Grace Tang, Program Director at NYC Parks, manages climate resiliency initiatives across all 5 boroughs, including the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) Battery project, which is one part of a series of projects to build resilience in Lower Manhattan. Grace was also a contributor to the publication Designing and Planning for Flood Resiliency: Guidelines for NYC Parks. Trained as a landscape architect and engineer, Grace has dedicated her career to the planning, design, and construction of complex urban parks and open spaces. She holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture from the University of Toronto and Bachelor of Science from Queen’s University.