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Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, United States

Lead departmental strategy. Supervise & mentor department staff, including the Neighborhood Collaborations Manager, Project Coordinator of Creative Community Development, and co-supervise Data Associate. Develop and manage departmental and project budgets and evaluation systems.Manage implementation maintenance of, and EBALDC’s contributions to, healthy neighborhoods action plans for three neighborhood collaboratives: The San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative, Healthy Havenscourt… Show more Lead departmental strategy. Supervise & mentor department staff, including the Neighborhood Collaborations Manager, Project Coordinator of Creative Community Development, and co-supervise Data Associate. Develop and manage departmental and project budgets and evaluation systems.Manage implementation maintenance of, and EBALDC’s contributions to, healthy neighborhoods action plans for three neighborhood collaboratives: The San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative, Healthy Havenscourt Collaborative, and the Oakland Chinatown Coalition.Provide technical assistance on creative community engagement and placemaking for large-scale transportation and affordable housing development projects. External client projects include the Oakland Department of Transportation’s Chinatown Complete Streets Plan, the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority, Mutual Housing's Wong Center and more. Manage client prospecting, contracting, technical assistance delivery, creative tool design and fabrication, workshop and engagement design, budget monitoring and reporting. Lead program management for EBALDC’s creative community development neighborhood mini-grant and technical assistance programs with Oakland resident leaders, partners, and creatives, resulting in 125+ creative action projects since 2015.Internal consultant for EBALDC’s real estate and commercial real estate project teams on renovations and new real estate development projects related to conceptual design, early goal setting, programming; arts, artist, and community engagement strategy. Led alternative compliance path for Oakland public art community engagement process at the Phoenix in West Oakland. Show less

Oakland, Ca

Project manager for resident engagement aspects of affordable housing projects, including social practice artist collaborations, landscape design, charrettes, and alternative engagement strategies.Managed strategic integration of creative community development into EBALDC’s resident services programs and neighborhood collaboratives. Program manager for resident-led creative placemaking programs resulting in 80+ completed creative action projects. Managed operation of EBALDC’s cultural… Show more Project manager for resident engagement aspects of affordable housing projects, including social practice artist collaborations, landscape design, charrettes, and alternative engagement strategies.Managed strategic integration of creative community development into EBALDC’s resident services programs and neighborhood collaboratives. Program manager for resident-led creative placemaking programs resulting in 80+ completed creative action projects. Managed operation of EBALDC’s cultural event space and outdoor market, the SPARC-It-Place.Architecture, engagement & design consultant for internal real estate development teams and external partners, including Attitudinal Healing Connection’s ArtMobile and the City of Oakland’s Department of Transportation’s Grand Avenue Mobility Plan. Project manager and architectural consultant for EBALDC commercial tenant projects including Magnolia Street Wine Lounge, BlackBall Universe Recording Studio, and Swan’s Market Food Hall.EBALDC representative on the San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative, West Oakland. Led the creation of EBALDC’s Healthy Housing process, toolkit, and communications package. Led grant-writing and implementation of $850,000 in creative placemaking grants. Show less

Oakland, Ca

Lead strategy and implementation of creative placemaking/keeping and resident-engaged design programs, manages design and construction of spaces for neighborhood-serving businesses, and creates systems to enhance design quality, health outcomes, and resident engagement in the development of mixed-use, urban, affordable housing across the city of Oakland, CA.

Oakland, California

Develop architecture, urban design, and data-driven community outreach aspects of EBALDC's healthy neighborhoods community collective work in Oakland. Managed implementation of EBALDC's first major creative placemaking project, the SPARC-it-Place pop-up market and event space in West Oakland, and the Design Dash resident-led mini-projects programs. Assistant Project Manager for community-serving real estate development projects, including affordable housing, social services, and commercial… Show more Develop architecture, urban design, and data-driven community outreach aspects of EBALDC's healthy neighborhoods community collective work in Oakland. Managed implementation of EBALDC's first major creative placemaking project, the SPARC-it-Place pop-up market and event space in West Oakland, and the Design Dash resident-led mini-projects programs. Assistant Project Manager for community-serving real estate development projects, including affordable housing, social services, and commercial space for small businesses. In-house advocate for the value of design & design-thinking processes in community development. Show less

Portland, Oregon, United States

Provided design assistance for a startup architecture firm on a series of accessory dwelling unit and commercial tenant improvement projects, including a restaurant, a yoga studio, and a public parklet. Researched building and planning codes for compliance with regulations. Conducted daily office communication and production of complex design and communication documents using Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Revit, and hand-made models and drawings.

Portland, Oregon

Organized a public charette, design competition, and practicum for interdisciplinary students from the University of Oregon, University of Portland, Portland State University, and Oregon State University to work collaboratively on the design of a small general healthcare clinic in a Haitian city continuing to recover from the 2010 earthquake. http://haiticlinicpdx.wordpress.comWorking in tandem with the client, a local pro-bono surgeon, I developed a fundraising plan, graphics &… Show more Organized a public charette, design competition, and practicum for interdisciplinary students from the University of Oregon, University of Portland, Portland State University, and Oregon State University to work collaboratively on the design of a small general healthcare clinic in a Haitian city continuing to recover from the 2010 earthquake. http://haiticlinicpdx.wordpress.comWorking in tandem with the client, a local pro-bono surgeon, I developed a fundraising plan, graphics & marketing materials, and wrote and presented a successful grant for $70,000 to support the construction costs. Curated funding partnerships that sent two architecture students to the site for a week.Conducted research on a supplemental architectural curriculum for public interest design and the interface between professional practice and education on pro-bono projects. Presented research at the Design Like You Give a Damn, humanitarian design conference. Show less

Nyc

Volunteer director for a non-profit which provides a platform for socially responsible design advocacy; partnering design professionals with local non-profit organizations, schools, government agencies and community groups, to create innovative, sustainable, affordable solutions to humanitarian issues.

Organized and led monthly events for new members at the NY Center for ArchitectureStaffed 4-6 ongoing local projects and board of directors from a roster of 700+ professional design volunteers

New York, Ny

Assisted with design, construction document production, modelmaking, and construction administration for transportation, school and affordable housing projects. Conducted LEED research and credit submissions. Member of office committee for sustainable practice and operations, working toward the 2030 commitment. Assisted with preparation of marketing materials including RFPs, graphics, and presentations.

Managed post move-in building warranty issues for over 200 homes in the New York City area. Acted as liaison between contractors and partner families. Designed, budgeted, and constructed interior renovations of 2 foreclosed properties for under $15,000.

Brownsville, Brooklyn, Ny

Instructed and supervised metal framing, drywall installation, acoustic and thermal insulation, carpentry, air sealing, and painting to 3-15 volunteers and future residents daily. Atlantic Ave. project: the largest multi-family Habitat for Humanity project to date comprised of 41 units, and was their first to attain LEED certification.

Master Of Architecture (M.Arch.)

B.S., Architecture

Activities and Societies: Fencing Club Secretary and Saberist, Inter Co-operative Council - Vail House, YMCA Volunteer, University.