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Leah is the co-founder of Allied8, an architecture, development and advocacy firm in Seattle. She has practiced in Seattle for 30+ years and is an active housing policy advocate, working to remove barriers in local policies so it’s easier to create community based affordable housing. Her specific area of focus over the last 10 years has been developing new affordable homeownership typologies so that communities and individuals at risk of displacement can create generational wealth while simultaneously ensuring communities stay intact. Leah serves on the Board of Spark Northwest, an environmental justice non-profit that enables a clean energy future for low-income communities. She is a regular design critic at the University of Washington and is a member of the Northwest Eco Building Guild and the AIA.