An interview with Scott and Rebeca
The importance of staff training.
In this short interview, Scott Stewart and Rebeca Robles from New Chelsea Society (NCS) share insights on building community within their buildings. Scott, CEO of NCS, emphasizes the importance of staff training so that staff and residents can work together to foster stronger, more connected communities. He also highlights how this approach enables more effective cross-sector collaboration with others who share similar goals.
“At the symposium, I found a great surprise: there are a lot of opportunities and people with a lot of different skills that are addressing the same topic; we are finding common ground, and working to find solutions for creating healthy communities.”
Background
This interview is part of a collection of interviews emerging from Living Together 2025: Connecting housing, social health, and resilience.
Living Together 2025 was a two-day ‘collective action’ symposium that convened over 200 housing experts, public health professionals, municipal planners, architects, place-based community organizations, emergency management professionals, senior government policymakers, academics, and students.
We are deeply grateful to the many attendees who took the time to share their reflections and insights in brief interviews. From student research assistants to housing operators, policymakers, and public health practitioners, these voices capture the rich diversity present at the symposium.
