Evaine began consulting with the WCDC in 2020, focusing on issues around vacant property and blight. Evaine owns and operates EKS Solutions LLC, a WBE and WOSB certified consulting agency. With over a decade of community-based design work, inclusive engagement expertise, training in the public policy realm, and experience leading in the nonprofit sector, Evaine is well versed in community challenges at the hyper local and regional levels. She holds a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture, Master in Public Policy & Management and a Doctorate in Social Sciences. With a diverse background in corporate, government, nonprofit, and academic sectors, Evaine supports our work by providing technical assistance around vacant property and housing for residents and data-driven solutions for the broader issues of blight and vacancy in Wilkinsburg.