Emma Shlaes, Tdm-Cp Email & Phone Number

San Mateo County, California, United States

San Mateo County, California, United States

- Led development of the agency's Equity Plan, including analyzing data, managing a consultant, organizing community-based focus groups, & facilitating the Equity Task Force, which resulted in six strategies and a myriad of actions- Oversee the Caltrain Pass Forward program which grants free annual Caltrain (commuter rail) passes to income-qualified.

San Jose, CA

As Deputy Director, I oversaw the Policy/Advocacy Team and the Programs Team and managed a staff of six. I led strategy for work related to advocating for better bike infrastructure and policies in cities as well as education and encouragement programs that get more people biking.

San Jose, CA

As Director of Policy and Advocacy, I led the department's strategy for choosing campaigns, geographies, and establishing positions and policies. I managed two advocacy staff people. I also led campaigns for better bike infrastructure in San Mateo County.

San Francisco Bay Area

Manage organization's policies, campaigns, and advocacy work. Coordinate "Local Teams" of our members to discuss bike issues and plan local level advocacy. Analyze policies and position requests for organizational adoption and advocacy.Develop guides and toolkits for cities, counties, other agencies, developers, and individuals to make their community more.

Mumbai Area, India

-Performed detailed research and field observation of Mumbai’s auto-rickshaw sector evaluating the system in the context of urban sustainable transport and sustainable livelihoods including designing structured surveys for auto-rickshaw drivers and passengers -Wrote comprehensive report, Case Study of the Auto-Rickshaw Industry in Mumbai based on findings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Assisted with national campaigns to protect the Transportation Enhancements program which funds biking and walking projects around the country-Conducted literature review on economic benefits of bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure-Researched local and state officials who support funding for biking and trails

Berkeley, CA

-Updated website with news and events and posted daily to social media outlets reaching thousands of followers-Responded to and tracked email inquiries as part of communications and outreach efforts-Managed applications and registration for monthly seminars, prepared and proofed event materials

San Francisco Bay Area

-Led campaigns against Diesel and Corn Ethanol and for Clean Water Act restoration-Wrote and distributed background materials, fundraising solicitations, web content and blog posts-Coordinated state actions and tracked supporter letters-Spearheaded social media campaign and doubled followers by updating Facebook and Twitter daily with action alerts and.

San Francisco Bay Area

-Drafted legislative reports for accepting grants, for review by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.-Created educational signage for department’s public EcoCenter on recent environmental ordinances including those on plastic bags reduction and the polystyrene ban.-Researched the possibility of a San Francisco carbon tax as part of a departmental.

Berkeley, CA

Reviewed green building strategies of new construction to calculate statistics on the most and least common measures and wrote a comprehensive report summarizing the results and recommending green building policies to the City

M.A., International Affairs

Ma, Natural Resources And Sustainable Development

Activities and Societies: Campus Sustainability Club, Sustainability Assessment Committee

Ba, Political Science And Cultural Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Surfrider Foundation - Isla Vista Chapter, Lambda Alpha: Anthropology Honors Society, Sustainability Training.