Lisa Foster Email & Phone Number

Alameda, California, United States

- Acting Transportation Planning Manager October 2023 to present- Vision Zero Coordinator- Lead parking policy & planning- Staff lead for the City of Alameda Transportation Commission

Alameda, California, United States

• Work with community and multidisciplinary staff to advance traffic safety, active transportation, and curb management.Vision Zero lead – Working to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries in Alameda
• Wrote Vision Zero policy and staff report and presented to the City Council and Transportation Commission.
• Convene and staff the Vision Zero Task Force comprised of community members, regional staff, and City staff.
• Manage development of draft Vision Zero Action Plan; organize and execute public engagement for plan.
• Write staff reports and present Vision Zero to the Boards and Commissions.
• Create webpage, send public mailings, and provide interviews to news media.

Alameda, CA

• As a parent volunteer, took the helm of public school program.
• Planned and organized Walk & Roll to School Days and Bike to School Days for school; coordinated Bike Safety Rodeos and Drive Your Bike field trips for 450 students in rotating shifts across 16 different classes.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Contributed to a series of parking innovation initiatives to reduce circling and double-parking, making the city safer and more accessible for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.Parking accessibility – improving access.
• Created collaborative policy analysis process that helped stakeholders develop a strategic plan; the group proposed meter payment by people with disabilities to halt rampant abuse of placards and increase available.
• Assembled a 15-person committee of disability advocates, nonprofit leaders, and public-agency reps; sourced an impartial facilitator; drafted research reports; and staged meetings.
• Co-developed proposal messaging, created compelling outreach materials and web content, coordinated press interviews, and delivered presentations to garner local support and advance issue to the state.
• Drove outreach/marketing, including 50 press releases and 60 pieces of collateral, to educate stakeholders on the process and benefits of calibrating parking pricing based on availability.
• Sourced and managed design agency to craft a cohesive set of outreach materials, wayfinding signage, and meter decals; coordinated creation of mobile app and website.

San Francisco, CA

• In a six-month contract, analyzed Student Nutrition Services program, forecasted financial needs, and developed improvement strategy, grounding tactical methods to specific funds, parcel taxes, and proposed cost-saving.
• Distilled extensive research into a concise report (“Improving San Francisco School Meals Through Local Funds and Increased Efficiency”) submitted to the Department of Public Health.

Berkeley, CA

• Contributed data analysis, graphs, tables, and writing to the 'Sacramento Region Local Market & Multi-Functional Agricultural Assessment,' prepared for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.
• Utilized multiple data sources to compare the food consumption to agricultural production.

Oakland, CA

• Joined forces with powerful nonprofit (HOPE) in partnership with the Alameda County Public Health Department and the California Association of Nutrition and Activity Programs (CAN-Act) to advance policies around food.
• Founded and facilitated the HOPE Policy Committee, crafted a policy filter framework, and wrote policy briefs detailing meta-analysis of existing food and fitness policies in Oakland.
• Evaluated performance of “Healthy Vending” pilot program, including designing and distributing survey, analyzing results, and generating report used by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to update nutrition.
• Brought together stakeholders in government, nonprofit, and local community sectors.

San Francisco, CA

• Prepared a report entitled 'The Port San Francisco Public Market: Feasibility Study & Policy Analysis'.
• Assessed supply and demand for a potential market, food distribution logistics, and government efficiency.

• Researched and wrote grant proposals to fund the dissemination of the film The Future of Food.
• Built custom database and generated regular financial reporting to guide outreach and sales efforts.

Oakland, CA

• Researched viability of proposed Food, Jobs, & Justice social enterprise program.
• Identified like-minded foundations and laid the groundwork for securing $30,000 in grants.

San Francisco, CA

• Raised $500,000+ per year through government grants, foundation giving, corporate philanthropy programs, signature events, and individual donations.
• Prepared program budgets, reviewed organizational budgets, oversaw grant proposals and grant reporting, and orchestrated masterful grassroots campaign involving up to 100 volunteers.
• Supervised Development Associate.

San Francisco, CA

• Produced 24 events for filmmakers and donors.
• Wrote lucrative grant proposals, developed individual donor relationships, and secured loyal corporate sponsorships.

Master Of Public Policy - Mpp, Policy Analysis, City Planning, Public Health, Transportation & Land Use, Microeconomics, 3.94 Gpa

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, American Cultural Studies, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Co-Coordinator, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Alliance; minor in Spanish; semester abroad in Quito, Ecuador