Meet Kion
I love cities, not in the giant lizard destroying kinda of way, but for what they mean - opportunity.
In the 1970s, my parents migrated from the Caribbean to Brooklyn, NY and like the many immigrants before them, they came searching for the American dream. For them, that dream would manifest itself in owning a home in the suburbs of East Massapequa, a place not to distant from manicured lawns and ranch homes of Levittown,NY. It was in that home that
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Kion Sawney is a real estate developer originally from Long Island, NY that currently resides in sunny San Francisco. His work within the built environment has allowed him to explore how enhancements to it can create identity, advance equity, improve health and cultivate economic growth.
Project management, policywork, grant writing, The exploration of these themes, which still continue today, provides him a unique perspective on what comprises a project of impact but also how to bring it into reality. Beyond his deep contemplation of the built environment,
In 2014, he graduated with a BA in Urban Planning from Vanderbilt University. He is the Board Chair of the nonprofit Street Works in Nashville,TN and active member of ULI SF, Yimby Action, SPUR, NPH and the USGBC. He volunteers regularly for Friends of the Urban Forest.
A full resume is available upon request
