I am a Chicago native. I currently work as the Director of Housing for Impact for Equity, a law and policy center. Previously I served as Director of Policy, Research, and Legislative Affairs for the Chicago Department of Housing. I have also worked for the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and City Observatory.

Here is a document I wrote to help people who are starting out a career in housing policy in Chicago, or who are established in their career but moving to Chicago.

I wrote a book about the origins of gentrification in Chicago.

Here is some data I put together on the history of zoning in Chicago.

Here's an interactive tool for exploring Census data for Chicago community areas and suburbs.

Here's a game I made about the impossible math of building affordable housing in Chicago.

I also write a very sporadic newsletter.

Here is some art that I like.

When I was much younger, I contributed to a travel guidebook about southern Mexico.