As a Senior Housing Policy and Research Analyst, Alexa conducts literature reviews and environmental scans, and identifies, gathers, and analyzes demographic, economic, financial, market or industry data or information in order to inform or evaluate public policy initiatives and monitor key trends. Alexa further works across all three practice areas at SHS, supporting business innovation projects for housing sector clients and participating in affordable housing development projects in a land use planning capacity.

Alexa is a Registered Professional Planner, with land use planning experience supporting residential, commercial, and industrial development in Southern Ontario. She further brings her background in student life engagement and research in Housing Economics and Psychology.

Alexa is passionate about affordable housing, civic engagement, accessible design, and other forms of equitable social policy, and often volunteers with campaigns or local groups which support the same.