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As leader/strategist, co-manage 25 of the City Councilwoman’s personal staff and $8M annual budget. Supervise administration of grants and all discretionary funds, contracts, city planning, and public improvement approvals/projects for Council District 10. Serve as lead for Councilwoman’s legislative/budget portfolio and assume role as thought leader and supervisor for community and media response. Lead teams of as many as 30 employees on issues related to recreation/parks, cultural arts, homelessness, housing, planning, economic development, and transportation.• Lead the City Council’s Transportation Committee and staff the Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform.• Collaborate on securing $26M to build the Pico Pico Library Park in Council District 10.• Facilitate construction of 2,600+ affordable housing units and providing permanent housing to 1,500+ unhoused Council District 10 residents.• In role as City Council lead, negotiate the implementation of Measure HLA.• Assume integral role for the construction management of the Olympic Gateway Project and completion of the Vision Theatre renovation.

Deliver specialized services and consultation to clients related to redistricting, district formation, demographics, GIS, local ballot measures, and city/county management. • Consulted with/advised city clients, including the Cities of Alhambra, Bradbury, Carson, Desert Hot Springs, Lake Forest, Lancaster, Lomita, Los Angeles, Menifee, Perris, and San Bernardino. Also served as consultant to Chino Basin Water Conservation District, Mojave Water Agency, Palmdale School District, Palmdale Water District, Peralta Community College District, Walnut Valley Water District, Equal Representation Project, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Los Angeles Jazz Festival, SCLC of Southern California, UCBA, and Valley Industry & Commerce Association.

Delivered excellent outcomes for the Board of Education redistricting process, leading two staff members, five contractors, and a $672K budget in daily operations for the Commission's work. Conducted comprehensive, districtwide outreach through ten public testimony hearings with more than 1,200 virtual attendees. Received 2,128 written public comments.• Led seventeen regular/special virtual Commission meetings; and issued a 192-page report to the Los Angeles City Council.

Chief Deputy (Apr 2016 – Dec 2020)Asst. Chief Deputy (Apr 2012 – Mar 2016)As leader/strategist, managed daily operations and publication of Council agendas. Co-managed 27 of City Council President’s personal staff and $7.4M annual budget. Administered grants and all discretionary funds, contracts, city planning, and public improvement approvals/projects for Council District 10. Served as lead for Councilmember’s legislative/budget portfolio and assumed role as thought leader for community and media response. Led teams of as many as 50 employees on issues related to budget, revenue strategies, ballot measures, pensions, recreation/parks, environment/utilities, intergovernmental relations, public safety, cultural arts, labor negotiations, housing, planning, economic development, infrastructure, cannabis, and transportation. • Collaborated on securing $250M to upgrade all parks/cultural facilities in Council District 10.• Partnered on successful efforts to pass Proposition HHH, providing $1.2B in homeless housing and services, as well as the passage of Charter Amendments 1 and 2, consolidating local elections with state/federal elections.• Facilitated construction of 10,000+ housing units and dozens of commercial projects creating 15,000+ permanent jobs.• In role as City Council lead, negotiated the dissolution of CRA/LA.• Assumed integral role for project construction management of the $1.5B Metro E Line (Expo).• Acted as lead City Council negotiator for the successful 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games bid.• In role as City Council lead, negotiated the successful implementation of the RecycLA Franchise Waste System.• Led committees, including the Housing, Community, and Economic Development Committee, the Elections and IGR Committee, the Ad Hoc on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games, and the Ad Hoc on Police Reform chaired by the Council President. Also staffed the Executive Employee Relations Committee, the Ad Hoc on COVID-19 Recovery, and SCAG.

Delivered excellent outcomes for City Council redistricting process, leading six staff members, 27 contractors, and a $750K budget in daily operations during the Commission’s work. Conducted comprehensive citywide outreach, planning and facilitating twenty-two public testimony hearings with more than 5,000 attendees at a variety of city and non-city facilities. Received 6,551 written public comments.· Led eleven regular/special Commission meetings; and issued a 950-page report to the City Council.

Pasadena, Ca

Los Angeles, Ca

Master Of Arts (Ma), Urban Planning

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science-Public Service