What Is The Cosanti Foundation?

Jean is also a nationally recognized consultant in state agency and non-profit organizational development and systems transformation. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, organizational change, and Medicaid waiver development. She has extensive experience implementing structures that support the long-term health of organizations, both governmental and non-profit. Spending decades working with, and on behalf of a significantly marginalized groups of people, she is especially dedicated to facilitating groups oriented towards helping people identify their goals and have a powerful voice in self-governance. She worked at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she assisted in the Medicaid implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Jean served as the Executive Director for the non-profit organization Refuge Recovery and later went on to be a co-founder of Recovery Dharma- both Buddhist-based substance abuse recovery organizations.

Jean graduated from Southern Illinois University and has a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts. Her academic work also includes executive sessions at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University as well as Harvard Business School.

Monique de los Rios-Urban has practiced architectural design, regional and urban planning for thirty years initiating her career in South America and continuing her professional practice in the US. Her experience spans from urban planning and development to sustainable systems and strategic planning for the greater Phoenix region during the last twenty years. She received a professional degree in Architecture and has a Masters of Environmental Planning Degree from Arizona State University with a concentration on infrastructure and energy systems for the built environment. Monique was an active collaborator and member of the Arcosanti Strategic Planning Committee from 2014 to 2016. De los Rios-Urban is currently retired from MAG, the Maricopa Association of Governments, after managing the Regional Performance Program at MAG since 2006, leading the implementation of performance management at the planning and programming level as well as developing web-based reporting applications based on data systems analysis, visualization and policy development.

After working in Milan as a contract law adviser with a large telecommunications company, Matteo moved to Arcosanti where he resided and worked for more than 10 years with a variety of responsibilities including human resources management, workshop coordination, operations management, and the development of strategic partnerships with cultural institutions and universities.

In 2012 Matteo received his MBA in Supply Chain and Operations Management at Arizona State University and relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife Emily, and their two daughters.  Matteo currently works with Bank of America where he holds the position of Senior Vice President with the Global Corporate Services team.

He lived and worked in Arcosanti from 2009 to 2012 as a research and design expert for Arcosanti planning department. During his three and half years of residency his main focus was on strategizing and visualization of Arcology. In 2012, Youngsoo coauthored book Lean Linear City: Arterial Arcology with Paolo Soleri and other alumni. Also he helped curation of Paolo Soleri’s exhibition in China back in 2011. Youngsoo believes Arcology as vision and Arcosanti as community have unique place in the era of climate change.

Sarah Marino is a Phoenix-based start-up executive and ceramics artist.
As former Director of Team Experience at Tuft & Needle (TN.com), the company that disrupted the mattress industry and revolutionized the employee experience, Sarah nurtured the award-winning start-up culture by producing large scale team events and a best-in-class work environment that enabled breakthrough work and team execution. Tuft & Needle’s culture accolades include earning Entrepreneur’s 2017 Top Company Culture Award and being named one of Phoenix Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2017.

After her time in the start-up world, she transitioned to focus on ceramics, where she currently creates both functional and sculptural designs that feature high-contrast, familiar silhouettes, with an eye for the underrated every day.
In 2019, Sarah and her husband, JT, purchased Paolo Soleri’s only commissioned residential home to preserve and share its unique history.
As a board member, Sarah brings a passionate drive to help develop and progress Cosanti’s big vision with a fresh perspective from her experience operating high-performance teams and creatively supporting digitally native brands.

Jeff opened his own practice in Prescott, Arizona in 1986 with Tom Reilly, also an Arcosanti participant. One of their earliest commissions was the design for La Loggia, one of the potential future structures at Arcosanti, followed by the Energy Apron Greenhouses. 

In 1995, Jeff teamed up with Paul Moore, yet another Arcosanti alumn, to create a company called Cohocom, dedicated to the fostering of cohousing communities. Together, they founded Manzanita Village of Prescott, which continues as a thriving community to this day. 

Over a career spanning five decades, Jeff’s clients ranged from private residences, to Indigenous cultural centers, and nature centers. His stone house was published in “The Cabin Book” by Linda Leigh Paul. His work also appeared in “Architecture + Magazine” for “The Leaf House.” His design for The Los Alamos County Nature Center received the Southwest Building of the Year award from McGraw-Hill publishing. He also received the “Architect of the Year” award from the Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Jeff continued his association with Arcosanti as a consultant until 2019, and joined the Board of Directors of The Cosanti Foundation in 2022.

A former member of The Screen Actors Guild, Jeff is also an accomplished actor, having appeared on stage numerous times, including in over a dozen plays by Shakespeare. He now lives in Oracle, AZ with his wife, Jean Wilcox. These days, in addition to practicing architecture, he has turned his attention to writing, and is currently working on the third book of “The New Moon Trilogy.”

http://jeffreylzucker.com/