“Johari Pondt is a technical director for engineering at AKRF and an essential leader of the East Side Coastal Resiliency consultant team. She has also been an expert panelist for events hosted by the Urban Design Forum and ASHRAE New York and co-authored a WaterWire article for the Waterfront Alliance.” - Jeffrey Taub, Senior Vice President at AKRF, Inc.

What recent project, accomplishment or award are you most proud of? I’ve experienced significant growth in my life this past year. I gave birth to a healthy baby girl in May, and the same month Stuyvesant Cove Park opened along the Manhattan waterfront as part of East Side Coastal Resiliency project – the engineering for which I help manage.