Dr. Rebecca F. Kemper is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Columbus Landmarks and first Hispanic leader for the organization. Formerly, she served as a researcher at the Center for Research and Evaluation at COSI and as a designer at the Gateway Film Center. Her research focuses on the intersection of technological advancement, the built environment, cultural meaning, and equitable STEM educational spaces. She attended The Ohio State University and holds degrees in Architecture (B.S.), Psychology (B.A.), and City and Regional Planning (MCRP, Ph.D.). Dr. Kemper’s work has been published in The Royal Society, Carolina Planning Journal, Technological Horizons in Education, The Routledge Handbook of International Planning Education, and the Journal of Urban Affairs.