Brittani Manzo is an independent consultant, currently based in Washington, DC, born and raised in New Jersey. After college in New York City, she spent a decade in DC before moving to Seattle for five years. Britt (she/her) is well versed in policy and communications strategy as well as systems change and data-driven decision-making. She has supported public and private partners at the national, state, and local levels to successfully evolve their work to prevent and end homelessness and step up to play transformative roles in their communities.

Under Brittani Manzo Consulting she has most recently supported the design and implementation of Oregon’s Statewide Task Force on Homelessness and Racial Disparities and Governor Kotek’s 2023-2026 State of Emergency to Address Unsheltered Homelessness. Prior clients include Funders Together to End Homelessness, the National Racial Equity Working Group, Deschutes County and the City of Bend. Her current services include policy research, communications strategy, policy advising, and program design. Brittani’s approach to the work is guided by the wisdom of people who have and are experiencing homelessness. Prior to consulting, Brittani served as a Policy Advisor at the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and as a Program Specialist/Officer at the U.S. Institute of Peace, advising and leading on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict portfolio.