Hana trained as an architect before specialising in strategic planning and regeneration. She was formerly deputy director of the creative regeneration consultancy General Public Agency and has worked as a freelance consultant for clients across the public, private and community sectors.
Hana's expertise is in creating briefs, project strategies and masterplans. She is experienced in articulating the needs of clients, stakeholders and communities, and responding to the political and social context of a project. She understands how to navigate the processes of planning and consultation successfully and with integrity. Hana has a specialism in sustainability issues, including behavioural and social factors as well as environmental and energy concerns.
Hana has particular experience in cultural planning, rural development and the Thames Gateway. Hana's clients have included the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, the LDA and Suffolk County Council and, while at General Public Agency, projects for Omega Land, the British Council and Dorset County Council. She also writes and teaches. Hana studied at Cambridge, London Metropolitan University and the Rural Studio, Alabama.