Helen Rosenberg

Helen Rosenberg serves as Economic Development Officer for the Economic Development Administration under the City of New Haven, Connecticut, where she leads the planning and execution of public investment initiatives aimed at transforming underutilized civic and educational infrastructure into engines of workforce development and community revitalization. In her primary procurement role, she manages the acquisition of design, construction, and adaptive reuse services for legacy school and municipal facilities, ensuring alignment with strategic goals in STEM education, job training, and neighborhood economic resilience. Her acquisitions typically involve complex public-private partnerships, master planning, environmental remediation, and infrastructure modernization contracts requiring multidisciplinary expertise. While specific contractor relationships are not currently documented in available records, Rosenberg’s procurement patterns suggest consistent engagement with architecture and engineering firms, general contractors experienced in historic preservation, and specialized firms in sustainable redevelopment and workforce training facility design. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships that prioritize long-term community impact over short-term cost savings, often requiring integrated project delivery and performance-based contracting approaches. Rosenberg demonstrates a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity in contracting, consistently prioritizing participation from small business concerns including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB-certified firms. Her procurement strategy actively encourages small business subcontracting plans and mentors emerging contractors through capacity-building initiatives tied to public infrastructure projects. Her primary NAICS focus centers on construction management (236), architectural and engineering services (5413), and educational support services (6117), with deep expertise in adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation, and facility conversion projects. She specializes in procuring services that merge physical infrastructure renewal with human capital development, ensuring that every capital investment contributes to both built environment outcomes and long-term economic opportunity for underserved neighborhoods.