Anusha Venkataraman is an urban planner, writer, artist, and activist. She works as the Assistant Director of the Green Light District initiative at El Puente, a community human rights institution in Brooklyn, NY. 2010, she edited Intractable Democracy: Fifty Years of Community-Based Planning, a book celebrating New York City's legacy of community activism and Pratt’s planning role in that history. Venkataraman has worked with a variety of community planning organizations in New York City, including Pratt Center for Community Development, Broadway Triangle Community Coalition, Municipal Art Society of New York, and Center for Urban Pedagogy. From 2005 to 2008, she was the Youth and Outreach Director at the Steel Yard, an industrial arts community center in Providence, Rhode Island. She has worked with numerous community groups in local organizing efforts, and also as a visual artist individually and with collectives in both Providence and Brooklyn. She holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Brown University.