Danielle applies her real estate finance, community development, and market analysis expertise to offer analytical and advisory services, driving transformative projects that enhance the urban fabric and promote equity for both public and private clients.

Prior to joining HR&A, she led economic impact analyses at Karp Strategies, playing a pivotal role in modeling fiscal impacts, leading feasibility analyses, and implementing workforce market studies. Danielle previously worked at Just-A-Start, a non-profit community development corporation, where she supported affordable housing development. Danielle also worked at IPA Capital Markets, where she underwrote billions of dollars of real estate transactions. Her graduate thesis utilized a mixed-methods approach, employing machine learning for public housing RAD conversions and conducting developer interviews.

Danielle holds a Bachelor’s in Applied Math and Economics from Claremont McKenna College and a Master’s in Urban Planning from Columbia GSAPP.

In addition to general Human Resources support, Alex leverages his interests in automation, reporting, and analytics to enhance the efficiency of the People Operations team at HR&A Advisors. Alex is passionate about data and works on projects ranging from audits to data analysis, identifying trends, improving reporting capabilities, and streamlining manual processes.

Before joining HR&A, Alex gained diverse experience at a VC-backed startup, where he advanced through multiple roles in Customer Experience and People + Culture. As the Manager of People & Culture, he led employee events, managed hiring and recruiting, and collaborated with internal teams to improve policies and onboarding and offboarding workflows. Earlier roles involved redesigning training for the team he supervised while creating scalable processes to support company growth.

Alex also completed a Software Engineering Fellowship at Flatiron School, where he developed skills in full-stack development, including JavaScript, React, Python, SQL and Flask. He continues to think of ways to integrate technical skills into his HR work.

As a graduate of Arcadia University with a degree in Corporate and Video Communications and a minor in Spanish, Alex brings a well-rounded perspective to his work.

Zada is committed to supporting projects that center equitable city planning, economic revitalization, and sustainable growth to drive transformative change in cities.

Based in Atlanta, Zada supports a range of public and private sector clients by lending her expertise as an experienced urban planner and designer. Zada has helped advance equitable economic development projects, policy research, and site selection across multiple cities for both public and private sector clients with advanced skills in community engagement, mapping/visualization, and equitable governance. Since joining HR&A in 2021, she has contributed to the development of city economic development policies, community engagement campaigns, rigorous site analysis and selection, and equitable strategic plans. This includes advancing implementation of transformative internal and public-facing initiatives such as City of Dallas Economic Development Policy (2021), the City of Dallas Incentive Policy, Resetting LA City to Meet Urgent Community Needs, Talking Transition: Oakland, and the Dallas Convention Center Masterplan.

While in graduate school, Zada also served as a contractor for HR&A where she supported clients focused on the feasibility of public options in The City as well as assisting with a strategic plan for embedding equity within a private firm. In addition, during her undergraduate program, Zada interned at the One Eleuthera Foundation, where she conducted research on food resources and mapped COVID-19 impacts in The Bahamas.

Zada holds a Master of Science in Urban Design and City Planning from University College London. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, with honors, and a Certificate in Metropolitan and Urban Studies from the University of Georgia.

Mohammed combines expertise in real estate management, digital transformation, and community development to create resilient and inclusive urban environments.

At McKinsey & Company, Mohammed helped lead the digital delivery of Forward, a global learning program designed to equip future leaders with essential business, problem-solving, and strategic skills. The program empowered thousands to enhance their professional skill sets and drive workforce capabilities across their regions. At The Dallas Foundation, he guided major funding decisions to tackle intergenerational poverty, while fostering collaboration and impact across the metroplex. At BB Imaging, he developed change management strategies to improve healthcare accessibility in underserved areas, highlighting the intersection of urban planning, digital solutions, and community health.

As a Portfolio Manager at RBL Realty, Mohammed managed 22 rental properties, focusing on affordable housing for Section 8 and low-income tenants. This role deepened his understanding of housing’s essential role in building resilient communities. He also served as a Product Marketer at HP, where he conducted market research and developed pricing strategies, earning recognition for driving business impact.

With experience across digital transformation, philanthropic investment, affordable housing management, and healthcare accessibility, Mohammed brings a data-driven, results-oriented approach to creating sustainable urban environments. Mohammed holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

As a native Angeleno based in the Los Angeles office, Ginamarie provides project management support for the California Department of Technology’s broadband and digital opportunity programs.

Before joining HR&A, Ginamarie was an Associate at The Cadmus Group in Washington, D.C., where she provided project management and analytical support to federal, state, and local government stakeholders including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. In this role, she managed the development of FEMA’s National Preparedness Report, developed emergency management reports and tools, and conducted state and local risk assessments. Formerly, Ginamarie supported the delivery of 30 active shooter preparedness training workshops in local communities across the country through her work with the consulting firm Kiernan Group Holdings. Prior to her work in Washington, D.C., Ginamarie interned with the City of Santa Monica and worked as a freelance translator in Los Angeles.

Ginamarie is an alumna of the U.S. Fulbright Program. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in European Studies from Loyola Marymount University and a Master of Arts in German and European Studies from Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Fredy supports the finance team by processing and reviewing financial transactions, performing financial analysis to build reports, and maintaining and improving financial systems and processes.

As a staff accountant based in the New York office, Fredy has created transaction processing models for various recurring transactions, provided expense reports to different departments, and worked with service providers to connect our financial databases.

Prior to joining HR&A, Fredy has worked as a contractor at different companies in accounting positions. Through Robert Half, he worked with Center for Court innovation. There he supported the accounting team by helping with the rollout of Netsuite, approving transactions and assisting with budgeting for projects. Fredy also supported the accounting team at The New Press. Managing the AP functions, reconciling corporate credit card transaction, and completing compliance tasks such as filing and mailing out 1099 information. Working with different accounting systems throughout these roles such as Netsuite, Quickbooks and Acumen.

Fredy has a Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Finance from Baruch College.

Roderick provides research and analytical support to projects focused on housing affordability. As a senior analyst based in the Los Angeles office, Roderick works to understand housing affordability from multiple vantage points to develop precise and effective strategy for clients.

Prior to joining HR&A, Roderick worked for the City of Los Angeles Housing Department as a member of the Strategic Engagement and Policy team, including supporting aspects of the implementation of Measure ULA. Roderick has also worked at Oregon and Housing Community Services focused on data collection and research for affordable rental housing across the state of Oregon. He also served as Director of Organizing for Abundant Housing LA leading strategy to develop local chapters and grow the membership base to increase housing production. Additionally, he has worked as a consultant focused on housing affordability and real estate economics for states, local jurisdictions, and community-based organizations.

During graduate school, Roderick served as a graduate research assistant for Dr. Rebecca Lewis, PhD and co-wrote Oregon’s Housing Affordability Crisis: Results of a Statewide Survey of Oregon Cities, a report that focused on understanding the state of housing affordability in communities in Oregon. Roderick’s graduate project was entitled “Perceptions & Associations: A Statewide Analysis of Renter Affordability in Oregon Communities”, a report that focused on leveraging data to (1) understand the relationship between community characteristics and cost-burdened renters and (2) understand perceptions of housing needs and importance compared to actual housing needs. Roderick also served as a board member for Cornerstone Community Housing, a non-profit affordable housing developer. He also co-created an affordable housing finance course while in graduate school to inform himself and others about the life stage of development projects, public funding sources, and asset management.

Roderick has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Philosophy from East Carolina University, and a Master of Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon.

 Janine provides strategic direction, project management, and analytical support to projects ranging from digital equity to inclusive cities initiatives to executive transitions.

As a Senior Analyst based in Austin, TX, Janine has written digital equity plans, provided advice and guidance for states to draw down millions of federal dollars, planned robust, equitable community engagements to inform and influence political and policy priorities, and supported executive transitions that help newly elected leaders deliver on community priorities starting day one.

Janine brings her extensive background in public policy and politics, experience building relationships and partnerships to drive influence, and executive management to her projects. Before joining HR&A, Janine led Indeed’s criminal record-clearing efforts as part of their Social Impact team. She also served as the Director of Community Engagement for Austin Mayor Steve Adler, focusing on developing and delivering equitable strategic initiatives and policies.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Arizona.