Kayla is at the forefront of creating equitable and just urban communities; she has worked with a variety of government agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and private sector clients to develop policies and programs that support the United States’ changing demographics.

Prior to her time at HR&A, Kayla conducted field interviews throughout the Midwest and traveled on a research grant to eastern Germany to study transnational socioeconomic policy implementation in declining industrial centers. Kayla also analyzed historical and economic trends of eminent domain and highway development in Dallas as an Engaged Learning Fellow at Southern Methodist University.

When she isn’t at work, Kayla enjoys reading, trying new recipes, playing board games, and hiking. One of her goals for the summer is to volunteer with a literacy organization to support learning outside of the classroom.

Kayley works across digital equity, food justice, community development, and more to help build cities that are more just. She’s passionate about designing systems, programs, and places that better serve communities of color and the working class.

As part of the Broadband and Digital Equity Team, she’s managed statewide public engagement programs and conducted extensive quantitative and qualitative analyses to help several State’s write their digital equity plans and funnel millions of federal dollars into the communities most impacted by the digital divide. She’s also helped design digital equity programs for public, private, and nonprofit actors across the country to better deliver broadband service, devices, and digital literacy training.

Kayley has also advised various clients on real estate market and development projects, with a focus on revitalizing neighborhoods, preserving housing and commercial affordability, and delivering new community spaces and facilities. She also works on food system projects and policy issues at HR&A, bringing experience working with the Sweet Water Foundation in the South Side of Chicago, where she practiced urban farming and urban ecology as a means of regenerative neighborhood development.

Kayley graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Urban Studies.

As an Analyst in the New York office, Andrew provides financial and data analysis to real estate and economic development projects across the county.

Andrew has worked on projects creating financial models to assess the feasibility of asset repositioning and new development, facilitation of both public and private investments in affordable housing, transit-oriented development initiatives, municipal affordable housing plans, and real estate and economic development leveraging professional sports franchises and entertainment assets.

Prior to joining HR&A, Andrew assisted in the underwriting of both real estate and business loans resulting in hundreds of affordable and supportive housing units being developed throughout the county. Andrew interned at the Swearer Center at Brown University where he researched the impact different economic policies had on park accessibility and childhood obesity in lower income areas in Providence, RI. Andrew received his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in Business Economics and was a four-year varsity athlete on the football team.

Tommy draws on his experience in community engagement, data analysis and democratization, and public policy to support equitable and inclusive urban development.

Prior to joining HR&A, Tommy worked on several civic engagement tools and programs at the New York City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP). He evaluated the outputs and trends of the Community Districts Needs Statements and Community Board Budget Requests and presented key policy issues to senior leadership at City Hall and city agencies to inform decision-making. He also designed and led the engagement strategy for land use applicants in compliance with legislatively mandated Racial Equity Reports and use of the Equitable Development Data Explorer.

Previously, Tommy worked as a Project Associate at Hester Street where he co-authored Building Community Control in NYC, a report outlining recommendations for more innovative funding and financing solutions in conjunction with New York City’s Capital Grants Program.

Tommy holds a Masters in Urban Planning from New York University and a Bachelors in Construction Management from the University of Florida.

Marielle provides research and analytical support to projects ranging from economic development and inclusive cities to urban resilience and innovation.

Directly before joining HR&A, Marielle graduated from the University of North Carolina with a Master’s in City and Regional Planning. During school she supported pre-development analyses with the Development Finance Initiative and worked closely with Anchor Institutions Create Economic Resilience (AICER). With AICER, her research focused on opportunities to diversify and localize institutional spending, with the goal of more intentionally leveraging the economic impact of large, public institutions. Prior to school, Marielle worked as a Program Assistant for the national economic development team at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). At LISC she helped expand and manage the national program with Kiva, a crowdfunded microlending platform designed to expand access to capital for small businesses. She also has experience in workforce development as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Ascend Indiana.

Marielle has a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in City and Regional Planning from the University North Carolina.

Shoshana is an Analyst based in the New York office. She is passionate about equitable urban development, parks and open spaces, and resilient climate adaptation planning.

At HR&A, Shoshana has supported clients in building cases for investment in resilient infrastructure, parks, and open spaces. She has also supported the development of master plans for parks and park systems through business planning and regional and national positioning studies. Shoshana has supported the development of statewide plans for broadband and digital equity, among other projects.

Prior to joining HR&A, Shoshana interned at The Public Interest Law Center supporting attorneys in housing and environmental justice work. After undergrad, Shoshana joined the New York City Urban Fellows program for a 9-month urban policy fellowship. There, she worked at NYC Parks on their Planning and Parklands teams supporting work around urban agriculture, broadband access, and NYC Parks stewardship of New York’s historic public cemetery, Hart Island.

Shoshana has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania, and a minor in Sustainability and Environmental Management.

Tara works with our People team to oversee HR&A’s recruitment strategies, helping to ensure equitable recruitment processes and a strong pipeline of candidates.

Tara brings over 18 years of recruitment experience across private and public institutions of higher education. Tara was previously the Director of Enrollment Operations at Manhattan College and oversaw the enrollment management operation in support of Manhattan College’s admissions, and financial aid functions. The position managed enrollment data, communications flows and operations.

Core to Tara’s experience in recruiting a diverse class has been reaching low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students and families while providing the opportunity to transform lives through higher education. In addition, Tara has recruited and built diverse teams to execute strategic recruitment strategy and meet enrollment goals.

Tara holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Mercy College, and a B.A. from Purchase College, State University of New York.

Mark supports the internal business using data analytics to aid in making decisions on strategic initiatives about growth, people, and operations.

Mark Siriban joins HR&A’s New York City office as a Business Analyst. Mark has over 3 years of financial tech consulting experience in both the delivery and sales capacity. His previous position was as an Oracle Enterprise Performance Management Consultant at Frontera Consulting, where he implemented Oracle financial systems in planning and budgeting for organizations as large as 50,000 employees across various industries. Prior to the consulting position, Mark was the sole Sales Operations Analyst and Administrator supporting the global Frontera sales team with offices in New York City, London, and Hong Kong. In this role, he assisted in all sales opportunities and worked cross functionally within the firm for data compliance, security, and data analytics.

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences in Economics from the University at Albany, SUNY.

David provides research and analytical support to projects ranging from transit-oriented development to affordable housing and real estate advisory.

Prior to his time at HR&A, David worked at SFMTA where he helped manage the planning phase of the Potrero Yard Modernization Project. He worked on joint development transit infrastructure projects that pushed forward San Francisco’s citywide transit, housing, and economic goals.

At his time at the University of Pennsylvania, David practiced planning in an interdisciplinary manner. He worked in two collaborative studio projects, a historic preservation studio titled Balancing Growth and Conservation in Cartagena de Indias and a landscape architecture studio titled Fostering Growth in Ciudad del Este. In these studios, he developed planning frameworks to reactivate public spaces in Cartagena’s historical center and to relocate informal settlements that were at high risk for flooding in the San Blas neighborhood of Ciudad del Este.

David received his Master of City Planning Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and pursued coursework in Real Estate Design and Development at both the Wharton School and the Weitzman School of Design. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and Planning with Honors from the University of Southern California.