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Engagement manager details 2026 outreach: third spaces, climate heroes and targeted surveys
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Summary
Deandre Calvert outlined the engagement team’s 2026 priorities: meeting residents in 'third spaces', hosting climate cafes and open office hours, using QR/digital tools for feedback, reviving a climate‑heroes recognition program, and a collaborators' meeting Feb. 13 at City Hall.
Deandre Calvert, engagement manager for the Office of Sustainability and Innovations, described an outreach strategy for 2026 focused on building social connections and meeting residents where they are through third spaces, climate cafes, open office hours and digital feedback tools.
Calvert invited attendees to use a live QR code to populate a Mentimeter activity during the forum and said staff will use the input to place OSI in community locations. He announced the collaborators' first meeting of the year will be Friday, Feb. 13 at 9:30 a.m. in City Hall council chambers.
Calvert said the office is reviving a climate‑heroes recognition program and plans to highlight individuals and partners in OSI communications, social media and the city observer. He emphasized equity in outreach: surveys and targeted demographic feedback will help staff understand who the programs reach and where to broaden access.
When an attendee urged a more urgent, movement‑level tone on climate, Calvert replied that engagement work must include people who do not yet see themselves as part of the climate movement and that the office’s approach combines education, mitigation and assistance with community partners to expand participation.
