Erica G. Aguirre, Aicp Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Current Planning - Subdivisions• Lead planner on several large and complex residential developments resulting in new land divisions and housing, and requiring multiple entitlements; Responsible for CEQA review and compliance; Implement new CA State housing laws such as SB9, SB330, SB684, etc., local rental replacement and inclusionary housing ordinances, and Title 21 and 22; Serve on the Communications & Spanish Planning Committees; Assist with Subdivision Section and workload management; Coordinate case intake/fees with planners & clerical staff; Review hearing packages in preparation for Commission & Board hearings; Prepare memos as needed (CEQA Class 15 Categorical exemptions for Minor Land Divisions, GHG analysis, Interdepartmental reviews, etc.); Mentorship Progam/Mentor

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Advance Planning - General Plan / Transit-Oriented Communities (July 2021 - May 2022) • Worked as lead planner on the Green Zones Program and Metro Area Plan.Current Planning - Zoning Permits West (Dec. 2016 - June 2021)• Managed a large caseload of complex, and sometimes contentious, discretionary cases, often involving CEQA. Worked on major EPA Superfund site. Land Use Regulation - Zoning Enforcement West (Oct. 2015 - Nov. 2016)• Carried out inspections throughout the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding areas.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Land Use Regulation - Zoning Enforcement East• Carried out inspections through the East San Gabriel Valley primarily.

Permit Place, City of Los Angeles, Planetizen

Santa Monica, California, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Worked as a docent on a freelance basis, giving specialized, private and scholarly guided walks of Barcelona, Spain covering the history of its city planning and architecture.• Taught and tutored English to students independently.• Worked on a Spanish to English e-book translation project on a freelance basis (See below: Iceberg Sighted, November 2011).

• Clarence Stein Fellowship recipient • Thesis: "Perspectives & Lessons from Modern Planning & Preservation Models in BCN & LA" • Conducted independent research focused on planning theories, histories and concepts, utilizing a mostly qualitative approach centered on conducting semi-structured interviews to produce urban ethnographies; involved some coding and data analysis.• Combined historic perspectives from secondary sources w/current resident views on quality of life

Barcelona, Catalunya, Es

Hyannis, Ma, Us

• Interned for an affordable housing developer in Cape Cod primarily carrying out a financial feasibility analysis and locating grant funding for new proposed construction, as well as for their energy efficiency programs including issuing formal requests for proposals for contract work.

• Worked as a both a research and teaching assistant• Conducted a 3-year program evaluation for the Cornell Urban Mentorship Program (CUMI), an e-learning educational outreach program geared at inner-city youth in NYC• Created a brochure for the Cornell Urban Scholars Program (CUSP) program with InDesign

• Taught English to young French and Japanese students for a total of about 4 years; Participated in international video conferencing seminars, as well as in marketing campaigns• Studied French at the University of Nancy and Japanese with a private tutor

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Worked as a summer intern at the at the USAID headquarters primarily working on creating and managing content for the Making Cities Work website.

Mrp, City & Regional Planning

Ma, Social Sciences / Global Studies

Education Abroad Program (Eap) - 2 Semesters Credit For Bachelor Of Arts In Political Science (Ucla), Political Science And Government

Ba, Political Science

Landscape Architecture And Horticulture

Coursework: Elementary German And Japanese, Writing, And Marketing