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California, United States

California, United States

Menlo Park, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Review, analyze, and provide guidance on proposed regulatory policies and development in the State’s coastal zone, focusing on coastal resilience, including primarily sea level rise, flooding, wave overtopping, and erosion.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Supervise four Coastal Planners on planning, regulating, permitting, monitoring, and managing coastal resources and shoreline development in Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties.• Review and comment on CEQA documents; consult with local, regional, and State officials and with the public; determine conformity of proposed coastal uses with applicable laws and regulations; work with local governments in updating local coastal policies; and prepare written and oral recommendations to the Commission.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Served as project manager for planning, regulating, permitting, monitoring, and managing coastal resources and shoreline development in the coastal cities of San Mateo County, involving internal coordination with lawyers, scientists, and engineers, and external coordination with members of the public, citizen groups, local government partners, and other applicable government agencies.• Reviewed and analyzed proposed coastal development and policies to ensure conformance with applicable local regulations and the State Coastal Act; wrote reports to analyze and synthesize project plans, technical data, and relevant policies; presented recommendations to the Commission.

Greater New York City Area

Conducted data-based research and developed recommendations for the organization’s strategy on which countries, sectors, and policies on which to focus its efforts to have the biggest impact in maintaining the 1.5°C temperature limit.

Greater New York City Area

MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Candidate

Lafayette, Ca

• Managed projects as the staff liaison to the City's Environmental Task Force.• Researched, edited, and presented the City's first Environmental Action Plan for approval by City Council.• Reviewed and processed residential and commercial development proposals for compliance with zoning regulations, the General Plan, the Downtown Specific Plan, and the Residential Design Guidelines.• Presented development proposals to the Zoning Administrator, Design Review Commission, Planning Commission, and City Council for feedback and review.

Lafayette, Ca

• Collaborated with the Environmental Task Force to switch the City's primary electricity generator to a Community Choice Aggregator.• Created a streamlined procedure for processing rooftop solar permits.• Secured grant funding for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations from the Bay Area Air Quality and Management District; managed the installation of EV charging stations in the downtown.• Annually updated housing production reports for the California Department of Housing and Community Development.• Provided information to the public at the Planning Counter and by phone regarding development proposals, zoning regulations, design standards, and property history.• Reviewed permit applications, wrote staff reports, and presented proposals to approval boards.

Oakland, Ca

• Assisted staff with the organization and tracking of redevelopment funds for façade and tenant improvement projects• Managed grant agreement contracts, performed administrative duties, and communicated with vendors and bureaucrats• Conducted Request for Proposals processes to select vendors for maintenance of properties and drafted grant applications

Berkeley, California, United States

Elected to lead an executive board of 13 women to oversee a residential sorority of 140 members. Accountable for maintaining transparent communication with the university, national organization, Panhellenic Council, and individual Chapter members. Ex-officio member of Standards Board, Recruitment Board, and Nominating Committee, and responsible for managing seven house employees.

Translated official documents and adoption contracts from Spanish to English. Maintained client database by uploading, scanning, and organizing legal documents and information pertaining to international adoption contracts.

Oakland, California, United States

Used Google SketchUp for the design entry of the Redevelopment Project of West Oakland into a 3-D Model. Designed and implemented the plans for the Haiti Community College Project into an operational model using Auto CAD, Google SketchUp, and Adobe InDesign, in collaboration with JRDV staff. Constructed the 3-D Model for the shopping center and surrounding area of the Aeronautics Museum Project in Vacaville, California.

Mpa In Environmental Science And Policy

Deputy Manager of 11 person team for fall Workshop course, in which we conducted a hypothetical program implementation for the Long Island.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Urban Studies/Affairs, Minor In Public Policy

Activities and Societies: The Movement, Alpha Chi Omega, Global Architecture Brigades