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Awards & Recognition

Winner, Housing | Love Your City Awards, 9th ed., 2021

Received award in Housing category from LifeCity’s Love Your City initiative, supported by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, which supports the development of the impact economy and growth of for-benefit organizations in Louisiana.

Other Research & Projects

 Curriculum Development for a Professional Development Certificate in Community Development Finance at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA  | 2017 to present

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning in Collaboration with Alexandra Stroud of URBAN FOCUS®, New Orleans Business Alliance and the Great New Orleans Foundation provides a certificate program in Community Development Finance - a series of six non-credit university level courses available to working professionals in the New Orleans Metropolitan Area in Community Development Finance.  

 Sustainable Real Estate Development Master’s Program, Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA|  2010-2014

Founding Director: Ms. Stroud created and developed curriculum that combines sustainability and real estate development to teach master level students on the complexities of the development process. 

826 New Orleans, Board Member, | 2019 - present

As a new chapter of 826 National, URBAN FOCUS® assisted with the expansion and site selection of the creative writing workshop for New Orleans kids. 

GreenBuild 2014New Orleans, LA | 2014, Alexandra Stroud, AIA, LEED AP, Panel Speaker, Health Matters: Communities that Learn

The Sustainability and Globalization Lecture SeriesNew Orleans, LA |  2011 to 2013

Jointly created for Tulane’s Master of Sustainable Real Estate Program with the World Trade Center of New Orleans, University of New Orleans Department of Planning & Urban Studies, Loyola University College of Law, Center for Environmental Law and Land Use and the Urban Land Institute of Louisiana. 

American Institute of Architects National ConventionDenver, CO  |  2013, Alexandra Stroud, AIA, LEED AP, Panel Speaker: Sustainability Education: Best Practices from the Academy

Second Annual New Orleans Housing ConferenceNew Orleans, LA  |  2013, Alexandra Stroud, Panel Discussion Participant: Finance and the Housing Market: A roundtable discussion regarding accessing capital 

Orleans Parish School Board Facilities Master Plan CommitteeNew Orleans, LA  |  2012 to 2013

Foundation for Louisiana PRI Investment Loan CommitteeBaton Rouge, LA |  2011 to 2017

Investing In Sustainable Cities Conference | 2012

Planning Member and Panelist: Sustainable Financing Conference jointly created for Tulane's Master of Sustainable Real Estate Program with Initiative for Responsible Investing at Harvard, the Presidio Graduate School, MIT Department of Urban Studies, Kenan-Flagler Entrepreneurship Institute and the University of Denver MBA program. 

AIA National Convention and Design ExpositionWashington DC  |  2012, Moderator: What do Developers look for in Architects

GREENBUILD Conference, Toronto, Canada  |  2011, Speaker/Interview: What’s Next – Sustainable Real Estate Development

AIA National Convention and Design ExpositionNew Orleans, LA  |  2011, Moderator: Sustainable Real Estate Development

Urban Land Institute Fall ConferenceLos Angeles, CA  |  2011, Panel Presenter: Post-Catastrophe Reconstruction: Case Studies of  Japan, Chile, Haiti, and New Orleans

Strengthening the Green Foundation Real Estate ConferenceNew Orleans, LA  |  2011, Member of Working Committee

Mayor-Elect’s Transition Team for Housing Supply & Demand SubcommitteeNew Orleans, LA  |  2010

MetLife Innovative Space AwardsNew York, NY  |  2009 and 2010, Reader: Leveraging Investments in Creativity

The Boston Park Kiosk National Design CompetitionBoston, MA |  2006, AIAS Competition Juror