Helping clients solve the housing and homelessness crisis

Program Officer in the Office of Media and Technologies, responsible for international communication platform.Formerly Sous Chef, assisting in preparation and coordination of meals for the roughly 750-person staff of the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, Israel.

I assisted three different professors in their own academic research projects:1. From August 2016 to January 2017, I assisted in a study about affordable housing options in Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland, overseeing the administration of a mail- and web-based survey. I collaborated with a research team at UT and UC Berkeley and oversaw the work of an undergraduate assistant. http://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/more-ADUs2. From January to May 2017 I conducted GIS analysis and indexed various data sources for a project on historic canals and ditches in five western US cities: San Antonio, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Phoenix.3. From February to April 2017 assisted in an online survey of California local and regional government agencies. https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/NCST-TO-025-Sciara-Tracking-Land-Use-Changes_FINAL-August-2017-1.pdf

Assist with various projects in City of Austin's Planning and Zoning Department including the Austin Community Tree Program, neighborhood planning, and the Burnet Better Block project.

Some of my favorite stories:How Sarah Eckhardt won the Democratic primary for Travis County judge https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20140309/How-Sarah-Eckhardt-won-the-Democratic-primary-for-Travis-County-judgeWhy the new Saxet Gun Show contract might not bring a gun show https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20140205/Why-the-new-Saxet-Gun-Show-contract-might-not-bring-a-gun-showWhy tens of thousands of Travis County voter registration cards have outdated names https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20131214/Why-tens-of-thousands-of-Travis-County-voter-registration-cards-have-outdated-namesSideCar sues Austin, saying city can’t stop paid ride sharing https://www.statesman.com/article/20130312/NEWS/303129702To keep the engines running, a rural Texas fire department holds annual demolition derby https://www.statesman.com/news/20130916/to-keep-the-engines-running-a-rural-texas-fire-department-holds-annual-demolition-derbyUT researchers find swamp and stream systems under Antarctic ice https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20130713/UT-researchers-find-swamp-and-stream-systems-under-Antarctic-iceSome chiefs, politicians push for single Travis County fire department https://www.statesman.com/news/20130608/some-chiefs-politicians-push-for-single-travis-county-fire-departmentIn upcoming civil court bond issue, echoes of courthouse clash of 1930 https://www.statesman.com/news/20130311/in-upcoming-civil-court-bond-issue-echoes-of-courthouse-clash-of-1930Biking to F1 offers reprieve from expected gridlock for some https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20130104/Biking-to-F1-offers-reprieve-from-expected-gridlock-for-someSuper PAC spends tens of thousands on Travis County constable race https://www.statesman.com/article/20120924/NEWS/309248543New safeguard poised to change exotic game hunting in Texas https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20120901/New-safeguard-poised-to-change-exotic-game-hunting-in-Texas

Helped clients show marked improvement in studies, primarily in high school math and physicsWrote material to create a test prep curriculum for a recent start-up