Tenured professor responsible for teaching and conducting research on civic learning, civic media, and anti-racist community engagement that informs and influences policy and decision-making. Published and presented research findings to variety of audiences. Served on various large conference planning committees. - Published a co-edited volume on anti-racist community engagement best practices and awarded national recognition by co-developing principles, professional development workshops, and two symposia.- Co-developed growing culture of institutionalizing equitable, anti-racist civic engagement in higher education by effectively collaborating with funders, researchers, community members, and academics to provide policies and best practices that impact institutions and society.- Established subject matter expertise in democratic reform by working with people living in homelessness across U.S. to qualitatively research (interviews, focus groups, ethnography) ways in which they overcome obstacles to civic engagement through non-traditional engagement strategies to achieve justice.- Raised $40.3M for university Meet the Moment campaign by serving on fundraising campaign steering committee and assisting the development of fundraising plans and outreach materials, and stewardship of university donors.

Co-developed organizational vision, mission, and core programming. Collaborated with leadership to ensure development, growth, and success of programs. Served as liaison to advisory boards, governance, and non-profit organizations. Applied leadership skills to supervise, mentor, and motivate staff and student workers.- Received two $100k grants by working with Executive Director and Institutional Advancement to identify funding opportunities and writing grant proposals in support of equitable civic engagement initiatives.- Earned Carnegie Community Engagement Classification and nationwide visibility for university by working with university president and leadership, senior faculty, business and non-profit executives, and government officials to assess and evaluate civic engagement initiatives and impact on community and university.- Established emerging best practices for equitable civic engagement in higher education through development of frameworks, models, and professional development workshops.

- Expertly led a team of nine tasked with executing an internal audit that assessed the measures taken by SPSD leadership to effectively communicate with external audiences—evaluating the use and effectiveness of SPSD’s social media, running traditional media analyses, and tracking public perceptions to facilitate data-driven improvements and inform future strategies for optimizing district-wide outreach and engagement - Stepped in as a go-to strategist with experience in web design and multimodal communication as part of the SPS Website Advisory Committee—leveraging experience implementing communications-centric strategies and solutions into digital platforms to facilitate an accessible, interactive experience district-wide - Consulted with the communications director to establish and inform an approach to crisis response and management within SPSD’s communication framework, expertly advising the district in navigating public backlash over school segregation practices while proactively introducing strategies for mitigating future issues and integrating sustainable solutions into district practices - Served as an integral member of the SPSD District Hiring Committee, providing support for the sourcing, evaluation, and onboarding of a new communications director—demonstrating thought leadership and an ability to prioritize candidate capabilities and experience in alignment with district needs, goals, and objectives - Invited to join the SPSD Strategic Planning Committee, providing ongoing support and insight into establishing a community-centric approach to engagement, one of four core areas, working cross-functionally and in collaboration with community members, leaders, and district personnel to establish objectives and advance process improvements that dramatically enhanced district-wide community engagement practices

Project Manager for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District. Provided hands-on planning, execution, and delivery oversight to ensure proper management of confidential federal information. Remotely managed eight direct reports by facilitating cross-functional collaboration and monitoring quality assurance in alignment with USACE standards.- Improved data handling processes and programmatic outcomes by streamlining protocols and procedures, with a time savings of approximately 260 hours a year.

Client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Managed portfolio of community relations projects and provided primary consultation on community engagement matters in a classified government space. Served as lead liaison to foster strategic partnerships and lead coordinator for meetings, events, public forums, focus groups, and interviews.- Earned multiple awards from US Department of Justice, multiple members of Congress, Pentagon, and Paiute Tribal Reservation by developing and launching successful community outreach efforts actively engaging stakeholders in key decision-making processes.- Gained financial and political support that increased federal funding on projects by $30M through targeted outreach to congressional members.- Established relationships with diverse constituencies and key stakeholders—government agencies, tribal committees, and community leaders—by leveraging strategic partnerships and executing effective outreach.

-Graduate research assistant on multi-million dollar DOD research grant to develop serious video game to mitigate cognitive biases.-Qualitative research design and implementation: Focus groups, interviews-Quantitative research implementation: Experiment, pre-test/post-test survey-Video game prototype testing

Public Speaking, Communication Theory, Mass Media Effects, Media Literacy, Principles of Communication, Community Media Production

The Communication Experience, Presentational Speaking in the Organization, Intercultural Communication, Introduction to Scientific Methods in Communication Research

- Lead technical content creator: articles, reports, newsletters, fact sheets, public notices, websites- Assistant coordinator for public meetings and production of visual displays (large-scale images and maps)- Website designer

- Student intern for Public Affairs office- Public affairs writer for news articles printed in organizational newsletter- Liaison between media corporations and Department of General Services to relay upcoming press releases, events, and new information - General PR assistant, including, but not limited to: creator of California media lists, creator of weekly meeting handouts and other various assignments.