Experience

United Community Housing Coalition

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager, Eviction Diversion and Rental Assistance

  • Apr 2020 - Present



Senior Housing Perservation - Detroit

• Program Coordinator

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2020



Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2020

  Research support on the preservation of Low Income Housing Tax Credit affordable housing in Detroit, MI. In partnership with Prof. Margi Dewar and Prof. Lan Deng, and community partners. Research supported by Poverty Solutions through a community-based research grant.



Capital Impact Partners

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Analyst

  • Jul 2015 - Oct 2016

  Managing research to develop policies for minimizing displacement in central Detroit. Project research includes data analysis of multi-family private and subsidized residential market, and qualitative analysis of actors in the market, including community activists, community lenders, non-profit developers, and residents.



Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Apr 2012 - Dec 2014

  Provided research, administrative, and editing support for:Bekkering, H. and Thomas, J.M. (Eds.). (2015). Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City. Detroit: Wayne State University Press.Prepared volume for publication including proofreading, editing, and formatting, created index of entire volume, and coordinated citations and figure use rights.



Warren Conner Development Coalition

• Research Intern

  • 2013 - 2013

  Facilitated the “Blue Ribbon Panel on Conservation in Chandler Park,” a 30-person group of community advocates, local and state government, and business representatives. The panel developed goals and support for refurbishing Chandler Park, a Detroit public park. The work contributed to winning grants for building a new youth football field and rehabilitating historic park buildings. My activities included:•Coordinating roundtable, tour, and final presentation events; managing committee meetings.•Drafting the panel’s recommendations, including short- and long-term goals to re-design the park into an education center for green and blue infrastructure, and recreation center.•Researching original design and history of park for use in fundraising, and grant applications.



Metropolitan Architects and Planners

• Project Architect

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2012



WDG

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Architect

  • 2007 - 2008



Gensler

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Architect

  • 2005 - 2007



Sorg and Associates

• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Architect

  • 2004 - 2005



WDG

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Staff Architect

  • 2000 - 2004