Shampa Chanda is currently Director of Preservation Planning and Disposition at NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. She manages disposition of select HPD sites, enhances HPD’s preservation programs, incorporates active design elements in select HPD projects, and consults on zoning-related initiatives. In addition to her role at HPD, she is currently leading reviews of several development projects in different NYC boroughs for the NYC Department of City Planning. She has over 20 years of experience in planning having served in various management capacities at the HPD.