Isaiah provides advisory and strategic support to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on advancing key projects and firmwide initiatives.  

Based in HR&A’s New York office, Isaiah brings over a decade of experience translating executive vision into operational results at complex, mission-driven organizations spanning affordable housing, higher education, philanthropy, and healthcare.  

Previously, Isaiah was Deputy Chief of Staff at New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), the nation’s largest municipal housing finance agency. Prior to that, he held posts at Columbia University, Blue Meridian Partners, Planned Parenthood, and the Free Library of Philadelphia. 

Further, Isaiah serves as a Director and Treasurer on the board of Housing Solutions of New York and sits on the Village of Hastings on Hudson’s Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee. 

Isaiah holds an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. 

Erin helps manage HR&A’s financial activities, including accounting, budgeting, and reporting.

Prior to joining HR&A, Erin held accounting roles in many different industries, including computer and advertising companies. She spent two years at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in the Reinsurance division. She was on the assurance team on-site for Swiss Re and Guardian Life Insurance. Erin conducted the initial walkthroughs for the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley testing, identifying key control points and potential risks.

After PwC, Erin returned to the advertising industry as an Assistant Controller, preparing consolidated financial statements for several subsidiaries and developing testing plans for internal and external SOX testing.

Erin’s last role before joining HR&A was at Fortuny, a 100-year-old textile company located in Venice. Erin was the Controller and also managed the US Operations and Showrooms. In her 5 years with Fortuny, she aided in launching the Outside Sales Program, implemented the first CRM, and migrated the financial and operational data to NetSuite.

Aroosa brings her experience in the public and private sectors to address complex issues surrounding the development of the built environment and advance economic equity.

With a multidisciplinary background in civic engagement, urban planning, and corporate project management, Aroosa helps clients navigate economic development, real estate development, placemaking, and revitalization strategies. Aroosa has supported a range of clients including public agencies, local development corporations, chambers of commerce, and private landowners. Her projects have assisted clients in defining and implementing strategies to manage real assets, understanding the physical and financial feasibility of development projects, and conducting analysis of real estate market trends and demand.

Prior to joining HR&A, Aroosa worked in the technology sector supporting supply chain planning, procurement strategy, operational risk and crisis planning, data analytics and organizational digital transformation. Aroosa holds a Bachelor of Science from Trinity University in Business Analytics and Technologies, with a second major in Urban Studies, and Master of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University. She is a WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate Scholar and a recipient of the Morgan Stanley ANDH Community Development Graduate Fellowship.

Anna advises clients on broadband implementation strategies, program management and design, and compliance.

Prior to joining HR&A, she was a broadband policy advisor for the US Department of the Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund, a $10 billion program focused on broadband infrastructure. In this role, she worked directly with states on program design, implementation, and compliance.

Before Treasury, she led research efforts for The Pew Charitable Trusts’ broadband access initiative, where she designed studies that assessed the landscape of state broadband policy, identified opportunities for state-led broadband expansion, and examined the challenges and opportunities to expand broadband access in affordable rental housing. At Pew, she also provided customized research and technical assistance for state broadband offices.

Anna has a master’s degree in regional planning from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College.

Chase provides research and analytical support to projects related to housing policy, planning, residential markets, and financial analysis for housing development.

Prior to joining HR&A, Chase managed the financial strategy, entitlement and construction of affordable housing projects being developed across Southern California. He has also served as a Policy Analyst and Organizer at Climate Resolve, where he fused data and narrative tools in collaboration with communities to shape outcomes in housing affordability, transportation, and climate resilience in Los Angeles. Serving on the steering committee for Our Future Los Angeles, Chase aided in shaping and passing SB 679, which created the LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACHASA), as well as Measure ULA. Chase highly values community-led advocacy and has experience with political strategy and base-building working with unhoused communities in Los Angeles, neighborhood associations in informal settlements in Peru, and across various urban policy issue areas in Santiago, Chile. Chase wrote his graduate capstone on alternative financing and policies that would enable non-LIHTC affordable housing development in California, and takes a deep interest in international and other case studies for housing policy.

In his spare time, Chase likes to surf and make music. He has a bachelor’s of International Politics from UC Santa Cruz, and a Master’s of Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA.

Janet leverages her varied professional experiences to combine research and analysis that advances access to safe, stable, and equitable affordable housing. Working from our New York office, Janet assists a wide variety of public and private actors in uncovering barriers to housing affordability by translating research into actionable strategies that strengthen access, preservation, and development of affordable homes.

Previously, Janet participated in housing and redevelopment planning at Harbor Consultants, where she prepared municipal Housing Elements and Fair Share Plans to comply with New Jersey state affordability mandates. As a Housing Fellow with the Center on Law, Inequality and Metropolitan Equity at the Rutgers Law School, she led data-driven studies to quantify the scale of home repair needs across New Jersey and identify spatial disparities between home repair financing needs and public program provision. Janet also has experience working in the housing space in her home state of California. She has performed financial analyses on a diverse portfolio of LIHTC properties for an LA-based affordable housing development and asset management firm. Additionally, she has worked for the San Diego Housing Commission, furthering the preservation of affordable SRO units and the development of inclusionary units.

Janet received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, San Diego, and her Master’s of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

Sarah supports investments in technologies to drive economic development and community growth. 

Sarah is a recognized leader in internet policy issues, and she leverages that expertise to connect people in cities across the country to affordable, high-speed internet infrastructure. She has supported community and state investments in high-speed internet and digital equity projects and has advised state and local governments on key internet policy priorities. 

As the principal deputy for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the Department of Commerce, Sarah led the creation and execution of a suite of landmark federal grant programs for high-speed internet, including the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act programs. During her time at NTIA, she also oversaw a number of other federal policies in areas like AI, children’s privacy, public safety, wireless innovation, and data privacy. 

Prior to her time in the federal government, Sarah was the executive director of New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) where she directed the program’s work on a wide range of internet policy issues and built the organization’s portfolio of broadband access and adoption issues from the ground up. Sarah also served on New America’s leadership team, where she drove integration across the organization’s technology-focused programs. 

Sarah served for many years as an adjunct professor at George Washington College of Law and Georgetown Law, lecturing on internet law and policy and legal writing. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Law, where she received a B.A. in English and political science, a juris doctor, and a master of laws in space, cyber, and telecommunications law. 

Adam leverages his research, policy analysis, and data science experience to advise clients looking to improve and invest in America’s dynamic cities.

Previously, Adam worked as a Visiting Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he gained experience with client work and corporate strategy. He also interned at the City of San Antonio’s Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, where he worked on the city’s affordable housing fee waiver program, and Development Services Department—aiding in the city’s rezoning efforts. At Claremont McKenna College (CMC), his roles included Student Manager for the school’s Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies and Faculty Assistant for Dr. Minxin Pei.

Adam holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Honors and a Sequence in Data Science from CMC. His thesis, which explored the international linkages of bicycle governance, won a prize for Outstanding Thesis in Comparative Public Policy.

Alex brings his background in urban policy, strategic planning, and data-driven research to support transit-oriented development and real estate advisory projects at HR&A.

Prior to joining HR&A, Alex interned with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where he supported proposals for autonomous buses and departmental strategic plan frameworks. He has also analyzed civic infrastructure research for Reimagining the Civic Commons, wrote EDA Tech Hub Program grant applications with the Center for Advancing Innovation, and developed product solutions for companies like Delta Airlines and the National Hockey League.

Alex holds degrees in urban studies and international relations from the University of Georgia. His senior thesis investigated split rate tax models in the South, and he conducted academic research on solar energy, artificial intelligence policy, and international conflict. In addition to studying urban planning at Istanbul Technical University, Alex graduated summa cum laude and was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.