Monica C. Keel returned to CHAPA in 2023 as the Municipal Engagement Program Associate after interning for the Municipal Engagement Initiative from 2020-2021. Monica most recently worked as a Community Coordinator for WinnCompanies in their Nuestra Portfolio in Roxbury. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and French from Manhattanville College and a Master of Arts in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Brandeis University. She related her Master’s thesis to housing by creating a space for Black women to reflect on their experiences living in public housing developments in Boston in the 1970s-1980s. They remain passionate about creating equitable and accessible housing for all and maintaining space for those to share their thoughts on housing.
