Founder
Sowing Love
New York, New York
Chloé is a racial justice consultant, liberation historian, and love practitioner with more than 15 years of experience in housing and homelessness systems transformation, system co-creation with those most impacted, and working alongside communities to develop and implement equitable and just policies, strategies, and practices. She founded Sowing Love, where she supports people, organizations, and communities to organize around love so they can manifest organizational, housing, and community solutions rooted in care and belonging.
Most recently, Chloe served as the first Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Associate in the history of Abt Associates. She oversaw the integration of racial equity principles and methods into the domestic division’s research, technical assistance, and evaluation practices. Chloé was a founding member of the HUD TA Racial Equity Team helping communities to advance equity and improve housing and service outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. She is currently supporting Oakland, CA, in developing an encampment resolution process that is people-centered and rooted in racial justice. Chloé’s approach centers Black liberatory pedagogies, healing, and love-centered practices to advocate for community work that is reparative and restorative.
She received a dual Masters in City and Regional Planning and African American and African Studies from the Ohio State University.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Building Empathy and Compassion in Planning Practice
Sunday, April 14, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT