Eri leverages data analysis and narrative building to embed equity and resiliency into policymaking.

She is currently supporting New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Resiliency to develop a climate adaptation roadmap to guide the City’s adaptation work with a focus on assessing the impacts caused by multiple climate hazards, building multi-agency and multi-sectoral consensus around this effort, and addressing existing inequities as they affect the most vulnerable New Yorkers.

Eri has deep expertise in community engagement, having supported Talking Transition: Harris County, the Portland Insights Survey, and Blueprint for Baltimore, in addition to other citywide surveys and stakeholder workshops in the US, always with an eye toward ensuring inclusivity and building trust.

Prior to joining HR&A, Eri worked as an Assistant Urban Designer at the New York City Department of City Planning. She holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Tokyo and a master’s degree in urban planning from Columbia University, where she received the American Institute of Certified Planners Outstanding Student Award.

Jamison advises clients through complex planning and development projects with a focus on public-private partnerships that leverage innovative funding and financing tools to create thriving and sustainable places.

Drawing upon a decade’s worth of professional and academic experience in government affairs and development, Jamison supports the firm’s implementation and management of public policy initiatives.

Prior to joining HR&A, Jamison worked at the Citizens Budget Commission as Director of Infrastructure Studies where he provided ongoing economic, budgetary, and financial analysis of public sector infrastructure entities including the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the City and State of New York. His research promoted improved decision making in public sector infrastructure investment and fiscally sustainable financial planning to ensure existing assets are available for future generations’ use.

Jamison earned his master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia, and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Zack is an alumnus of Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, where he earned a Master’s degree in Translation Studies. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University, located in Springfield, Missouri.

Sarah’s work guides policy and strategic investments to advance housing affordability, economic opportunity, and equitable development.

Based in HR&A’s Raleigh office, Sarah manages a range of projects around the country to shape affordable housing, economic development, disaster recovery, and neighborhood investment, with a focus on making policy decisions and investments that create opportunity while mitigating displacement. She has led the development of an affordable housing plan with a focus on racial equity and regional collaboration in Charlottesville, Virginia, and helped guide strategic business recovery and long term economic development strategies in communities like Grand Rapids, Michigan; Panama City, Florida; and Richmond, California.

Sarah has worked in affordable housing both as a consultant and a practitioner. Prior to joining HR&A, Sarah worked at IFF, a midwestern Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), helping nonprofit clients evaluate, plan for, and execute real estate development projects. In this role, she also oversaw affordable housing programs to build homeownership in suburban Cook County, Illinois and supported several projects to develop accessible scattered-site housing, including developing Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) applications and assisting with site search and due diligence for the development of Community-Integrated Living Arrangements (CILA).

Sarah holds a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Middlebury College.

Thomas advises clients on devising feasible programs, building public-private partnerships, and infusing equity and innovation into visionary real estate developments.

Prior to joining HR&A, Thomas worked as an independent planning and development consultant for several projects in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area. As part of his consulting work, Thomas produced a major visioning report to guide the creation of a planned development district in East Dallas. Previously, he managed planning and analytical projects at buildcommunityWORKSHOP, a non-profit organization that specializes in community-based architecture, urban planning and design, creative placemaking, policy, and geospatial analysis.

Thomas holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Princeton University, where he also earned a certificate in Urban Studies. Thomas serves on the Opportunity Dallas Policy Task force, and co-chairs the Dallas Regional Princeton Prize in Race Relations. In his spare time he brews his own beer and practices concertos on the piano.

Garrett supports the development of sustainable, context-specific real estate and economic development strategies.

Garrett brings an understanding of urban planning, sustainable economic development, and land value capture. Prior to joining HR&A, Garrett worked for the City of West Hollywood where he focused on enhancing the public realm. At the city he researched, designed, and administered the city’s first parklet program and collaborated with Gehl for a study on public space and public life at the Sunset Strip. Previously at Strategic Development Solutions, Garrett supported applications for New Market Tax Credits, with awards totaling $270M for economic development projects in distressed communities.

Garrett received a Master of Planning degree from the University of Southern California with a concentration on economic development. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature from the University of Connecticut.

Santiago supports governments, non-profit organizations, and development banks in the design and implementation of financing and governance strategies for infrastructure, transit-oriented development, and inclusive economic development projects.

Santiago has advised transit agencies like the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and Development Banks such as the Inter-American Development Bank in developing transit-oriented development (TOD) strategies to advance equitable transit and real estate development solutions. Santiago has also supported non-profit organizations and city agencies in the development of land value capture strategies that support the implementation of large-scale projects and neighborhood planning efforts. At HR&A, Santiago supports the development of advanced quantitative tools and models to support the financial and econometric analyses of the firm.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago has recently managed financing strategies for infrastructure and transit projects on behalf of the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank in Colombia, that included the support in the implementation of new land value capture strategies in the region. Santiago analyzed innovative business models for the creation of broadband infrastructure networks in Colombia on behalf of Ruta N.

Prior to joining HR&A, Santiago worked for several years in real estate development in Colombia where he supported the construction of several projects across different cities in the country. Santiago holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute, and a Degree in Economics from Universidad de los Andes.

Jared helps local government agencies leverage public investment in infrastructure and place-based economic development to catalyze the private sector in support of long-range planning initiatives.

Prior to joining HR&A, Jared focused on leveraging public private partnerships to create new public open spaces with innovative stewardship models as the Open Space Program Manager at Place Lab in San Francisco. Previously, Jared coordinated the planning and development of a mixed-use, multifamily transit-oriented development project at Tsen & Associates as a Development Associate. Jared has also held positions at the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, MindClick SGM, and the Green Century Institute.

Jared earned a Master in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Michigan.

Gail focuses on crafting strategies that support equitable economic development, creating vibrant and inclusive open spaces, and advising a wide array of clients on pressing urban policy issues.

Previously, Gail was a researcher at the Center for an Urban Future, where she contributed to reports on topics including healthcare worker transportation, public parks infrastructure, and regulation of for-profit colleges. She also worked for the B-Hub at ideas42, where she translated academic behavioral science research findings into actionable solutions to real-world problems.Prior to graduate school, Gail served as a Senior Research Analyst at CEB (now Gartner) and as a Customer Experience Analyst at ORC International.

Gail is a native New Yorker and earned her Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Cornell University.