Joanna Shell

Joanna Shell joined HPN in November 2022 as the Senior Associate of Innovations, where she works to advance new business and program concepts that strategically address gaps in the affordable housing and community development marketplace.

Before joining HPN, Joanna worked as the Housing Analyst for the AARP Public Policy Institute, where her work focused on promoting housing and livable community policies that improve access to safe and affordable housing for all.

Joanna holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MPP from Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy.