• Supported strategic development and lead engagement for the member program.• Coordinated the efforts of nine interest-based committees (Building Decarbonization, Women In Green, Urban Landscape, Construction, Environmental Justice, Green Homes, Emerging Professionals, Green Schools, DEIB) and one regional-based committee (Long Beach).• Successful committee coordination efforts resulted in the onboarding of three new committees (Inland Empire, Sustainable Design, and Living Futures). • Updated the Committee Handbook with the goal of providing long-term structure that can support membership growth and increased participation in committees. • Proposed the urgent need for the update of the organization's Customer Relations Management (CRM) system to provide a unified online member portal community experience.• Supported with 10+ CRM software demo interviews to find the best-suited software for USGBC-LA's online membership portal vision. • Assisted in the implementation of the Higher Logic CRM software and helped establish each committee's presence within the platform.• Utilized Neon CRM software to run membership reports formulating data visuals that analyze data on a yearly, monthly, and weekly basis.• Collaborated with the Senior Advisor for Policy & Advocacy in drafting a Request for Proposal (RFP) for USGBC-LA's need for an organization-wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Training.• Facilitated the DEIB RFP selection team and interview process; ultimately, led to the successful attainment of the best-suited consultant for the USGBC-LA's DEIB needs.• Supported the Chair of the EJ Project Committee in facilitating the RFP selection process of the Committee's annual grant recipient of $20,000.• Coordinated volunteer events put on by 2023 EJ Project grant recipient, The Reverence Project in the Watts community of Los Angeles.• Supported content development for the Member Magazine.• Assisted with members and other community inquiries.

• Reviewed development plans and construction submittals for California's Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11), LEED BD+C New Construction, LEED for Homes, and Fitwel certification compliance.• Performed administrative duties for the LEED for Homes Providership program.• Worked with Green Raters and Quality Assurance Designee in reviewing project certification submittals for LEED submission.• Reviewed development plans such as architectural, general, landscape, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and lighting for code and credit compliance.• Created LEED exhibits and documentation for credit verification.• Assisted with green specification documentations.• Assisted with contractual commissioning documentation (i.e. Owner's Project Requirements, Basis of Design, Commissioning Plan)• Assisted in commissioning documentation site visit log preparation.• Performed sampling verification tests for on-site visits.• Utilized Smartsheet to create a tailored version of the Fitwel program for a specific project.• Created Fitwel documentation to verify project compliance and uploaded to Fitwel Portal.

• At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully opened a small family-owned business and lead the process of manufacturing, packaging, and selling reusable cloth face masks on Etsy’s online marketplace.• Successfully sold 7,300+ sales of product face masks.• Worked in an extremely fast-paced, innovative environment as we constantly overcame challenges to meet customers’ needs.

• Coordinated the statewide campaign to advocate for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program of California.• Resulted in 58 statewide organizational endorsements of the campaign.• Managed campaign timelines and progress-tracking of campaign events held at the State Capitol.• Analyzed and produced AHSC program award profiles for a total of 77 California districts for the lobby and legislative briefing.• Tracked Steering Committee meeting schedules and effectively coordinated committee communication and logistics.• Utilized ArcGIS Mapping and Adobe-InDesign software to create campaign materials.• Coordinated endorsement outreach content for Steering Committee to solicit external campaign endorsements.• Created organizational endorsement forms and drafted website content. • Finalized and launched the investAHSC campaign website for internet browser and mobile application view.

• Assisted in gathering user experience feedback for software development of impact ratings for 401(k) retirement account online tool.• Helped with software development regarding user interface and flow for website and mobile tool.• Assisted in the verification of bonds under the five pillars of the HIP ratings, which are Health, Wealth, Earth, Trust, and Equality.

• In a one year period, successfully coordinated survey crew schedules starting with six crew members and ending with thirteen crew members. • Efficiently managed department operations resulting in the doubling of project workload.• Communicated closely with each survey crew to get updates on each job in the field every working day.• Effectively collaborated with the information technology (IT) department to update and revamp the scheduling software to increase user-interface productivity for future coordinators. • Utilized AutoCAD software to process, analyze, and prepare topographic data for survey crew to properly situate development sites like building corners, environmental fences, and recreational facilities. • Collaborated regularly with the director of survey, surveyors, civil engineers, and site superintendents to verify or make necessary adjustments to development site operations. • Analyzed and finalized rough grade, building form, and final grade certification letters to issue to clients for city permitting requirements. • Provided excellent survey team and client support to ensure a positive working environment within department.• Planned and executed social events within department to build comradery and good relationships among employees.

Landfill Financial Assurance Mechanisms Report• Managed and conducted a research report that ultimately saved the City of San Diego (City) more than $18 million in general budget. The research report successfully analyzed detailed financial assurance (insurance) mechanisms used by local jurisdictions to secure waste management operations in compliance with the State of California legislator.• Collected information from twenty California jurisdictions to learn about the different mechanisms used in compliance and created a cost-benefit analysis of overall findings.• Engaged in landfill financial assurance conversations and correspondence with city/county superintendents to learn and gain insight on why their jurisdiction chose one mechanism over another in compliance.• Presented results to supervisor and stakeholders to offer recommendation on specific mechanisms that can satisfy state regulations for the City.Grant Administration• Administered a grant through the State of California Habitat Conservation Fund for a creek restoration project.• Scheduled work crews, prepared detailed accounting, and provided status and final reports to the State of California.• Secured the City’s reimbursement of expenses in the full amount of $49,525.Environmental Compliance and Review• Compiled and drafted information for the background section of the City’s Carryout Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance to complete the Environmental Impact Report under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). • Reviewed Environmental Impact Reports, Waste Management Plans, and Climate Action Plans.Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Building Certification Project• Assisted in the LEED certification of the City’s Environmental Services building.• Drafted a new water reduction policy for the department building.• Identified and mapped out 150+ plants to verify drought tolerant plants.

WinWerks IPD is partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology developer for clean energy, also known as Cogeneration technology. WinWerks IPD works with hotels and senior care homes to install cogeneration technology to provide reliable and clean technology on-site. The intern conducts research on building retrofits and new regulations aimed toward sustainability.• Generated sustainability content for website and blog articles on company’s cogeneration technology benefits for hotels and senior care homes.• Conducted research on energy retrofits and new regulations aimed toward sustainable development. • Assisted in reformatting website structure for ease of use.

• Collaborated with non-profit Product Stewardship Institute in piloting their research toolkit on plastic waste reduction for university/college campuses.• Collected raw data of campus food vendor’s annual single-use plastic containers/utensils inventory and expenditures noting type of plastic and total quantity.• Gathered raw data of quantity of plastics recycled by observing trash and recycling bins on campus.• Marketed a recycling education campaign to encourage recycling among students and staff. • Presented alternative options to plastic for food vendors to encourage waste reduction at the source; resulted in food vendor, Subway, eliminating plastic bags and straw sleeves by 2014.• Provided recommendations on location placement of two new water hydration systems on campus to encourage use of reusable water bottles.

Researched on environmental education for K-12 science curriculum for each of the 50 states to analyze what material is being taught in addressing our environmental issues. Created a metric data system that enables the collection of data to analyze whether a state has low, medium, or high environmental education in terms of content and significance of material taught.

• Prepared files and reports for court hearings, meetings, and depositions. • Updated and maintained typed documents in pleading, correspondence, and discovery files. • Maintained a well- organized working environment for the overall office. • Given instruction of attorneys, opened and closed legal files for specific case matters.• Handled various form inputs and printing tasks requiring high levels of efficiency and multi-tasking. • Scanned documents and emailed documents to clients. • Mailed documents to courts and clients when needed. • Bates stamped discovery evidential documents for attorneys through Adobe Acrobat Program. • Organized and managed file cabinets to ensure space for future documents

• Responsible for publicizing student government activities effectively to encourage and raise student involvement on campus.• Chaired bi-weekly meetings for the Publicity Committee.• Held interviews to effectively recruit committee members.• Redesigned Publicity Committee structure to be divided into different subcommittees: Graphic Design, Action, and Newsletter. • Placed committee members in subcommittees according to their interest and strength.• Attended weekly Associated Students board meeting to give updates on Publicity Committee operations.• Updated website content to provide contact information for students.• Worked with advisors to find new ways of marketing the Associated Students while staying within position’s budget.