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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Managed implementation and tracking of President Biden’s Executive Actions that were applicable to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT).
• Spearheaded the design and development of a national equity accelerator to provide hands-on technical assistance to underserved and overburdened communities accessing USDOT funding.
• Led a team delivering strategic planning and technical support to launch the Federal Highway Administration’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT).

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Collaborated with Volpe leaders on policy and process improvements as well as technical solutions to inform and enhance project management practices.
• Developed and launched tailored training program and related resources to assist Volpe staff with managing projects more effectively.
• Identified opportunities and deployed changes to strengthen and streamline business processes, enhance financial reporting systems, and update tools and materials related to project management.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Provided project management support to oversee execution of programs and activities included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
• Managed implementation and tracking of President Biden’s Executive Actions that are applicable to the US Department of Transportation.
• Supported the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Emergency Relief Program in developing guidance, policy, and best practices.
• Oversaw the content, day-to-day operations, and technical support of FHWA’s Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool (INVEST).

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Carried out project management activities, including developing statements of work, overseeing project teams, administering contracts, and determining the technical approach, budget, and timeline of numerous projects.
• Managed all aspects of multiple Federal grant and funding programs, which included preparing application materials, developing evaluation criteria, selecting recipients, tracking expenditures, reviewing deliverables.
• Prepared relevant analytical and technical reports, developed policy and guidance, addressed complex planning and policy trends and issues, and helped with rule making and implementation efforts for many Federal.
• Planned and performed research, analysis, and data collection, as well as examined effective practices related to sustainability, resilience and recovery, transportation planning, environmental review, performance.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed sustainability programs and policies including the Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy, an approach to better incorporate social, environmental, and economic goals into Metro’s planning, project.
• Oversaw the development of the First-Last Mile Strategic Plan to improve access to Metro’s transit stations and stops.
• Manager Metro funded grants and provided technical assistance to local jurisdictions for a wide variety of projects including transportation demand management programs and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
• Served as a liaison to regional agencies, local cities, and advocacy groups to facilitate the development and implementation of sustainability policies and projects.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Spearheaded effort to secure funding for an Urban Greening Planning Grant to green, better utilize, reimagine, and reinvent Metro’s parking lots and station areas as well as other public spaces.
• Assisted in updating sustainability questions and created maps for the biannual Call for Projects Grant Program to integrate smart growth policies and principles.

Greater Boston Area

Coordinated meetings, prepared meeting agenda, took meeting minutes, and conducted routine research on the environmental and health effects of airport activities.

Greater Boston Area

Provided clerical and administrative support to the Director and other chapter leaders and ran day-to-day operations for an office supporting 20,000 members in Massachusetts, 6 regional groups, and hundreds of volunteers.

Greater Boston Area

Researched and wrote the FY2010 Green Budget, a report making funding recommendations for state environmental offices and programs.

Greater Detroit Area

Used mapping software and tax and assessing databases to update county drain information and created and updated legal descriptions for county drainage districts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Created a database of information from various metropolitan planning organizations evaluating their transportation plans and edited numerous documents on regional and local trail initiatives.

M.A., Urban Planning

Activities and Societies: Leaders in Sustainability Certificate ProgramSpecialized in Transportation Planning and Environmental Planning.

B.A., Environment

Specialized in Environmental Policy. Honors Thesis: “The Effectiveness of Greenbelts as Growth Management Strategies.”