CDFI Fund
Capital Magnet Fund - Senior Portfolio Manager
PIDC
Director - Portfolio Analysis and Reporting
Reading Terminal Market
A Common Canvas for the City
Spring 2018: The Reading Terminal Market management team asked my CED Development Practicum group to develop a public space improvement plan. Developing the plan involved surveying 22 vendors and 250 customers, undertaking a seating inventory, and making a map of the market. We strived to develop simple yet impactful recommendations that enhance the Market’s strengths and are easy to implement.
CCD Housing Report
Housing Development In Perspective: 2018
Spring 2018: What’s in the pipeline? Are demand and supply in sync? Who is moving here, and where are they living? How does Center City compare to other downtowns? Center City District's Housing Development in Perspective: 2018 looks at the answers to these questions and offers up some solutions to challenges still facing Philadelphia's residential market.
High and Low
Realigning Incentives to Promote Equitable Development
Winter 2018: "High and Low" is an analysis of Philadelphia's ten-year tax abatement. The purpose of the report is to provide a foundation for new policy initiatives that will stimulate investment and development in Philadelphia while stabilizing and expanding the city's affordable housing base. The report was a product of John Kromer's Politics of Housing and Urban Development class
Dealing with Gentrification
A Toolkit for Equitable Development
Fall 2017: This semester-long studio focused on the relationship between gentrification and homelessness in five US cities - Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle. Our final products were a website aimed at community groups and neighborhood activists and a working paper aimed at policy makers.
Environment Section
Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Plan
Summer 2017: During my internship with Rise Community Development, I was part of the planning team for the Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Plan. I was responsible for writing the Environment section and developing the InDesign Templates for the plan.
All Around Equity
An Equity Plan for Allentown, PA
Spring 2017: The first year of the Master of City Planning program at the University of Pennsylvania requires students to develop a city plan document. My group was given the assignment of writing an equity plan for Allentown, Pennsylvania. I was responsible for compiling the InDesign document.
Oak Park Integration Story
A Spatial Policy Analysis
Fall 2017: The Oak Park Integration Story was a final paper and website for Prof. Lisa Servon's Introduction to Community Economic Development class. I used GIS to track the racial makeup of the Chicago suburb over time for my final Introduction to GIS assignment for Prof. Amy Hillier. The paper was selected for publication in the 2017 edition of the University of Pennsylvania City Planning Journal - Panorama.