Rhae Parkes

Rhae Parkes has more than fifteen years of affordable housing and community development experience. She specializes in strategic consulting for organizations seeking to seamlessly integrate affordable housing development and human services in a more supportive environment for hard-to-house populations. Her areas of expertise include HOPE VI and mixed-finance development, and the planning for and integration of support services in comprehensive community development efforts. Ms. Parkes works on a spectrum of community change initiatives -- planning, program design and facilitating community process; managing and implementing programs; and evaluating program outcomes and effectiveness. She provides training and technical assistance to a range of clients including public housing authorities, foundations, non-profit organizations, developers, city government, among others. She has a Masters in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University.