Kelly Verel
Co-Executive Director, Project for Public Spaces

Kelly Verel is the Co-Executive Director of Project for Public Spaces, an urban planning and design nonprofit based in New York, and has been with the organization since 2006. Overseeing the Market Cities Program, she directs all projects related to planning, designing, and developing public markets. Kelly and her team have produced feasibility and business plans for the Boston Public Market and NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, IA. They have worked with the Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver, BC, and the ByWard Market District in Ottawa, ON, to develop revitalization strategies and plans for these historic markets. Kelly directs the organization’s annual How to Create Successful Markets training and the International Public Markets Conference (2009, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2023). Before Project for Public Spaces, she was on the administrative team at GrowNYC Greenmarket, New York’s largest farmers market network. She is a voting member of their Farmer Community Advisory Committee.

Panelist: Venue Rentals, Concessions, and Markets