David Lessinger most recently worked with Acorn Housing Corporation, coordinating technical assistance from multiple universities to Ninth Ward residents developing a post-Katrina community plan, and presented development proposals based on the recovery plan to investors and intermediaries. He previously served as Executive Director of GreenHOME, Inc., in Washington, DC where he directed strategic planning, fund-raising and outreach activities as well as managing the daily operations of a small staff. As a field volunteer with the Institute for Nature and Society, he spent two years working on water conservation and appropriate technology projects in Oaxaca, Mexico. Mr. Lessinger has served as a Board member of Shaw EcoVillage in Washington, DC, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College and a Master of City and Regional Planning from Cornell University.