Hello — thank you for stopping by commonplace work!

I am an event producer, senior project + team leader, an immigrant, and a mother. My 20-year career has included leadership in community engagement, event planning + production, partnership cultivation and resource stewardship, and program design + operations — in issue areas spanning community-driven placemaking, local food economies + immigrant food ways, public market + street vendor advocacy, place-based sustainability + resilience strategy, and land + soil preservation. I have worked with City Harvest, The Queens County Farm Museum, the National Parks Conservation Association, American Farmland Trust, City Parks Foundation, and the Street Vendor Project (among other organizations) — and am recognized for my ability to move calmly through complexity, balance strategy with the details, lead with joy + purpose, and strengthen stakeholder relationships. My work is driven by a deep commitment to operational excellence and cultivating community — in both policy and practice.

I am of Ukrainian + Russian heritage and immigrated (from the former Soviet Union) to Syracuse, New York in 1991. I earned a B.A of Motivational Psychology, Self-Determination Theory from the University of Rochester and a Master's of Science in Nonprofit Management and Community Development from The New School.

I split my time between New York City and my small farm in Cazenovia, NY — which I share with my husband Cory, my son Miles, my daughter Nina, and a whole lot of animals. I love big meals at long tables, street food on low plastic stools, quiet afternoons in the woods, sweaty dance floors, and the exhilaration of being in a loud + joyful room with my people.

I look forward to working with you!

Tatiana Orlov :: Founder :: Executive Producer