Kady Yellow
Kady comes to Jacksonville from Michigan where she hosted a national conference as part of the global Placemaking Week series. Under her leadership,120 pop-up projects were implemented that prioritized the riverfront, public parks, sidewalks, streets and alleys. Yellow brings over a decade (almost fifeen years) of experience in creative placemaking as part of a global portfolio; New York, Louisiana, Texas, California, Alaska, Portugal, France, Canada, England and Ireland. Her writing has been featured in FlintBeat and My City Magazine (Michigan), Street Art United States (Boston), CURBED (New Orleans), and she published her first book on the subject matter in 2019.
Kady has also received special training in Federal Resources for Creative Community Development, and from City Repair Project, National Endowment for the Arts and Project for Public Spaces. She earned her master’s degree in Arts Administration from the University of New Orleans in 2018 and dual bachelor’s degrees in Graphic Design and Mathematical Sciences from Binghamton University in 2012.
Leadership and Involvement:
- Tedx Speaker
- International Downtown Association, ELF Fellow
- Jacksonville Business Journal, Women of Influence
- DuBlase Foundation, Board member
- International Placemaking Week: Presenter
- Leadership Jax: Class of 2025
- Strong Towns Accelerator: Inaugural Class
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Research Fellow
- PlacemakingUS: Network Leader (2021-Present)
- International Downtown Association: Fellow, Presenter/Member
- Urban Land Institute: Member
- Congress for New Urbanism: Jax-Beaches Chapter Board Member
- Florida Main Street: Founding Board Member
- State University of New York, Adjunct Professor