Rebecca Macklis leads strategic initiatives at The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS), overseeing urban design and public realm advocacy, including City- and State-level housing policy. Previously, Rebecca was the director of urban design and strategy at the NYC Public Design Commission, where she led cross-sector initiatives and regulatory design review focused on complex mixed-use development, housing, and urban systems. Rebecca is managing editor of the City’s Designing New York: Quality Affordable Housing publication and led the eponymous interagency initiative.