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Sacramento, California, United States

Manage a team of seven legislative analysts and oversee duties of two administrative staff in a fast-paced and time-constrained environment.

Sacramento, California Area

•Led cost analysis and developed key regulatory document for a major marine regulation approved by the Board.Analyzed and disseminated technical, operational, and scientific information related to air quality and climate programs on behalf of CARB with federal and state legislative stakeholders.o Served as lead legislative staff for two agency priority areas: federal legislation and CARB’s Community Air Protection Program (established pursuant to AB 617).o Engaged with legislators, stakeholders, and CARB staff across the agency to develop policy recommendations.• Served as lead staff for the planning and successful implementation of a sustainable freight think tank symposium, which brought together thought leaders in freight to discuss the future pathways for a sustainable freight transport system.• Developed policy recommendations for prioritizing air quality and climate criteria as part of California’s regional transportation planning and funding processes.• Conducted technical research to support decision-making around the design of a zero-emission freight equipment incentive program.• Coordinated public workshops and provided facilitation in both Spanish and English.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Implemented a new incentive program to support company-wide strategic initiatives, which involved:o Processing and analyzing large and complex datasets, and communicating results back to leadership.o Conducting scenario analyses to determine the optimal incentive program design.o Working with engineers and data analysts to ensure policy changes were properly programmed.o Training the internal sales team on the new system changes. • Project managed the integration of a new telemedicine product, and led the development of a marketing campaign that increased customer sign-ups by 115%.

• Ensured completion of key deliverables, built client rapport, and maintained communication with stakeholders at multiple levels;• Managed network development, operational readiness, and communications as part of the successful creation of a new Independent Practice Association (IPA) for a safety net hospital in Los Angeles;• Designed and managed provider recruitment efforts (target list development, tracking and reporting) that resulted in the contracting and credentialing of 80 PCPs and over 150 specialists to date;• Produced reports using claims and enrollment data to allow for proper management of members and monitoring of enrollment and finances; • Developed, managed and implemented marketing and communication strategies for an IPA, involving coordinating community events with brokers, producing marketing materials and educational flyers for Cal MediConnect and Covered CA, and developing a new website using WordPress.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Engineered new care delivery systems by working to develop feasible changes to existing workflows and develop internal capacity through training, including: -the redesign of care delivery to include substance abuse treatment for alcohol and opiate abuse in the primary care setting as part of a $5 million NIH-funded study; -the integration of a web-based messaging platform in 15 primary care clinics that resulted in a 50% avoidance of specialty visits by allowing PCPs to appropriately manage conditions;• Developed business proposals including scope of work, budget, division of responsibilities, and work plan;• Conducted outcomes analysis and financial reporting as part of the successful closure of two grants funding a Mobile Echocardiogram program.

Berkeley, Ca

Conducted policy research on the Affordable Care Act and its implications for small businesses.Developed a presentation and report to be used to educate small business owners about qualifying for federal tax credits by providing health care coverage to their employees.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Environmental Health Sciences

Coursework included: Built Environment and Health Environmental Policy Health Effects of Environmental Contaminants Land Use and Urban.

B.S, Molecular And Environmental Biology

Honors Research Project: "Air Pollution Policy in the San Joaquin Valley: Indirect Source Review as a Case Study"