Baye Adofo-Wilson

Baye Adofo-Wilson is an urban planner, community organizer, promoter, and lawyer. He is the founder and executive director of Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural District, a community development corporation transforming a low-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey, into an arts and cultural district that will include 300 "green" mixed-income housing units, historic restoration projects, an annual music festival, and the Museum of African American Music. LPCCD is collaborating with strategic partners to form a Green Collar Apprenticeship Program (GreenCAP) to provide 100 residents with a trade license in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical trades. He was previously the director of the New Jersey office of Regional Plan Association, a non-profit regional planning organization, and chair of the 2004 National Hip-Hop Political Convention. He has a BS in sociology and English from Rutgers, a master's in Regional Planning from Cornell, and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.