Ellen is an affordable housing professional passionate about building resilient and equitable cities. Technically trained as an architect and urban planner, she is currently working as a Senior Project Manager at Fairstead, an affordable housing company, where she oversees the firm’s PACT portfolio. Day to day, she manages the rehabilitation of 1,696 units of affordable housing in Brooklyn by partnering with city agencies to guide the public-private partnership from predevelopment through construction completion.