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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Sausalito, California, United States

• Coordinating large-scale master planning projects in northern California; involved in managing and collaborating on all stages of projects, including developing initial concepts and ideas; managing internal teams and workflows; organizing written plans and requirements; drawing digital maps, diagrams, and other visualizations; and arranging public presentations. • Leading wildfire resilience research projects through SWA’s XL Lab, an in-house design research initiative

Sausalito, California, United States

Sausalito, Ca

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead instructor for [IN]CITY, a comprehensive summer-time program introducing the study and practice of city planning with a focus on sustainability and equity. The course includes 30+ post-baccalaureate students from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds, who travel to and live in the Bay Area throughout the course of the program; • Developed curriculum of discussions, lectures, workshops, projects, and presentations; sequence immerses students in discussing contemporary city planning challenges and debates, developing foundational data analysis and visual presentation skills, and engaging in career discovery;• Recruited and prepared a series of lecturers to provide ongoing presentations (city planning academics and practitioners) and a series of clients to collaborate with students on final projects (representatives from city planning-focused non-profits, agencies, departments, and firms) • Organized a team of three graduate and practitioner co-instructors

Berkeley, California

Lead Instructors: Kurt Speyer, PhD and Patina Mendez, PhDCourse within the Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management (ESPM)• Within 55-person course, specifically advised a group of 15 undergraduates throughout the year-long process of developing, implementing, and writing a senior thesis; • Provided ongoing editing of research content, structure, grammar, and citations for theses ranging from 20 to 60 pages;• Developed and lead coursewide skill-building workshops on topics such as citation management and career planning

Houston, Texas Area

• Collaborated within a team of graduate students and firm leaders to research and propose design solutions in response to the complex ecological, economic, and urban conditions at the Port of Houston; the resulting “Moving Landscapes” project provided initial analysis and ideas to launch a long-term initiative within the firm• Coordinated analysis drawings, exhibit graphic design, written descriptions, and public presentation

Berkeley, California

Lead Instructor: Prof. Karen Chapple• Edited and advanced tutorials on various digital urban analytic tools for the newly developed course• Offered in-class assistance to students during tutorial presentations

Berkeley, Ca

The Center for Community Innovation’s (CCI) nurtures effective solutions that expand economic opportunity, diversify housing options, and strengthen connection to place. CCI works toward more equitable, resilient futures for communities. • Co-led one-year research initiative analyzing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) as a potential solution to the housing crisis in San Mateo County, California; research initiative produced for the San Mateo County (CA) through the Housing Innovation Fund• Coordinated statistical analysis of county’s approximately 220,000 parcels and 750,000 residents in order to understand ADU building potential in relation to demographic and financial variables• Hired and managed a team of four undergraduate students to collect and analyze fieldwork dataOrganized Institutional Review Board approval process of a market survey for 1,500 residents

Berkeley, Ca

Lead Instructor: Ginette Wessel, PhD• Co-taught 6-week summer program introducing city planning to 40 post-baccalaureate students• Specifically led weekly media sessions introducing Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign as well as Sketch-up• Provided on-going desk and pin-up critiques to group projects, focusing on both designs and concept formation

Berkeley, California

Lead Instructor: John Stehlin, PhD• Led 65 undergraduate students in weekly discussion sections on the spatial, economic, political, and cultural components of globalization• Developed specialized lesson plans with a particular focus on advancing writing skills

Berkeley, Ca

Lead Instructor: Prof. Charisma Acey, PhD• Assisted professor teaching the 80 student undergraduate class focused on sustainable planning concepts and techniques• Specifically provided ongoing organization of classroom activities and grading of assignments and tests

San Francisco, Ca

• Evaluated the Market Street Prototyping Festival, a three-day event hosted by the San Francisco Planning Department (Planning) and the Yerba Buena Center for Arts (YBCA) in April 2015 to develop and test 50 public space prototypes for San Francisco’s main thoroughfare of Market Street• Conducted 14 in-depth interviews with Planning and YBCA staff, focusing on ideas to improve the next festival• Created a 50-page process evaluation report as well as a logical and measurement framework for the next festival

Hanoi, Vietnam

Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation is a non-governmental organization focused on preventing road traffic fatalities and injuries throughout Asia and Africa.Responsibilities & Achievements:• Selected as Princeton-in-Asia Fellow and placed with AIP Foundation in 2012• Organized and assisted program development efforts in Cambodia, China, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Vietnam• Guided submission of $1.92 million in funding proposals; coordinated all proposal discussions with executives, accountants, program team, and external advisors; developed proposal’s final narratives, cost-effectiveness figures, beneficiary counts, program structures, logical frameworks, budgets, and timelines• Led a successful $625,000 bid to the United States Agency for International Development - Development Innovation Ventures (USAID-DIV), the first USAID grant received by the organization; over the course of 1.5 years, organized all grant negotiations and institutional preparation prior to program launch

New Orleans, La

Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative is a neighborhood-based nonprofit homebuilder that partners with neighborhood residents, organizations, and businesses to create and maintain a stable and thriving community in Central City, New Orleans.Responsibilities & Achievements:• Selected as one of ten graduates for the Grinnell Corps Fellowship program and placed with Jericho Road• Attracted $100,000 in seed capital to launch the organization’s Vacant Land Management program; this lot greening initiative provides solutions to neighborhood and city-wide problem of blighted and vacant properties• Supervised stabilization of 11 vacant properties by guiding demolition, fencing, landscaping, and ongoing maintenance—an evidence-based strategy to improve local pride, deter crime, and increase real estate values• Designed new 30-tree fruit tree orchard and led all planting and construction activities; managed this site, along with a community garden; supervised employee in maintenance and community outreach activities at sites• Jointly led a five-person team from Tulane City Center to create a policy/design booklet; team developed “Green Lot,” a vacant lot showcasing low-cost, easy-maintenance fencing and landscaping ideas• Co-developed system to guide residents in annual conditions survey of 2500 properties; supervised volunteers to input data; mapped data through GIS; created presentations and booklets to present results to neighborhood • Hosted one neighborhood-wide and one professional discussion forum on blighted and vacant properties attended by a combined 100 audience members

Greater Boston Area

• Assisted senior researchers in creating guides for focus group discussions, analyzing online conversations and survey statistics, and preparing consulting reports for biopharmaceutical, financial, and clean technology clients

Burlington, Vermont Area

• Analyzed focus group transcripts and statistics to help determine the effectiveness of the organization’s radio soap operas at addressing women’s health in the developing world

Master Of City Planning, Master Of Landscape Architecture, Concentration In Urban Design

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Anthropology, Concentration In Global Development Studies

Study Abroad, African Politics And Society