work

i work for the city of madison in community development, where i lead our funding processes for affordable housing, tenant services, eviction diversion funding, + equity teams, resource teams, and internal and external workgroups.

A riso print of madison, black ink on yellow paper, with small red parcels across the city. Red marks housing I've worked on.
A riso print of madison, black ink on yellow paper, with small red parcels across the city. Red marks housing I've worked on.

some of the housing i've worked on.

housing types i work on

tax credit apartments

i lead tax credit policy + funding. most money comes from investors, and city money helps cover what's left.

The citywide print around the andre, its red parcel ringed.

affordable housing + childcare. built 2023.

the andre

The funding line for the andre: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: due diligence and closing through build, then lease-up.

my part federal funding, loan agreements, due diligence, lease-up facilitation, childcare loan.

co-ops

for affordable communities that own the building together and run it as member/owners.

The citywide print around zapata, its red parcel ringed.

the city’s first spanish-language-first co-op. closed 2023.

zapata

The funding line for zapata: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: ask for proposals through check the budgets, and due diligence and closing through monitoring.

my part funding process + selection, negotiation, loan agreements, due diligence, closing, lease-up, + compliance.

smaller rental buildings without tax credits

i used to lead non-tax credit funding. in smaller buildings with no tax credits, city money carries more.

The citywide print around the lillian, its red parcel ringed.

universally designed. built 2023.

the lillian

The funding line for the lillian: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: ask for proposals through check the budgets.
The funding line for the andre: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: due diligence and closing through build, then lease-up.

my part funding process + selection, negotiation.

residential conversions

funding for buildings that used to be something else, like hotels or offices, that were turned into apartments.

The funding line for zapata: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: ask for proposals through check the budgets, and due diligence and closing through monitoring.
The citywide print around the point on washington, its red parcel ringed.

hotel conversion. closed 2025.

The funding line for the point on washington: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: ask for proposals through check the budgets, due diligence and closing, and monitoring.
The funding line for the lillian: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: ask for proposals through check the budgets.

the point on washington

The funding line for the point on washington: eight stops, from write the rules to monitoring. My part: ask for proposals through check the budgets, due diligence and closing, and monitoring.

my part funding process + selection, negotiation, loan agreement, due diligence, closing, + compliance.

homes to own

some city funding goes to homeownership opportunities, with limits that keep them affordable for future buyers, too. i do a smattering of work in this.

keeping people housed

tenant services

funding help for tenants before a problem turns into an eviction, and legal help if it gets to court.

emergency rental assistance

federal rent help i led during the pandemic.

i worked on the city's policy + programs from august 2021 until they closed out in early 2026.

supportive housing

a home with services that come with it, for people who need both to have a place to live + a path to thrive.

i help facilitate how referrals reach the homes set aside for it, between coordinated entry, service providers, veterans' housing vouchers, and property managers.

policy

tenant selection plan standards

i drafted the rules city-funded rentals follow when they screen applicants.

hard set-asides

homes in city-funded tax credit buildings held for households experiencing homelessness and only households experiencing homelessness, instead of going to other applicants. i led this for the city.

target area map

the map of where the affordable housing fund's money can go, drawn to limit displacement and to follow the bus network. i worked on it.

fair housing analysis

i led the city's analysis of impediments to fair housing choice to determine which systems get in the way of people being able to choose where they live.