Mina Brown Email & Phone Number

Laguna Beach, California, United States

I help plan and coordinate public involvement processes for government clients.

Orange County, California, United States

Assist with public involvement processes for government clients at local and state levels.

Orange County, California Area

Assisted with grant proposals, letters, and research to benefit local nonprofits.

Orange County, California Area

• Researched city and state regulations to determine land development options and permitting strategies.• Conducted community outreach for private development projects.• Interviewed and supervised UCI field study undergraduate interns.

Greater San Diego Area

• Assisted the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Section with research, reporting, and communications--especially related to recycling of organic material (food and plants).• Conducted extensive research into San Diego area municipal codes to create a regional summary of zoning and permitting requirements for organics recycling. • Responsible for data gathering, reporting, and outreach for new state law AB 876.• Provided siting/permitting assistance to recycling businesses through the Recycling Market Development Zone program.

Laguna Beach, Ca

Built communications capacity for open space preservation nonprofit. Developed new website, expanded social media activity, improved member records, and created plans for outreach & communication.

Irvine, Ca And San Diego, Ca

I developed plans, policies, and recommendations for local government clients addressing a wide range of community priorities. As a community outreach specialist, I produced a large volume and variety of outreach materials, and interacted directly with the public. I developed public participation plans, designed activities and materials to solicit public ideas and feedback, and summarized public input in reports and vision plans.Project and budget management:• Coordinated a challenging project with multiple team members. • Developed scopes of work and budgets for outreach programs. • Managed project budgets and coordinated communication of colleagues as we developed plans for adjacent neighborhoods.• Made schedules and task breakdown tables to organize team work. • Served as a point of contact for clients.• Helped train and oversee the work of newer team members.Project highlights:Monterey Park Healthy Community Element – Primary author of Element, implementation program, and indicators. Created innovative outreach materials.Murrieta General Plan Update – Coordinated outreach and became key contact for client. Drafted Recreation & Open Space, Conservation, and Safety Elements. Successfully advocated for a new bikeway/trail map.Lancaster Neighborhood Vision Plans and Lakeport Neighborhood Study – Coordinated our team’s communication while we produced several concurrent plans in Lancaster. Conducted site visits and analyzed multiple data sets to develop recommendations for physical improvements and programs. Laguna Woods Village Recreation Master Plan – Wrote and presented plan that received enthusiastic praise from community board members for its thorough analysis and clarity. Managed work of subconsultant and other team members.Altadena and Buellton Visioning Processes – Organized and facilitated public participation activities, and synthesized large volumes of comments into a report and action-oriented plan, respectively.

Greater San Diego Area

• Analyzed and presented opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles in county government accreditation, legislative platform, and environmental health processes.• Supported multi-agency committee on food systems, including coordination of a webinar series and preparing a “roadmap” of policies and programs toward a healthy food system.

Pocatello, Idaho Area

• Rebuilt community support through outreach, forming partnerships, and recruiting volunteers.• Painstakingly corrected Business Improvement District records and improved collection of assessments by going through tax rolls, working with city staff, and contacting property owners.• Initiated collaboration between city tree commission and city public works staff, then coordinated successful $15,000 Idaho DOT grant proposal with these partners.• Prepared and presented items for board decisions at monthly meetings; supported committees. • Kept books; worked with board treasurer to produce monthly financial reports and annual budget.

Pocatello, Idaho Area

• Promoted services and events for low- to moderate-income neighborhoods. • Wrote portions of grant proposals; coordinated grant reporting to federally chartered agency.

Pocatello, Idaho Area

Primary staff for board-governed national association advocating for the interests of NeighborWorks community development organizations. Worked simultaneously for NeighborWorks Pocatello, one of the member organizations.• With staff of lobbying firm, wrote to members about federal budget process and other issues of concern• Corresponded with individual members and supported board initiatives• Arranged meetings and events, including tour of U.S. Capitol and dinner with $10,000 budget