Community Engagement specialist

Joni is a community engagement consultant with a background in urban planning, housing policy, and community development. She has nearly a decade of experience working with local governments, researchers, community builders, and advocacy organizations dedicated to building inclusive and just communities. Joni has managed dozens of projects to related to mixed-income and affordable housing, economic development, criminal justice, and climate change. She has extensive experience with strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, designing and implementing community building strategies, developing engagement tools, delivering technical assistance to local governments, and facilitating conversations among community members and government stakeholders.

Joni holds a Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley and graduated from Amherst College.