Teaching practical classes about community and economic development at the urban planning MsC

Taught International Developments classes for the Department of Anthropology, Gender, and International Studies

• Assisted with research for the NYC branch of the think tank, which includes: reaching out and forging business partnerships, proposing and selecting events participants, managing research content, and participating in the selection of prospect fellows. • Managed and executed digital marketing initiatives, which includes social media outreach and engagement. • Conducted and published research related to the intersection between design, culture, end equity.

Oversaw the company’s business development, staffing, and project management for the firm’s planning and design engagements throughout the northeast.

• Developed and implemented community outreach plans and multi-level engagement projects• Coordinated and executed public meetings and hearings for big scale projects in New York City• Worked closely with elected officials and their staff to provide updates on key projects and disseminate information to communities• Worked closely with community-based organizations and residents to assure public participation in public projects• Compiled and maintained a database of over 2,000 project stakeholders that includes elected officials, government agencies, community organizations, and project supporters gained through community outreach• Managed and analyzed social media communication and engagement• Assisted in business development, business proposals, and marketing strategies

Taught classes about urban planning and land use regulation at the Brazilian University INSPER

• Engaged more than 100 youth from diverse multicultural backgrounds living in New York City by phone, social media, and email to recruit for free educational programs in the City• Crafted easy-to-understand, bilingual, and visually appealing public information materials, including but not limited to fact sheets, mailers, support cards, FAQs, presentations, and marketing materials• Presented workshops and info session about the educational programs for the NYC Department of Education• Developed a database of community outreach, community partners, and participants lead.

• Strategized and enabled community outreach initiatives for economic development and educational programs in East Harlem, New York • Created and implemented digital marketing and social media campaigns for outreach• Structured funding strategies to enable economic inclusion. • Wrote and applied for grants to allow the institution to purchase materials and finance educational programs

• Oversaw 1 climate adaptation project and 2 community engagements in affordable housing projects • Supported qualitative analysis, stakeholder engagement, and research, including focus groups, interviews, community workshops, briefing and meetings

• Teacher Assistant for the class Cities in Developing Countries, at Barnard College• Assisted in the development of classes, researched case-studies and lead classes about Sierra Leone and the Dominican Republic

• Proposed measures for retail sustainability based on market analysis using quantitative and georeferenced data collection and analysis• Created georeferenced layers of retail businesses, educational institutions, public-owned buildings,government-leased buildings, landmarks, and vacant retails.• Categorized current and recently completed developments according to the NYC Department of Building approval or permit status.

• Led a team of 12 members and increased team productivity by 30 times to protect 600 landmarks in 1 year as imposed by the District Attorney• Mentored and trained 5 architecture and urban planning undergraduate students• Lead project manager for the georeferencing of more than 30,000 cultural assets in the city• Coordinated and presented more than 25 proposals in public hearings and public meetings

• Consulted on sophisticated and highly complex legal and technical buildings approval processes• Reformulated landmark laws, aiming to make it compatible with other urban legislation

• Adjusted the Strategic Master Plan proposal to encompass 4 types of affordable housing developments• Consulted on highly complex urban legislation aspects, to support strategic decisions of the Executive Director• Gave technical direction based on urban legislation to other directors and technical managers• Presented proposals for updates of urban legislation, based on international case studies, to provide more efficiency and modernization of the department

• Analyzed and gave building approvals for more than 100 large scale housing developments, assuring their compatibility with urban and construction laws• Led and trained a 10 people team to approve large scale housing developments• Provided urban planning, affordable housing legislation, and community development policy training for 10 architects and urban planners

• Reviewed residential buildings, donations, and eminent domain proposals.• Reviewed the construction of residential buildings from a legal, bureaucratic, and architectural perspective

• Supported landmarking and historical preservation, by researching historic background, architectural and social values of building and assets.