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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed the Listos California Emergency Preparedness Awareness Campaign (Listos CA) city-wide outreach program. Developed program talking points, identified community-based stakeholders, created outreach presentations and collateral, scheduled and conducted public-facing outreach events with CBO stakeholders throughout San Francisco and collaborated with internal and external leadership at the management and executive levels to develop the contracting, reporting and program close-out process for successful community partnerships.Led as the main liaison for connecting SF CARD staff to community engagement and recruitment opportunities for the Listos CA public outreach program between 2019 and 2021. Outreached to 40 community- and faith-based organizations and onboarded 30. Directed over $250K in Listos CA sub-grants to Bayview organizations. Maintained a specific emphasis on partnering with organizations serving racially and socio-economically vulnerable populations in San Francisco.Planned all in-person outreach events, including all Sunday Streets events, Neighborfest events and other community-based place-making events to reach 100,000 vulnerable residents. Redesigned outreach strategies, including recruitment of new partners, message delivery and demographic and outcomes data reporting platforms to reach the target populations during the City’s stay-at-home order. Reached over 140,000 San Francisco residents between 2019 and 2021, 95% of whom were members of racially or socio-economically vulnerable populations, with program collateral in multiple languages, including Cantonese and Spanish. Exceeded the target number of engagements in four of five social vulnerability target areas: people in poverty (130%), limited English speakers (160%), nonwhite or Hispanic residents (130%) and older residents (110%).

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Completed the final two years of an undergraduate urban studies program with a 3.83 GPA in the last 23 units taken. Authored a 35-page Independent Study Project on the development of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Community Benefits Program; a 20-page Senior Thesis on Redevelopment in San Francisco; an Environmental Justice presentation and report on water quality in Flint, MI and San Francisco and a presentation and report on waterfront sustainability in Lagos, Nigeria. Admitted into the Master's in Public Administration Graduate program at SFSU in April, 2017.

3080 16Th Street

Developed the Construction Administration & Professional Services Academy (CAPSA) program model, performed Construction Administration Industry Analysis, and developed CAPSA Career Map, Program Plan, Client Flow Model and program Policies and Procedures.Managed a $125,000 Community Development Block Grant-funded workforce development program that produced over $1,500,000 in new annual income for residents of San Francisco's most disadvantaged communities. Designed, developed, executed and managed two programs that prepare and place 50 low-income youth and adults/year into construction professional services jobs with Fortune 500 firms that offer competitive wages, full benefits and career advancement opportunities. Contributed to a complementary set of policy and advocacy efforts that strengthened the local workforce system and developed $80,000 in sustainable outside funding streams to support the two programs.• Organized outreach efforts across the entire county of San Francisco, collaborating with local community organizations and government agencies to provide communities with information needed to increase awareness of the program. • Successfully procured, launched and managed a Salesforce.com program data management system. Tracked up to 150 participants, from outreach to placement, in the program process. Developed program evaluation criteria by collecting and analyzing data in custom reports.• Recruited and trained staff, interns and volunteers. Spearheaded the development of training curriculum for clients, partner agencies and staff-members.• Advocated for policy changes at the municipal and county level, successfully negotiating a change in local workforce policy implementation.• Designed all organizational collateral (website, brand guide, outreach brochures) and co-produced a promotional video featuring the successes of program partners and participants.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Urban Studies And Planning

Activities and Societies: Political Science Student Association (PSSA), Urban Action 2012, The Urban Society