➤ Planning and implementing curriculum and lectures for students within Berkeley's School of Public Health program.➤ Leading a graduate semester course on public health and public policy for law/business students and medical residents.➤ Communicating content to students so that learning occurs, skills are developed, and students are motivated to learn.➤ Arranging guest speakers who are subject matter experts to cover a wide range of policy topics and forums for change.➤ Assisting students in developing effective health policy advocacy campaigns that could be implemented immediately.➤ Connecting students to career opportunities in policy advocacy and public health at local/state/federal/global levels.➤ Providing students with a recommended plan for academic improvement as needed and following up to ensure success.➤ Maintaining current health policy competency and knowledge of current evidence in the literature to support instruction.

Housing: ➤ Sponsored AB 525 and companion budget of $16.5M to establish a housing supplement for current foster youth.➤ Secured $220M in the state budget for dedicated housing units for unaccompanied homeless and parenting youth.➤ Advocating for foster care payments to better reflect local housing costs for Supervised Independent Living Placements.➤ Obtained a $200M allocation with a commitment for ongoing funding for youth in the state homelessness budget.➤ Secured $4M in ongoing aid in state human services budget for Transitional Housing Program for foster youth.➤ Securing funding to ensure California did not exit youth due to age or participation requirements during the pandemic.Health: ➤ Co-sponsored SB 854 and $100M budget ($15M ongoing) for low-income children with a parent dying due to COVID.➤ Secured $1.8M in ongoing funds in state human services budget to provide payments to pregnant youth in care.➤ Produced memo and toolkit to aid in the implementation of new pregnant youth policy across California counties.➤ Providing technical assistance on first-ever annual report as member of the Healthy Sexual Development workgroup.➤ Led a 15-month learning community of Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs on rights on youth in care.➤ Surveyed county child welfare agencies, First 5 associations, and public health nurses to assess partnerships.Economic Security:➤ Secured $20M (ongoing) in state budget to establish the first in the nation Foster Youth Tax Credit for foster youth.➤ Leading the writing, dissemination, and advocacy around the COVID-19 pandemic response specific to foster youth.➤ Achieved over $1.3M in Foster Youth Tax Credit funds being claimed by foster youth in first month of implementation.➤ Secured funding to expand a successful pilot project to 7 CA counties to establish local volunteer tax assistance sites.➤ Secured $400M in federal CARES relief for current and former foster youth and lead a federal coalition of advocates.

➤ Actively managed a multi-year grant across 4 states for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).➤ Directly oversaw a one-and-a-half-year research and policy study across 50 states for the Annie E Casey Foundation.➤ Developed and ran state and federal legislation and budget items to enforce psychotropic medication oversight policies.➤ Participated in state work groups for clinical, data/technology, and family education with Managed Care and Medicaid.➤ Co-led Alliance for Boys and Men of Color Child Welfare Workgroup and supported implementation of legislation.➤ Managed budget negotiations as well as the Youth Reinvestment Fund and Fostering Success Budget Campaigns.➤ Provided trainings/technical assistance on legislative advocacy while supervising staff, graduate students, and fellows.➤ Wrote and published studies and policy briefs as well as designed research, interviewed SMEs, and analyzed data.➤ Analyzed and presented on state and county policies related to incarceration, child welfare, and mental health rights.➤ Built policy campaigns and informed legislators, advocates, stakeholders, investigative journalists, and advisory boards.

➤ Led a grant to improve safety in the use of psychotropic medications with children in foster care and juvenile halls.➤ Improved access to and awareness of alternatives to medication for developing mental and emotional well-being.➤ Analyzed data, researched trends, and conducted and synthesized interviews with youth, caregivers, and professionals.➤ Developed a strategic county plan for implementation of recommendations as well as provided oversight for efforts.

➤ Prepared technical assistance for policy development and legal research and analyzed suspension and expulsion data.➤ Supported campaign messaging and relationships with teachers and unions and served as a policy/legal analyst.➤ Oversaw all campaign details including handling travel arrangements, and scheduling meeting opportunities and visits.➤ Handled and coordinated event organization, scheduled events, and oversaw logistics including security and marketing.