Cory Mann Email & Phone Number

Oakland, CA, US

San Francisco

• Project Manager for the Seaport Plan update, a comprehensive overhaul of BCDC's regulatory plan for the five Bay Area ports.
• Project Manager for an application by the Oakland A's to remove Howard Terminal from BCDC's port use designation.

• Public engagement and subject matter expert for the NYC Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, a citywide planning effort led by the Waterfront & Open Space team.
• Project manager for the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program.
• Led the Flushing Creek Plan, a project to improve the ecological health of Flushing Creek in Queens, NY. Successfully passed federal legislation in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.
• Stormwater liaison between the NYC Department of City Planning and the… Show more
• Stormwater liaison between the NYC Department of City Planning and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection. Show less

• Led public engagement for a strategic plan to improve the health of Flushing Creek.
• Collaborated with nonprofits, elected officials, and local, state, and federal agencies.
• Developed subject matter expertise on stormwater issues, wetlands restoration opportunities, and federal navigation channels.

• Conducted interview-based research on state preemption of local government
• Teaching Assistant for undergraduate class called The Promise and Pitfalls of Planning
• Wrote and published journal article on water privatization

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland

• Provided onsite support for a study abroad class called Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe.
• Led class of 22 students on biking and walking tours of various cities.
• Managed ongoing expenses to keep class on budget throughout summer.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Overall responsibility for two leading Open Access scientific journals (PLOS Pathogens and PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases).
• Managed 8 full-time staff and oversaw various freelancers, recruited & trained new staff.
• Ensured integrity of published research and robust editorial processes.
• Oversaw relationship between the journals, the Editorial Boards, and the Editors-in-Chief.
• Acted as principal point of contact for journals within organization and externally to the… Show more
• Acted as principal point of contact for journals within organization and externally to the media.

• Managed daily workflow of staff, trained new employees and freelancers.
• Resolved publications ethics issues (plagiarism, fraud, authorship disputes, etc.).
• Optimized workflows from initial manuscript submission through production and publication.
• Oversaw press releases and media coverage, edited press releases, Twitter

• Managed changes to the editorial board.
• Processed corrections and republications to published articles.
• Liaised with and supported Senior Editors.
• Published monthly newsletter to the editorial board.
• Handled appeals, wrote letters on behalf of editors.
• Coordinated and edited press releases, operated Twitter account.

• Operated online peer-review software to facilitate the peer review process for the journal.
• Assisted authors, reviewers, and academic editors by answering queries by email and phone, uploadling files, ensuring a timely peer review process.
• Supported the editors in the San Francisco and Cambridge offices.
• Communicated issues raised by production team to authors.
• Fielded questions from scientists, members of the public and the press about the journal.
• Managed the… Show more

• Authored text and developed visualizations for sociological research group producing a book called the Atlas of Global Inequalities

• Supported library book and electronic document delivery services among colleges and public libraries
• Supervised and organized staff workflow of daily loaning and borrowing tasks

• Facilitated weekly writing workshops with prisoners in county’s maximum-security jail
• Organized events to raise awareness of the Prison Industrial Complex

Master Of Regional Planning (M.R.P), City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

B.A., Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: UC Atlas of Global Inequality, Inside/Out Writing Project University Honors, Cum Laude