Julia Katz

Biographie: Julia supports healthy, equitable neighborhoods and envisions opportunities for positive change. She leads Mercy Housing California’s Commercial Development program, where she helps bring small businesses and nonprofit organizations into the ground floor of affordable housing communities. At Mercy, Julia strives to create positive connections for residential and commercial tenants through wealth-building opportunities, community-driven processes, and increased access to affordable resources. She is committed to racial and gender equity during the planning and implementation phases of each commercial development project. Prior to her role at Mercy, Julia worked on initiatives in affordable housing policy, active transportation and tactical urbanism, food systems, and community engagement. Julia participated in Cohort 1 of ULI’s Health Leaders Network and has a background in public health and urban planning.