Abigail Ellman

Abigail Ellman is an urban planner and action researcher with experience in affordable housing, equitable economic development, sustainable infrastructure, health equity, and community organizing. At Cooper Square Committee, she supports the organization’s overall affordable housing development and preservation work, as well as leads small business and commercial tenant organizing and advocacy. Her work on commercial vacancy and displacement has been featured in the City of the Future podcast and Curbed. Prior to her current role, Abigail worked on economic development research at the Pratt Center, co-led two phases of participatory action research focused on social determinants of health with MIT CoLab, and developed the capacity of immigrants to self-advocate and organize as an adult educator with Make the Road NY in Queens.