Becca leads large-scale projects and initiatives designed to improve economic and social mobility in communities. With over a decade of experience in public service and politics, Becca’s work emphasizes programs, policies, and research that help communities implement place-based investments.

 

Before joining HR&A, Becca built an independent consulting practice, advising and managing programs for social impact organizations such as New America, Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, and the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline. Her work included developing resources to help mayors design more equitable civic engagement practices, culminating in the City Leader Guide on Civic Engagement for Bloomberg Harvard. She also led strategic and community partnerships for Civic Hall, a first-of-its-kind hub that opened in 2024 to expand access to tech training for New Yorkers.

Earlier in her career, Becca served in the Obama Administration in roles at the White House, the Executive Office of the President, and the U.S. Department of State, including a rotation at the U.S. Mission to the OECD in Paris. She led the design and execution of public and intergovernmental engagement strategies to advance the President’s international economic agenda. Becca began her political career working on then-Senator Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

She holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University and dual BAs from the University of Maryland. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and amazing daughter.

 

Publications:

City Leader Guide on Civic Engagement Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership

Empowering Kips Bay Future Workforce

Regional Workplace Scenario Planning Study which received the American Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter Award 

Pathways to Inclusion: Tech Equity in DC

 NYC Tech Opportunity Gap Report

Alumni, Truman National Security Partner (2018)

Alumni, Manfred Wörner Seminar, German Marshall Fund Fellow