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New York, NY, US

Brooklyn, NY

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Managing lending relationships within the Clean Energy, K-12 Education, HBCU, Early Childhood Education and Arts & Culture portfolios. $200MM+ AUM.

New York, NY, US

• Reviewed syndicator capital calls including analysis of tax benefit schedules and approved requests ensuring proper disbursements. Interfaced with internal operations and financial management staff to ensure the.
• Prepared asset management approval memos (40+), monitored construction progress and financial performance and provided quarterly performance reporting at the property and fund levels. Pre-stabilized portfolio of 40+.
• Maintained all other Community Development Finance tax equity portfolio management processes including valuation control, financial projections and operational risk assessment.

New York, NY, US

• Real estate project management services for 4 public-private partnerships ($70MM in total project financing).
• Monitored, reviewed and approved operating budgets and schedules to ensure projects remain on time and under budget.
• Managed board meetings for each project’s corporation and made formal presentations on project status to local elected and public officials, boards and committees, merchant associations and community leaders.
• Primary point of contact for 15 commercial tenants with responsibility for maintaining and negotiating leases.
• Supervised construction from predesign to closeout, including 3 new capital projects featuring 121 units of senior affordable housing, a 474-space parking garage and 3,000 sq. ft. of commercial office space.
• Construction loan monitoring and disbursement for 3 New Markets Tax Credit projects ($34MM total investment).

New York, NY, US

• Implemented Fannie Mae Green Measurement and Verification (M&V) Service work plan, including property onboarding for 1800+ multifamily properties, whole building utility data access, quality control and development of.
• Ensured scheduled completion of FY2019 Measurement deliverables in $4 million contract
• Directly supervised outreach team (four employees) working to engage Fannie Mae Green Loan borrowers and their tenants to improve compliance with M&V Service requirements
• Established borrower and lender help desk processes, drafted program guides and executed monthly targeted email marketing and calling campaigns to reach 90% compliance and submission rates in 1st year of program

New York, NY, US

• Administered $100 million national community development loan portfolio supporting 125+ projects of affordable housing, grocery stores, health care centers, small businesses and commercial and community facilities
• Prepared 125+ monitoring reports for monthly committee review, annual auditing and credit rating agencies
• Active asset management and compliance resulting in 40+ completed projects and $30+ million in repayments
• Processed 50+ construction advances and line of credit disbursements totaling ~$10 million
• Wrote 70 loan amendments and 10 charge-off memos in coordination with Legal and Finance depts
• Analyzed portfolio performance against underwriting projections and risk rate assets for annual S&P credit rating

New York, NY, US

• Administered portfolio monitoring process for three internal review committees reviewing ~400 projects annually
• Reduced delinquency rate by 1% from year prior to hire and collected $500K in recoveries from defaulted loans
• Developed and optimized risk rating system resulting in AA S&P credit rating for $100 million bond issuance
• Underwrote three loans and lines of credit (predev, construction and working capital) totaling $1.1 million resulting in emergency payroll for 152 health care jobs and the rehab of 30 multifamily units and 4.
• Prepared funding applications/reports to US Treasury and S&P Global Ratings in coordination with SVP Lending

New York, NY, US

• Supervised Neighborhood Revitalization NYC (NRNYC) $19 million Home Repair Program intake and eligibility of 700+ applicants in accordance with program guidelines to provide a range of non-structural and structural.
• Day-to-day program coordination of $15 million NRNYC Mold Treatment Program with 3,400 household participants, conducted 5,200 environmental assessments resulting in mold remediation in 2,000 homes
• Database management and technical support, including Salesforce.com platform
• Project management of volunteer organization-assigned home reconstruction in coordination with Director of Construction, 6 single family homes completed
• Reported daily and weekly programmatic performance metrics to elected officials, government agencies (e.g., NYC Mayor's Office of Housing Recovery) and philanthropic donors (American National Red Cross, Robin Hood.
• Supported program development such as homeowner engagement, disaster case management, construction contracting, geospatial mapping for marketing/reporting and policy analysis

New York, NY, US

• Utility bill analysis for benchmarking energy and water use in nearly 2,300 units of affordable housing for the New York State Weatherization Assistance Program
• Assisted in the development of a weatherization evaluation report
• Provided support to benchmark & track progress of "Two Shades of Green" initiative to help community-based partners implement low-cost green and healthy interventions

New York, NY, US

• Conducted policy research on efficacy of energy efficiency programs for "All Green Buildings Great & Small: 10 Industry Recommendations to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Our Rental Housing Stock" report
• Coordination and program development of Hurricane Sandy housing response workshop between NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and community development nonprofits

New York, NY, US

• Provided support for LEED implementation for sustainability and energy efficiency; including, quantitative research, document coordination and submission for 6 projects in green construction, building operations and.
• Expanded and improved "Energy Best Practices" technical manual for shopping mall building operations & maintenance (e.g., indoor air quality, outside air guidance, light pollution reduction, refrigeration maintenance.

Reno, Nevada, US

• Conducted targeted outreach to 50 New York City small businesses in effort to connect them to energy efficiency assistance services, incentives and rebate programs
• Completed 10 small business energy audits and one for 300,000 square foot facility for purposes of retrofitting
• Consulted on energy sector and green economic workforce development in the Dominican Republic for One UN Training Service Platform on Climate Change (UN CC:Learn) pilot program

College Station, TX, US

• Instructed and graded eight labs with over 150 students in GEOG 203 - Planet Earth: Introduction to Earth Systems Science, over three semesters
• Assistant-taught and graded over 350 students in GEOG 201 - Introduction to Human Geography, over two semesters
• Administrative assistance and clerical duties

Washington, DC, US

• Collected data from IRS Forms 990 on prospective donors for funding Conservation Science Program initiatives
• Portfolio management of cultivation & solicitation activities across WWF programs using Team Approach software
• Analyzed donation history to evaluate and identify ten qualified prospective foundations

Washington, DC, US

• Developed & populated Drupal-based educational interface with over 800 entries on climate change adaptation
• Curated materials on risk reduction, vulnerability assessment, conservation planning, ecosystem services, financial mechanisms and environmental education for climate change adaptation collection

Cali, Valle Del Cauca, CO

• Investigated value chains, production and agronomy of cocoa agroforestry for the New Business Models for Sustainable Trading Relationships project
• Background research and writing for Reaching High Value Markets: Fine Flavor Cocoa in Ghana case study
• Contributed to academic book chapter on climate change impacts to agricultural pests, diseases and genetic interdependence

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Prepared database on geospatial planning technologies for carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas accounting
• Supplemented research for Planning for a New Energy and Climate Future, a joint project of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute and the American Planning Association
• Advocated support for public transportation funding at office of Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senator for Missouri

Boston, MA, US

• Referenced Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) risk assessment maps for MAPC regional planning projects and initiatives
• Drafted real estate development reference maps for Massachusetts towns
• Provided ongoing support and maintenance of geospatial data library

Boston, MA, US

• Coordinated environmental purchasing and reporting from state vendors/contractors for ~60 products and services
• Estimated the environmental benefits of purchases of recycled-content and energy efficient products for statewide accounting using the EnviroCalc spreadsheet-based tool
• Wrote monthly newsletters showcasing the purchase and use of environmentally preferable products and services
• Published promotional materials & aided floor coordination for “Environmental Vendor Fair and Conference”

Washington, DC, US

• Modeled emission projections to determine State Implementation Plans (SIP) compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
• Examined mobile and stationary air pollution sources from California Air Resources Board (CARB) data

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Social Impact, Innovation, And Investment

Certificate, Credit Analysis

Certificate, Financing And Deploying Clean Energy

Coursework Toward Doctorate, Environmental Geography, Public Policy

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Affairs / Natural Resources And Sustainable Development

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Affairs / Natural Resources And Sustainable Development

Certificate, Spanish

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) With Distinction, Geography