The Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA) coordinates community-wide climate solutions for a better future for all. The Climate Action Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides information and advice to the RCPA Board, staff, and project consultants during the development and implementation of climate action programs.

Cool Petaluma is a nonprofit that inspires local climate action through community building. By gathering people, we create a collaborative team spirit that makes it enjoyable to learn from each other and take action together. This collective effort becomes more powerful than the sum of its individual parts.

Aqus Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 California Non Profit Organization. We work to build Social Capital because we believe that when people come face to face with a common interest or purpose, something magical happens. By creating fun and inspiring gatherings, programs, events and mixers, we bring people together to find our common ground, create friendships, engage in meaningful conversations, and realize a sense of belonging and community.

Daily Acts is an educational non-profit that helps people and communities live more sustainably by reclaiming the power of our individual and collective daily actions.Through educational presentations and tours, skill-building workshops, landscape transformations and campaigns like the Community Resilience Challenge we inspire action to grow healthy food, to conserve resources and to build more resilient, nourishing and connected communities.Our Mission is to inspire personal and community transformation through action, education, alliances and networks, which create more nourishing and resilient communities.

Strategic consulting services in clean energy, clean tech, regenerative soil and agriculture, green buildings, reusables and zero waste, biodiversity and wildlife protection.

Instrumental in the creation of numerous Pando initiatives, including: the Chief Sustainability Officer Taskforce (2017-present); Pando Days (2019 - present); City Blitz (2018); Pilgrimage to Pando (2018); Magenta House (2018-present); Pandotopia Blitz (2017); This Pope is Pando (2015).

Kiss the Ground is an audience-supported nonprofit promoting regeneration and healthy soil as a viable solution for our wellness, water, and climate crisis. Since 2013 we’ve inspired millions to participate in the Regenerative Movement through storytelling, education, and partnerships. I have served in an advisory role to Kiss the Ground since its inception and we worked together with LA Compost and Calla Rose Ostrander to launch Regenerate LA, the City of LA's healthy soils initiative: https://larchmontbuzz.com/larchmont-village-news/launching-regeneratela-los-angeles-new-strategy-to-give-back-to-mother-nature/

Substantial list of policy achievements available upon request. Best known for our efforts to:* Move LA Beyond Coal and Natural Gas Power on a path to 100% renewable energy;* Ban Neighborhood Oil Drilling;* Launch the Building Decarbonization effort, which resulted in an ordinance for new buildings;* Launch the Zero Waste Efforts, including the Plastic Bag and Styrofoam bans;* Create the Biodiversity Index, Healthy Soils, and Wildlife Corridor Conservation initiatives;* Launch the Good Food Purchasing Policy, which won a United Nations Future Food Policy Award; * Update the City's Environmentally-Preferable Purchasing Policies; and * Establish the world’s first Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, centered on leadership from frontline Indigenous, BIPOC, and Labor communities. I also staffed the Councilmember for two years on the Metropolitan Water District Board and was instrumental in creating “Watershed Approach” Turf Removal rebate guidelines.

Mayoral appointee to City of Calabasas Environmental Commission. Commission is tasked with advising the City Council on environmental matters pertaining to the City. Current issues include: historic Southern California water scarcity and City response, City's Climate Action Plan, City's new organics (food waste) recycling ordinance towards zero waste goals.

As part of my role with Councilmember Koretz, at the previous height of the drought, I advised him on water policy while he was Mayor Eric Garcetti's appointee to the Metropolitan Water District Board.

– Successfully Instituted Plastic Bag Bans in the City of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Carpinteria, Glendale, San Luis Obispo County, Los Angeles County.– Lobby California State Senators/Assembly Members/City & Neighborhood Councils, in Conjunction with Clean Seas Coalition Effort (Heal the Bay, Environment CA, et al). – Lobby State Legislators in Sacramento for Plastic Bag Day, 7/10; Oceans Day, 4/4/11; Polystyrene Ban Day, 5/11/11.– Circulate Petitions and Letters of Support; – Tabling at Farmer’s Markets;– Sponsor/Panelist for Screenings of BAG IT!;– PR/Media/Social Media Push.

Specs written: 9 feature length film screenplays, and 4 drama and 3 sitcom teleplays.

Under exclusive video game and film project option agreement.

– Largest in the United States (60,000 annual attendees); – Write Entire Show from Speeches to Moment of Silence to Survivor Tributes; – Coordinate VIP Backstage;– Write speeches for Dustin Hoffman, Billy Crystal, Debra Messing, Dylan McDermott, Cindy Crawford, Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, Cancer Survivors, and Corporate Executives, among many others.

Introductory Level Screenwriting, FTV 130C - teach undergraduates the fundamentals of screenwriting.

Managed staff of five.

*Co-Group Leader & Facilitator for 20+ person Organization;– Organize Idaho Progressive Political Group Leaders into One Cohesive Group; – Invent and Implement Political-Messaging Educational Tools and Workshops.Major Success: Blocking state senate adoption of anti-Gay marriage Constitutional amendment.

*Manage & Motivate 2 person Volunteer Marketing Team;– Direct Advertising, Station Identity, Marketing Tone and Voice;– Write Long-Term Grassroots Marketing Plan & Develop Strategic Partnerships.Major Success: July 2005: Launched 24-hour Internet broadcast and initiated local issues-oriented programming.(Later, after I departed): April 2011: Begin terrestrial broadcast operations on 89.9 FM.

Managed staff of six.

*Initiate and Direct Los Angeles Film School “Earth Day Challenge”– Recycled Paper Earth Day Initiative, 2002 Challenged film studios to switch printer paper use to recycled;Major Success: Two film studios switched to recycled paper. – Alternative Fuel Vehicle Earth Day Initiative, 2003 Major Success: Successfully sent 10,000 recycled-paper postcards to Big Three Automakers demanding creation of electric/alternative fuel vehicles.

*Elected to 13 Member Community Governing Board, representing 55,000 Constituents; *Charter Member of Outreach & Communications Marketing Committee;*Major Resolutions Sponsored, Approved, and Implemented:– Anti-Patriot Act Resolution – Sent to L.A. City Council, Approved, and Signed by Mayor Hahn;– Mar Vista Farmer’s Market – Instituted a Mar Vista Farmer’s Market. Opened Spring 2006.

Under exclusive option agreement contract to develop screenplay entitled, Replay.

Floating Executive Assistant on Executive Floor of CBS TV City

Weekly party advice columnist/lifestyle blogger

*Marketing Special Projects Department 7/1996 – 4/1998*Human Resources Department 4/1995 – 7/1996

High End Visual Effects Production house, for the films: Waterworld, Outbreak, Free Willy 2, Under Siege 2.

High End Visual Effects House (pre-Dreamworks merger) for films including: Angels in the Outfield, The River Wild, and Natural Born Killers.