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).

Lauren works on place-based projects that bring people joy. Grounded by community insights, she advocates for food justice, parks and open space, and neighborhood revitalization.

Lauren brings experience providing technical assistance to immigrant-owned small businesses during the pandemic, conducting research on housing and extreme weather events with the Yale Program for Climate Change Communication, and contributing to sustainable food and green infrastructure projects at the City of New Haven and GreenWave.

Lauren graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Environmental Studies & Urban Studies, and a certificate in Energy Studies. During college, she spent a year in Taiwan building urban food forests with community elders.

Jazmin helps to advance economic opportunities through policy and equitable development projects.

Jazmin previously worked as a Project Manager in Denver’s Economic Development & Opportunity office where she advised leadership on strategic economic development strategies and led projects to advance economic opportunities for businesses, residents and neighborhoods in Denver. Jazmin has experience working in both federal and local governments across the country on economic development related issues through her undergraduate and graduate studies. She also worked as a Research Analyst for the Greater Sacramento Economic Council to research existing land use for the area surrounding the Sacramento International Airport in addition to supporting the City of Sacramento’s bid for the Amazon HQ2 proposal.

Jazmin holds a Masters of Public Policy from Duke University, and a B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University.

Christina draws from a decade of community and economic development experience to guide clients from visioning to implementation of place-based strategies to advance their goals.

Christina joins our growing Atlanta presence as a Senior Analyst. She was previously the Research Manager for the Atlanta Region at JLL, where she led a team of analysts that tracked market trends, policies, and initiatives impacting the local commercial real estate market. Prior to her role at JLL, Christina worked as a principal planner in Research & Analytics at the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), working with a team of internal and external partners to provide data, content, and thought partnership on issues and trends shaping metro Atlanta.

Before working with the ARC, Christina worked as a research analyst with the Metro Atlanta Chamber, where she, her colleagues, and a team of external research partners worked to attract and expand business through metro Atlanta.

Christina holds a Bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wayne State University, a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Lawrence Technological University, and a dual-Master’s degree in City Planning and Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Kimberly carries out staff development strategy to attract, advance & retain diverse talent.

Kimberly oversees the firm compliance and legal HR matters, coordinates the performance review process, and manages employee benefits. Kimberly works closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Head of Talent and the President to review firm policies and procedures ensuring inclusivity. Kimberly is based in HR&A’s New York office.

Before joining H&A Kimberly worked at Robert A.M. Stern Architects as the Learning and Development Specialist, while there she partnered with business leaders to develop and deliver impactful employee training. Kimberly holds a Masters of Crime and Justice Studies from Suffolk University.

Ben helps local governments and nonprofits leverage funding and drive policy change. He specializes in criminal justice reform, equitable economic development, and fair housing policy.

Ben provides analytical support on specific plans, transit-oriented development, market analyses, and disaster recovery. He also has experience facilitating affordable housing loan closings and identifying strategies to preserve and expand naturally occurring affordable housing.

Before joining HR&A, Ben received his B.A. in Urban Studies at Brown University. There, he researched the implications of prison labor in California’s wildfire response, environmental contamination and cancer incidence, and bus rapid transit efficacy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Solomon supports HR&A’s Washington, DC office in real estate advisory, knowledge economy, and TOD projects.

Solomon works closely with public organizations, non-profit institutions, and private developers to advance complex development projects. His research and analysis have advanced competitive positioning market assessments, transit impact evaluations, joint development feasibility studies, and strategic planning for a diverse range of clients. Prior to joining HR&A, Solomon supported the George Washington University Endowment Fund in its REIT allocation strategy.

Solomon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the George Washington University with concentrations in Real Estate and Finance. He also spent a semester at Sciences Po in Paris, where he studied Business Management and Economics.

Landry uses economic and strategic analysis to bridge the gap between vision and implementation —  designing operating models and governance structures to put ideas into action.

Landry develops pragmatic strategies to advance racial equity and economic inclusion. Recognizing the economic pressures facing public and private sector clients, Landry enjoys designing creative financing and operating models that put ideas into action.

Landry has advised numerous Southern California governments including the City of Los Angeles, the City of Long Beach, and LA Metro. As a member of the Broadband Equity Partnership, Landry has also advanced national strategies for closing the digital divide and deploying advanced broadband infrastructure.

Previously a member of the Mobility team at Sidewalk Labs, Landry is passionate about transportation and urban technology as mechanisms for advancing sustainability and economic opportunity. Prior to joining HR&A, Landry also served the City of Santa Monica as a Management Fellow, where she led an interdepartmental effort to improve the City’s long-term financial forecast. She also previously worked as an analyst for a sanctions and illicit finance consulting firm and led operations for an NGO in the water and sanitation sector.

Landry holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of International Relations from the University of Southern California.

Hannah draws on her experience in climate adaptation, stakeholder and community engagement, and economic development to support equitable and resilient practices.

Based in HR&A’s New York office, Hannah works on master planning efforts, stakeholder and community engagement, and program design. Prior to joining HR&A, she was a Manager at 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) managing the 100RC Tools portfolio, which practically applied resilience theory to urban strategies and projects. This included leading ideation and capacity building workshops in cities, advising on tactical urbanism projects, and training cities and staff.

In addition, Hannah managed and developed external partnerships in the economic development, community engagement, and equity sectors that offered member cities innovative solutions to address their needs. She also was the project manager for the social infrastructure program and pilot in Cali, Colombia. Hannah worked at the Council on Foreign Relations and Global Strategy Group before joining 100 Resilient Cities.

Hannah has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Education from Colorado College.