Angelyn Chandler ‘14

Angelyn was one of three to receive an AIA New York State Professional Service Award. “Angelyn has contributed enormously to the New York State public realm through her consistent advocacy for design excellence, spearheading environmental and waterfront resiliency for the state over the course of her career.”

More on Angelyn’s work from the Award Catalog:

“With over 18 years of experience in the public sector at the state and municipal levels, Angelyn’s work in architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture ranges from large-scale park development to community-focused planning, design, and preservation. Under her leadership, both New York City and State have greatly expanded their green space and undertaken significant projects to reconstruct compromised and under-utilized sites and infrastructure as thriving public spaces.

Currently a Vice President at the New York Power Authority, Angelyn leads New York State’s $300M Reimagine the Canals initiative. This program will adaptively reuse Erie Canal infrastructure to enhance economic development, recreation and tourism in upstate New York. Reimagine will also explore ways to mitigate the impacts of flooding and ice jams, restore ecosystems, and prevent the spread of invasive species.

Prior to NYPA, Angelyn was a Vice President in the Capital division of the New York City Economic Development Corp., where her work focused on waterfront resilience. As Deputy Commissioner for Capital Programs at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Angelyn led the design and construction of new park facilities across New York State. These projects included visitor centers, environmental education facilities, public restrooms, cabins, trails, and public art. Angelyn spent twelve years at New York City Parks where she was a Capital Program Director leading the Community Parks Initiative, the reconstruction of New York City’s Beaches following Superstorm Sandy, and the development of Freshkills Park. Angelyn received her undergraduate degree in Architecture from Washington University, earned her Master of Architecture from Princeton University, and is a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. She is a resident of New York City, and Hudson, New York, where she is actively engaged with local government and Future Hudson, a citizen planning group.”