The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DTLB Alliance) is a non-profit organization operating on behalf of the tenants and commercial and residential property owners in Long Beach’s Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. The Alliance is dedicated to the management, marketing, security, maintenance, advocacy, economic and community development of our two assessment districts in cooperation with the City of Long Beach and our private sector partners.

• Directed the recruitment and hiring of staff, opening of offices and transition of services.

HIGHLIGHTS• Managed the legislative department, made up of a $6.1 million budget and 50 FTEs, for Long Beach’s first LGBTQ+ and first Latino mayor during both an unprecedented pandemic and while managing the elected’s historic run for the U.S. House of Reps.• Led the Mayor’s Office for the second largest city in Los Angeles County, home to nearly 500,000 residents and made up of 23 departments, notably including its own health department, water and gas department, the Port of Long Beach and an airport.• Assisted the mayor in crafting, garnering support for, passing and messaging a $3.2 billion balanced city budget — most recently including increases in city employee pay and substantial new investments in infrastructure repairs, public safety, homeless services, and the creation of a new Office of Climate Action. • Publicly represented the City of Long Beach including on trade missions to Thailand and Japan, conferences around the country, and legislative advocacy visits to Washington, D.C. — recently including meetings with the White House, the Department of Transportation, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, members of Congress and other federal agencies.

• Worked as a part of a senior management team at CSULB ASI, overseeing a communications and marketing division that involved continuous development of web, social media and supportive content creation. • Strategically guided the public image of a $24 million, 600-person non-profit — most notably through the crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic — and responsible for managing the marketing and public affairs for the CSULB student union, recreation center, child care center, recycling center and the various programs within each facility including a food pantry, a special events department and state-of-the-art media division.• Served as the company’s public information officer, responsible for communicating all policies, legislative priorities, and news to internal and external community audiences. • Planned, developed and executed major initiatives which resulted in achievements such as securing an avenue of payment for undocumented student leaders, changing the Long Beach State mascot, improving student-to-student communications and creating campaigns to grow CSULB voter registration and development initiatives. • Fostered a positive relationship with campus counterparts and on- and off-campus traditional media by fielding all press inquiries; responsible for press conferences, including those held with major artists and performers such as Stan Lee, Common, Terry Crews, Rainn Wilson, Daniel Caesar and other high-level principals.• Managed the concept, design and launch processes for all corporate websites and mobile applications, ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations and Cal State Accessible Technology Initiative standards.

Communications• Fostered a positive relationship with on- and off-campus media by engaging in clear communication tactics.• Guided the corporate image by leading a team of web developers, photographers and writing staff tasked with managing three distinct websites, several newsletter programs, all OrgSync systems and overall content management for the organization.• Trained and coached staff and student leaders in speech writing, speaking in public and interacting with the media.Projects• Coordinated the development and execution of a company-wide customer service strategic plan; affecting the entire university community of over 40,000 people.• Facilitated a major contract between ASI and Praesidium, Inc., a nationally recognized safety and risk management organization, guiding the process from contract negotiation to completion of services.• Spearheaded an operational review of a child development center; a program serving over 200 children and their families and employing 19 full-time and more than 60 part-time employees.• Previously worked as the USU Special Projects Coordinator.

• Advised the Congressman/Ranking Member of Energy and Commerce on a legislative portfolio that included education, financial services, small business, housing, appropriations, fair labor, and federal economic and fiscal policy.• Collaborated with the congressman’s communications team to draft and edit press releases, talking points, and statements for district and national coverage.• Met and corresponded with advocates, business leaders, and constituents on the congressman’s behalf.• Collaborated with the congressman’s policy staff in crafting easily consumable, relevant, and shareable content for social media distribution.• Managed the organization and distribution of the congressman’s constituent e-newsletter sent to nearly 100,000 subscribers.• Directed the congressman’s digital media presence by strategically managing his personal office website, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts using various forms of analytics.• Coordinated with staff on the Committee on Energy & Commerce to develop and launch a digital media plan for the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus; a collection of 39 members of Congress committed to pushing for action on climate change.• Previously worked as Mr. Waxman's legislative intern, staff assistant and press assistant.

• Supervised the implementation and training of 25 student-peer advisors and part-time staff in California State University system-wide policies and California Community College transfer policies.• Trained students and peers on best practices when leading leadership and team-building exercises for incoming freshman and transfer students.