Lina Duran serves as the Rudin Center's assistant program administrator and is involved in organizing conferences and annual symposia. She provides programmatic support for various training programs offered by the Rudin Center. Currently, she is pursuing a Masters Degree in Urban Planning at NYU's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, specializing in international planning. She received her B.A. in Public Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from Florida International University in 2007. During her undergraduate program she served as a research assistant and project coordinator for the Metropolitan Center, the leading urban research center of Florida International University. Upon finishing her degree she started her own research consulting company, Socha Urban Inc., where she has consulted on affordable housing studies for Florida International University. She has also worked as a Research Assistant with the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, where she remains affiliated. Ms. Duran has experience with evaluation and appraisal reports, economic development studies, and data analysis and reporting.
