Addy Smith-Reiman

For over 20 years, Addy Smith-Reiman has successfully engaged people with projects that celebrate local identity, shared histories and future use.  She integrates research, design, civic engagement and long-term stewardship planning for successful projects that activate place: from forming a non-profit to transform an abandoned 1860’s opera house into a vibrant cultural center in northern Vermont; managing the planning of Connect Historic Boston, including securing a TIGER V discretionary grant to link transit hubs to historic sites with improved pedestrian and bicycling corridors throughout downtown Boston; or managing complex trail, infrastructure and public art projects connecting neighborhoods to the parks and open spaces along the three rivers in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Until recently, she was the Executive Director of the Portland Society for Architecture (PSA), a small non-profit in Portland, Maine, whose mission is to encourage innovation and vision in the built environment through education, advocacy and engagement. Over her seven years as ED, she produced design competitions, exhibitions, public lectures and charrettes, and construction tours and socials for design professionals and the civically curious, she also helped develop Building Bird-Safe policy for both the State of Maine and the City of Portland. She holds Masters degrees in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning from Cornell University, and an undergraduate degree (with a concentration in Studio Art) from Sarah Lawrence College.

She lives in Portland, ME with her husband, Josh, a faculty member and Chair of Sculpture at the Maine College of Art & Design, their son, Ole, and their dog, Otto.