Alys Mann is the principal of Alys Mann Consulting, LLC, assisting non-profits and municipalities with housing market research, neighborhood revitalization, strategic planning, and more. She began her career at Home Headquarters, Inc., and later directed housing efforts for the City of Syracuse. Alys holds a BA in policy studies and geography from Syracuse University and an MPA from Baruch College.She started her career as a planner and then as the Director of Neighborhood Planning and Property Redevelopment at Home Headquarters, Inc., a nationally respected nonprofit community development corporation serving Syracuse and the surrounding region. She then was the Director of Housing for the City of Syracuse where she managed efforts to deal with that City’s stock of foreclosed and abandoned properties, neighborhood revitalization efforts, and annual CDBG and HOME allocations.   She holds a BA in policy studies and geography from Syracuse University, where she also served as adjunct professor teaching neighborhood revitalization, housing policy, and GIS skills. She holds a master’s in public administration degree from Baruch College in New York City.