A lifelong New Yorker, Elena has been working at and to support community-based organizations in collaborative advocacy campaigns that link local organizing, urban planning technical assistance, and policy change since 2003. With experience as a coalition organizer, facilitator, and planner, Elena works with organizations based in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods to advance equitable land use, accountable development, environmental justice, and transportation equity. Her enthusiasm for coaching and facilitation springs from a passion for working alongside people creating their own pathways toward healing and liberation.