | 2pm Eastern (60-minute Duration)
Educational Credit: 1.0 (APA AICP CM)

Equitable public engagement is key to addressing systemic inequities and ensuring that all community members have the opportunity to influence decisions that affect their lives.

As we navigate 2025, creating inclusive, accessible, and meaningful engagement opportunities is more important than ever.

Join us on March 12th for an insightful discussion on the intersection of equity and community engagement. This session will highlight key findings from the “Engaging for Equity” survey, a global initiative launched in June 2024 with IAP2 Australasia, Municipal World, NCDD, Social Pinpoint, and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The survey, which gathered responses from 601 global professionals, reveals valuable insights into the current state of equitable engagement and strategies making a real impact.

Host Dave Biggs, Public Engagement Strategist at Social Pinpoint, will be joined by Traceé Strum-Gilliam, Senior Director and Transportation Sector Lead at PRR, and Martina Wolf Battistone and Sophia Robison, Practice Leads at Social Pinpoint. Together, they will discuss the survey’s key findings, explore actionable strategies for advancing inclusive engagement in your community, and respond to your questions.

Key takeaways:

Insights into the current state of equitable community engagement based on practitioner feedback from the “Engaging for Equity” survey
Effective strategies and tools for fostering inclusive, participatory engagement practices
How to measure success and track progress in equitable engagement practices
Real-world examples of how leading organizations are driving positive change

All attendees will receive a copy of the “Engaging for Equity” report, offering valuable perspective and actionable recommendations for advancing equity in your community engagement efforts.

Reserve your spot today and be part of this important conversation!

Can’t attend live? No problem—register anyway, and we’ll send you the on-demand recording and a copy of the full report so you can catch up on the discussion and explore the findings at your convenience.

Senior Director, East Coast Business Development, East Coast Transportation Sector Lead | PRR

Traceé Strum-Gilliam, AICP

Traceé is a national expert in environmental justice analysis and outreach, with more than 28 years of experience in transportation engineering and planning projects. She is currently a Senior Director at PRR where she is responsible for the East Coast Transportation Practice and serves as the firm’s environmental justice (EJ) practice lead. As a public involvement practitioner focused on grassroots outreach and consensus building, Traceé manages public involvement programs and conducts Title VI analysis including the development of outreach programs to reach limited-English Proficient populations. She offers technical expertise in community impact assessment and conducts peer reviews for complex projects. Traceé served as the PRR project manager, co-author, lead trainer and facilitator for USDOT’s Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making Guide and as co-author and trainer for FHWA’s 2018 update of the Community Impact Assessment: A Quick Reference for Transportation handbook. She is a member of Women’s Transportation Seminar and involved in Transportation Research Board Committees: Chair, Equity in Transportation (AME10) and Community Resources and Impacts (AME80) member. Ms. Strum-Gilliam began her career at the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration in 1996. She has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Morgan State University, M.S. in Environmental Planning and Management from Johns Hopkins University and is a certified planner as designated by the American Institute of Certified Planners.

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Public Engagement Strategist | Social Pinpoint

Dave Biggs

Dave Biggs is an internationally recognized expert in public engagement and using software to enhance public participation for planning. As a co-founder of MetroQuest, he has authored books and papers on planning, sustainability, and public engagement. Dave is a frequent speaker at conferences and webinars, and contributor to industry journals, where he lends insight into best practices for optimizing public engagement outcomes.

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Practice Lead | Social Pinpoint

Martina Wolf Battistone

As North America Practice Lead at Social Pinpoint, Marti supports and cultivates best practices in online community engagement within the public and non-profit sectors. Previously, Marti worked as Principal Environmental Planner at the City of Pittsburgh, which received the 2024 IAP2 USA Core Values Award for Organization of the Year. As a member of the Department of City Planning’s Sustainability and Resilience Division, Marti led park planning across the city, working to create long-term visions and investment strategies that reflected resident priorities in parks and open spaces.

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Practice Lead | Social Pinpoint

Sophia Robison

As North America Practice Lead at Social Pinpoint, Sophia Robison supports and builds a community of best practice in public engagement within the public and non-profit sectors, particularly as it relates to the use of digital technology. Previously, Sophia worked in local government, with the City of Pittsburgh's Department of City Planning and as an Economic Development Planner for the Town of Brookline, MA. She graduated from Cornell University where she received a Master of City and Regional Planning in 2017, and continued training with the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2).

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