NLIHC is excited to welcome Kenza Idrissi Janati as a Housing Advocacy Coordinator with the Field Strategy & Innovation team. In this role, Kenza will engage with and expand the breadth of advocates within NLIHC’s network, mobilizing them in strategic efforts to advance the Coalition’s mission and federal policy priorities.
Kenza first joined NLIHC as a Tenant Leader intern, working alongside the IDEAS team to uplift tenant voices at the federal level. Before joining NLIHC, Kenza worked to advance housing solutions through research and legislative advocacy at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy. Prior to that, Kenza served as a Future Leaders in Public Service fellow at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), working to streamline resident engagement and communications efforts from federal to local. Kenza started her advocacy journey at the local level, utilizing personal interviews with residents to advocate for increased housing vouchers in Chester, PA, and to this day, aims to center lived experience while engaging in the field.
Kenza holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and global interdisciplinary studies from Villanova University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in migration studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
Please join us in welcoming Kenza to NLIHC!