Jessica Sanclemente-Gomez works at the Office of Housing for the City of Seattle as a Strategic Advisor on Housing Policy and Planning. She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from the Robert F. Wagner School at New York University. Jessica worked for a decade at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development in New York City before relocating to Seattle.

 

She is the founder of Planning in Color which is a network for people of color working within the built environment in the Pacific Northwest. She also is a founding member of Planners for Equity, Accountability and Justice. Jessica is also a board member of the Justice Committee, a grassroots organization dedicated to building a movement against police violence. Jessica likes to examine the intersection of planning, housing and social justice.