Erin Machell Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon

I am a transportation planner and urban designer at Toole Design Group, a planning and engineering firm that works to make communities more walkable and bikeable.

Portland, OR

I've been helping Green Empowerment tell their story and reach supporters using graphic design and infographics skills to create marketing materials for them. Some of my work has been paid, and some volunteer.

Portland, Oregon Area

I worked on a variety of nonmotorized transportation projects Alta. I worked on bike/ped plans, did station layout designs for New York city's bike share program, worked on bike/ped infrastructure and trail designs, and just generally gave my planning and graphics/design skills a big workout, with plenty of GIS and data analysis thrown in for good measure.

Portland, OR

I worked one the Cully Commercial Corridor and Local Streets Plan project, helping plan and execute the community engagement process, and preparing & presenting a wide variety of project materials. I also worked on health and equity projects at BPS.

I helped out with the development of a methodology for modeling health impacts of increased transportation for the state of California, advising on using travel survey and census data, and reviewing project drafts.

Oakland, CA

• Researched and developed active transportation performance target and methodology for Plan Bay Area, the Bay Area’s 2013 regional transportation plan. One of ten targets around which the plan is based. See.
• For further information, see planbayarea.org/pdf/final_supplemental_reports/FINAL_PBA_Performance_Assessment_Report.pdf#page=22.
• Developed associated active transportation benefit/cost analysis for Plan Bay Area.
• Collaborated with public health professionals and transportation modelers, and conducted interdisciplinary literature review.

Berkeley, CA

• Publication: "Building Support for Transit-Oriented Development: Do Community-Engagement Toolkits Work?" available at communityinnovation.berkeley.edu/publications.html
• Conducted literature review about NIMBYism and affordable housing.
• Researched planning histories and did census analysis for Bay Area neighborhoods.
• Co-coordinated, researched and prepared questions for four focus groups with research partner; transcribed and analyzed focus group data.
• Co-authored publication and presented research to Bay Area nonprofits.

• Wrote and submitted more than a dozen grants and researched new grant sources.
• Composed the grant template, which guides the writing for the majority of grants for the year.
• Designed and wrote publicity materials & donor letters, updated the website, supported event planning.

Issaquah, WA

• One-on-one tutoring with a wide range of ages, particularly high school.
• Primarily math (through calculus) and science. Some Spanish, reading and writing

• Lectured and led discussion sections for lower division geography courses. Planned lessons, created course materials and designed curriculum.
• Graded all student work in upper and lower-division geography courses, and managed student grades.
• Helped students with course material during office hours.

Nicaragua

• Designed and carried out six weeks of grant-funded fieldwork in Managua and other Nicaraguan cities.
• Conducted semi-structured interviews and carried out extensive participant-observation with Nicaraguans and with NGO staff; Transcribed, coded and analyzed data upon return.

Guatemala

• Co-founded and taught Spanish-language after-school reading programs for Guatemalan elementary and middle school students.
• Developed program curriculum, created lesson plans and teaching materials, and instituted a system for the library program to continue after founders’ departure.
• Documented and catalogued all of Volunteer Petén’s community projects.

Eugene, Oregon

• Taught and designed curriculum for six-week hands-on ecology course in a local elementary school.
• Assisted with nature- and ecology-themed summer camps in the park.
• As an intern, led groups of young students on nature walks through a local park/natural area to teach about ecology, local ecosystems, and local natural and cultural history; through games, stories, and direct.

Master Of City Planning, City And Regional Planning (Land Use And Urban Design)

Professional Report: "Building Support for Transit-Oriented Development: Do Community-Engagement Toolkits Work?"

M.A., Geography

Thesis: "Whose Development? Agency, Democracy and Efficacy in Nicaraguan NGO Landscapes" based on six weeks of self-organized fieldwork in.

B.A., Anthropology, History, With Honors

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta KappaAttended Robert D. Clark Honors College; graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Education record