City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Equity Data Tool: A Decision-Making Tool for Prioritizing Parks, Recreation Centers, and Neighborhoods with the Greatest Need

Diamond Spratling is an impact-driven public health professional and non-profit leader motivated to eliminate health, social, and environmental disparities in Black and Brown communities. She is the founder of M4EJ (Millennials 4 Environmental Justice), a non-profit organization designed to bring awareness to and solutions for dismantling environmental racism. Her strong dedication to neighborhood disparities have earned her the William H. Sterner Memorial Award (2017) for demonstration of concern for and awareness of environmental issues, as well as the Elmore Manufacturing Award (2018) for proven record of concern for preserving the environment.

Diamond has quickly become a pioneer in the nonprofit sector. Her nonprofit is completely run by passionate millennials and has created a community for young adults to stand up for the needs in their neighborhoods. The work she has done for her own organization as well as supporting others including Bloomberg Associates, WaterAid, the Emory Global Health Organization, and BG Brown Bag have exemplified her ability to produce solutions to pressing issues both globally and across the United States.

Ms. Spratling has spent almost six years working in the environmental health field. Some of her experiences have ranged from leading a campaign to incorporate health equity into energy policy and working to support a WHO funded grant to advance urban health, to leading research studies to improve access to water and sanitation for women and girls and how our environment impacts mental health, and teaching a course on environmental policy, research, and justice. Diamond also spent two years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supporting an array of heart disease and stroke prevention projects.

Diamond holds an MPH and certificate in WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) from the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University and an undergraduate degree in Environmental Policy and Analysis from Bowling Green State University.

Giselle Sebag, MPH, LEED AP, Fitwel Amb. is an impact-driven urban health specialist who has been working globally at the intersection of urban planning and public health for over a decade. She is currently a public sector consultant at Bloomberg Associates, where she advises cities to develop evidence-based urban health solutions with the aim of improving the lives of the greatest number of citizens. Prior to joining Bloomberg Associates, Giselle was the Vice President of Programs at the Center for Active Design (CfAD), where she oversaw the development and launch of innovative programs such as Fitwel and served as the Head of the Built Environment commitments portfolio at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Her efforts resulted in the creation of a new Healthy Places NCD Action Network priority impact area and more than 20 new Commitments to Action (CTAs), worth an estimated total of more than $3.7B investment dollars, ultimately impacting more than 1M lives. Other experiences include work with UNICEF, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Project for Public Spaces (PPS), the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), MASS Design Group, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Southface and the Brookings Institution. Giselle holds an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, joint MSc degrees in International Cooperation and Urban Development and undergraduate degrees in Architecture and Government from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a Founding Start-Up Team Member at PlacemakingX, an International Advisory Board member at ARCHIVE Global and a Resource Team Member for the New York Mayors Institute for City Design.