Nick works with cities, developers, and institutions to create value for their communities through innovative development.

As a director based in the New York office, Nick has conducted real estate financial analysis to support transformative real estate development, advised negotiations on behalf of public and private clients, and project-managed multidisciplinary teams for large-scale projects.

Previously, Nick was at Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, supporting capital raising and portfolio management efforts. Nick earned his MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business with specializations in Real Estate and Finance and received his BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University’s Neeley School of Business.

Harman works to make cities more equitable, accessible, and sustainable through urban infrastructure projects.

He combines his proficiency of data analytics and economic modelling with urban and real estate principles to promote sustainable infrastructure practices, economic viability, climate resiliency, and stakeholder capacity. At HR&A, Harman has supported clients with feasibility studies of infrastructure investments, identifying economic impacts from proposed infrastructure, performing geo-spatial analysis using GIS, conducting market demand for real estate by varied land use types, preparing implementation strategies, developing workforce plans, interviewing stakeholders, and recognizing equity-based challenges.

Harman has also worked on refining and adding to the firm’s methodologies, including the Infrastructure Funding Navigator (IFN), HR&A’s web platform that allows state and local governments, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, transportation agencies, utilities, and service providers assess the potential eligibility and readiness of infrastructure projects seeking federal funding. He also synthesized the firm’s in-house approach towards digital equity mapping for the states of California, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, and Massachusetts which eventually informed their digital equity plans.

Jill helps to make communities more resilient through climate mitigation and equitable development projects.

Previously, Jill was a Senior Project Manager at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where she managed historic rehabilitation and ground-up developments to support inclusive economic development. As a Forefront Fellow with the Urban Design Forum, Jill researched the risks of extreme heat in New York City with a focus on public health and equity to prepare mitigation proposals for the Mayor’s Office of Resilience.

Jill is originally from Portland, Oregon where she worked on regional policy and planning at Metro before leading community engagement and program development for James Beard Public Market.

She holds a Masters in Urban Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Design where she was a graduate researcher at the Joint Center for Housing Studies. She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Oregon.

Ray’s helps to ensure community collaboration in real estate and economic development projects.

For the past four years, he has worked as the Community Outreach Specialist at The Design School at Arizona State University. While there, he worked closely with faculty, students, community advocates and other stakeholders to transform design education to become more collaborative, relevant and radically accessible. Ray sought to amplify the school’s socially-embedded work in a way that centers community needs and remediates historical injustices in the built environment.

Prior to his work in higher education, Ray spent nearly ten years at the intersection of economic development and creative placemaking in Phoenix, Arizona. While Director of Downtown Environment at Downtown Phoenix Inc., he oversaw programs that enhanced the urban environment of the region’s economic and cultural heart. His major focus involved collaborating with community members and local creatives to develop and implement projects that fostered a stronger sense of place, especially in regard to trees and shade, public art and pedestrian connectivity. He began his career in economic development where he worked extensively with city officials and stakeholders on business attraction and retention plans, in addition to research related to site selection and real estate development.

Ray holds a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning and a B.S.D. in Housing and Urban Development from Arizona State University.

Geon Woo leverages skills in data analysis and urban design to promote climate resilient cities, clean energy initiatives, equitable real estate development, and transit equity.

As a senior analyst based in the New York office, Geon Woo has led inclusive climate mitigation strategies in multiple states, helped several communities create equitable transit-oriented developments, designed policies and programs to prevent housing displacement, and conducted data analysis to develop compelling insights for clients. He is passionate about climate justice, place-based economic strategies, and neighborhood preservation to create unique and resilient communities across the globe.

Prior to joining HR&A, Geon Woo interned at the Meatpacking Business Improvement District where he conducted mobility data analysis to understand the impacts of the pandemic. He has also interned at architecture firms in Seoul, New York City, and Madrid.

Geon Woo holds a Master of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he received Dean’s Scholarship and won the Honor Award for Excellence in Urban Planning. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in the History and Theory of Architecture from Columbia University.

Alejandra provides research and analytical support to advance sustainable and equitable placed-based solutions through economic development policy, transit-oriented development, community engagement, and governance design.

Alejandra has recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors in Urban studies. While at Penn, she interned with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission where she worked under John Haak, the Director of Planning Policy and Analysis. At PCPC, she produced comprehensive case studies on declining commercial corridors and train station developments. In addition, she wrote her thesis on the correlation between displacement and transit-oriented development along the Los Angeles Exposition Line through a spatial and demographic analysis.

Marco specializes in knowledge economy, transit-oriented development, and economic development strategy, helping cities across the country become engines of innovation, inclusivity, and prosperity.

As a research analyst, Marco’s work includes economic policy review, demographic research, and stakeholder engagement for TOD, Affordable Housing, and International Economic Development projects.

Before joining HR&A, Marco interned at Passport Inc, where he produced reports on urban parking technology and complete streets. Prior to that, Marco interned at the Embassy of Mexico in the United States and McLarty Associates, where he conducted reports on US-Mexico economic relations.

Marco holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from Davidson College. He also spent a year at the London School of Economics, where he studied Finance and Economic Development.

Rachel advises public, private, and non-profit clients on leveraging their existing assets, funding, and influence to promote mission-aligned real estate and affordable housing development.

Rachel was previously a Project Manager with RKG Associates where she advised public and private sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on real estate development feasibility, fiscal and economic impacts, and economic development strategies.

Prior to joining RKG Associates, Rachel was a Senior Associate at RCLCO Real Estate Advisors, where she advised both private and public sector clients on a variety of housing, real estate, and economic development decisions. Her experience ranged from working on site-specific developments to larger neighborhood and community plans. She also worked as an Associate at Promontory Financial Group, an IBM company, assisting financial institutions on risk management and regulatory compliance issues.

Rachel holds a B.A. in Economics and Geographical Sciences, Cum Laude from the University of Maryland – College Park.

Taylor Kay drives community impact, innovation, and economic development for cultural capital assets around the globe through real estate strategy. She brings an equitable and inclusive lens to support clients across sectors.

She brings over eight years of experience in project management, liaising, policymaking, and technical advisory. Taylor provides a variety of HR&A services including market analysis, financial feasibility, economic/fiscal impact studies, master planning, owner’s rep advisory, developer solicitation, deal term development and negotiation, organizational/governance strategy, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to HR&A, Taylor worked at Thomas Safran & Associates, a real estate developer and operator of affordable and luxury mixed-use residential communities. As part of the predevelopment team, her work focused on design, entitlement, and finance of projects and involved extensive engagement with public agencies, supportive services providers, design professionals, and specialty consultants.

Previously, Taylor was an Assistant Planner for the City of Inglewood where she served as a project manager, advisor and policy author on a variety of land use and economic development projects. Taylor also interned for the honorable Bernard C. Parks, former councilmember for City of Los Angeles’s Council District 8 (CD8), the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Esperanza Community Housing, and City of Lynwood’s Redevelopment Agency. Taylor earned a dual master’s degree in Urban Planning and Public Administration, with an Economic Development concentration, at University of Southern California (USC) and a B.A. in Urban Studies from Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She most recently completed the USC Ross Minority Program in Real Estate and the Real Estate Associate Program (REAP LA).