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Cari Simson is founder and leader of Urban Systems Design LLC (USD), an award-winning, woman-owned consulting firm established in 2009. USD delivers results by aligning diverse stakeholders and moving high-impact initiatives from vision to execution.

I specialize in aligning diverse stakeholders and moving high-impact initiatives from vision to execution. I provide the expert leadership and technical services to deliver research insights, strategic alignment, and service equity needed to achieve client outcomes. 

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  • Vision-Driven Sustainability Frameworks: Develop and adapt measurable strategies to achieve the broader, long-term goal of sustainability, which balances people, planet, and profit for lasting value. 

  • Cross-sector translator: Secure government contracts, build community-based organization (CBO) partnerships, and access public grant funds; trusted strategic partner with 501(c)(3) organizations, coalitions, and community foundations to translate ambitious mission statements into operational, funded, and community-owned reality. 

  • Consensus Building for Multi-Stakeholder Coalition Management: Unify competing interests across public-private partnerships and inter-agency groups; build actionable and measurable implementation roadmaps.

  • Service Equity: Promote inclusive participation to ensure that infrastructure and environmental projects benefit the communities they serve.

  • Fund Development and Metrics: Develop strategies, write grant applications, and report successes with funders as a trusted contracted fundraising partner; familiarity with foundation grants, philanthropic reporting, budget optimization, and funder-ready impact metrics.

In 2023, USD became Certified by the Washington State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises

"My professional work is committed to improving the built environment by ensuring multi-stakeholder collaboration in an innovative, participatory design process."

T. 123-456-7890

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Cari Simson leads tours of the Duwamish River, providing historical and cultural context for projects on this important waterbody.
Learn more about the River Access Pad
dle Program at this link.
Photo credit: Tom Reese. 2009
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ADDRESS: 8001 14th Avenue NE, Suite A; SEATTLE, WA 98115

TEL: 206-234-5102 |  CARI@URBANSYSTEMSDESIGN.COM

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