Experience: Monique has more than 25 years of experience in the public, non-profit and private sectors. She is a strategic advisor, speaker, and consultant—and a proud good troublemaker—who empowers leaders and organizations to think boldly, act decisively, and create lasting transformation. Her work centers on helping clients show up differently in spaces that demand more than rhetoric and aspirations, guiding them to align their strategies with meaningful, measurable impact. Through her consulting work, Monique partners with institutions ready to move beyond surface-level change, providing the clarity, insight, and tools they need to tackle complex challenges and achieve their goals. Whether advising executives, facilitating strategic initiatives, or designing innovative solutions, Monique is deeply committed to helping organizations turn vision into action. She is highly regarded as an expert on housing, homelessness, community and economic development issues and she has held numerous leadership positions in the field over the last 25+ years, including Executive Director in the PolicyCenter at JPMorgan Chase, an Associate Vice President in the Metropolitan Housing & Communities Policy Center and Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority. In late 2020, Monique served as a member of the U.S. Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Agency Review Team for the Biden-Harris Transition Team. 

Education: Monique graduated with honors from Smith College and has a Master’s in Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. She is also a certified decolonized coach.

Skills: Monique excels in project visioning and management, strategic advising and planning, policy, program and issue analysis, policy advocacy, facilitation and training and organizational culture change.

Equilibrium is: Hopping on my Peloton or on my Harley, daily meditation, intentional prioritization of self-care, TV binge watching, 5-minute dance sessions in my office and spending time with family and friends.

Connect with me: monique@eqcollab.org