Experience

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  Smart Growth America

  • United States
  • Public Policy Offices
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Associate, Economic Development

    • Jul 2023 - Present

    Managing multiple projects on various technical assistance and research projects, such as fiscal impact analyses, investment projections, and qualitative and quantitative research on housing projects. Instrumental to the publication of the 2023 Divided by Design report, and several online or hybrid events such as the Equity Summit. Special interest in working in rural communities to encourage investments that are compact, climate resilient and equitable.

  • Economic Development Associate

    • Jul 2022 - Sep 2023

    Supporting the Economic Development team in providing technical assistance to rural, suburban, and urban communities across the country. Utilizing research, data analysis, geospatial analysis, and communications, the Economic Development team provides communities with resources and data to support equitable economic development.

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  Places Platform LLC

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Associate Researcher

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    Completed both quantitative and qualitative research in association with Places Platform, LLC to contribute to further research into the cycles of real estate development in 15 US cities. Utilized GIS skills to compile detailed economic information in these cities, and supported the creation of a literature review describing the high-level patterns of urban development over the last century. The outcome of this research is a professional report introducing new research on the boom-bust cycle of cities, and how past patterns may impact future development.

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  Georgetown University

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Jan 2022 - Sep 2023
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    Contributed to groundbreaking research on the role of faith-based organizations in combating climate change through the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions. In collaboration with the World Resources Institute, research was published in early 2024 that included guidance for these organizations to approach not only accurate GHG emissions accounting and reporting, but also communicating the importance of this issue to their audiences. The research was also presented at the 2023 COP28 conference in Dubai as part of their faith-based organizations round table discussion series.