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Kara Medow
Senior Capital Projects Manager at Rebuild, City of Philadelphia

Kara Medow is a Senior Design and Construction Project Manager with the City of Philadelphia Rebuild Initiative. x000D x000D Kara has 20 years of experience working on cost-effective solutions for high-performance buildings. Prior to Rebuild, Kara managed numerous market-rate and low-income mixed-use and multi-family housing projects which received Energy Star, LEED and NetZero certification, as well as AIA COTE Top Ten recognition. At Rebuild, Kara works in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, as well as other City agencies and elected officials to ensure projects meet municipal goals for building and site sustainability, as well as user-agency goals for programming, maintenance and operations. x000D x000D Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia's historic investment of over $500 million in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries across Philadelphia. Rebuild promises to acknowledge history, engage the community, and invest intentionally to uplift pivotal community spaces, empower neighborhoods, and promote economic opportunity through diversity and inclusion.