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Lee Bouchard has served Urban Habitat Chicago as director of communication for the past year and a half, and has recently taken on the role of executive director. Urban Habitat Chicago (UHC) is an environmental organization that demonstrates the viability of sustainable concepts and practices in urban environments through research, education and hands-on projects. A majority of completed projects, such as food producing roofs and gardens, introduce urban agriculture into the built environment.
She is also a volunteer for Operation Frontline, a national child hunger and nutrition program, and member of their local advisory board. With OFL she assists in cooking and nutrition classes for youth and adults in health and community centers, in a number of underserved Chicago neighborhoods. Her long-time interest in nutrition developed from her experience as a vegetarian.
Since 2009 she has been taking classes in economics, community development, and nonprofit management in the College of Urban Planning at the University of Illinois Chicago. In 2009 she also taught theater production at a high school in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, through a residency with American Mosaic. Lee is a strong advocate for developing environmentally, socially and economically healthy neighborhoods.
Before moving to Chicago in July 2008, Lee worked as an architect in France, China and Canada, where she founded Architecture for Humanity Toronto in 2003. She has also worked in North and West Africa, and elsewhere in Europe and Asia. She holds a certificate in urban planning, in addition to professional degrees in Architecture from France and the U.S. Lee is a cycling and wellness advocate, and teaches dance-fitness to seniors and youth.
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