Jessica A.S. Letaw
Jess is an active community organizer and good-trouble maker. She founded Building Matters Ann Arbor, a nonprofit devoted to local architecture and built environment. Centering beauty, equity, diversity, and sustainability, we create opportunities for everyone in our community to participate in Ann Arbor's architecture through entertainment, education, and advocacy. She is also a board member of Ann Arbor’s Downtown Development Authority; founder and moderator of the advocacy group Ann Arbor Housing For All; an advisory board member of Justice InDeed, documenting and educating around Washtenaw County’s racially restrictive covenants; and a community partner of Black Washtenaw County, documenting and educating around the history of racial and economic segregation and Black leadership in Washtenaw County.