I am a city planner specialized in the planning, preparation and financing of sustainable urbanization. My work is primarily focused on improving the pipelines of investment ready projects in emerging markets that contribute to resilience, GHG emissions reductions, and economic development. Prior to focusing on urban climate finance, I worked in architecture and drone-based remote sensing and geospatial data analysis.
Currently I am a Senior Program Associate at Climate Policy Initiative, where I lead the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) Project Preparation Workstream, including the PPF Connector program.
I also run Sustainable Urbanization DC, a monthly newsletter and bi-monthly happy hour for professionals and advocates in the sustainable urbanization field in Washington DC. Each newsletter has professionally relevant news, upcoming (in-person) events, and a selection of jobs and RFPs I find interesting.
Previously, I worked as a Sustainable Urban Development and Disaster Risk Management consultant at the World Bank, an analyst and technical product manager at Measure UAS a drone remote sensing startup since acquired by Aerodyne, and the architecture firms IDD and HFG in Egypt and the United States.
I have a Bachelor's degree in International Development Studies and minor in architecture from Calvin University and a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design