People for Cities

Sarah Bekessy Associate Professor Sarah Bekessy leads the Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group at RMIT University. She is interested in the intersection between science and policy in environmental management and is currently involved in an interdisciplinary range of research projects, including an ARC Future Fellowship titled ‘Socio-ecological models for environmental decision making’ and a project...

Usha Iyer-Raniga Associate Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga is Deputy Head, International at the School of Property and Construction Management, RMIT University. She is Director of the Sustainable Buildings Innovation Lab (SBiLab) at the School of Property, Construction and Project Management, dealing with research on thermal comfort, energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment. Recently, Usha...

Brendan Barrett Brendan Barrett holds the position of Research Coordinator with the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme. His role is to lead the programme’s research activities and assist the city participants in their advancement of the Ten Principles. This includes drawing on the urban expertise of RMIT University faculty, partners and Cities Programme Global...

Cassandra Cohen Cassandra Cohen, a Bachelor of Professional Communication student at RMIT University, undertook a communications internship with the Global Compact Cities Programme from September to November 2015. Her role involved promoting the Cities Programme flagship publication Cities for the Future, assisting with business administration, writing news articles and contributing to the redevelopment of the...

Cezar Busatto Cezar Busatto is an Economist from the the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). He is a retired State Treasury Fiscal Agent and has a Master of Political Economics from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Cezar is currently the Head of the Secretariat for Local Governance at the City of...

Chanel Bearder Chanel works with the Cities Programme communications team writing content for the organisation’s website and helps to maintain its profile in the media. She is also the Public Engagement and Communications Officer at the RMIT Centre for Urban Research, handling the Centre’s media enquiries and developing its communication strategies. With a background in...

City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is a founding partner and long standing supporter of the Cities Programme. It is also one of the original cities to become a participant of the Global Compact. As a founding member of the Cities Programme, the City of Melbourne was a lead partner in the original ‘Utility...

Colin Fudge Professor Fudge is the inaugural President of RMIT Europe and brings extensive experience and knowledge to the centre. He has enjoyed a long career in Europe and Australia, having worked in universities, government and the private sector. Professor Fudge was appointed President of RMIT Europe in 2013, having served as Pro Vice-Chancellor of...

Constanza Gonzalez-Mathiesen Constanza joined the Global Compact Cities Programme in August 2013 to undertake a research internship. She was supported to conduct research related to the evolution and impacts of housing projects for slum dwellers developed by the Chilean NGO Techo. Constanza is an accredited architect and holds a Master of Urban Planning degree from...

Corrine Cash Corrine Cash is completing a PhD in Planning at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Her PhD research focuses on examining decision-making patterns as they pertain to the rural-urban fringe in two UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: the Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve, South Africa and the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, Canada. She was awarded a...