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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. • Coordinate ongoing traffic safety efforts and conduct crash data analyses. Active Transportation Plan associate project manager – Drafting a plan to encourage walking and biking• Review and contribute to Active Transportation Plan draft recommendations.• Create and implement plans for Active Transportation Plan public outreach, including public forums, presentations, online surveys, mailings, and press releases. Lead parking and curb management planning efforts – Curb management as a transportation tool • Co-wrote and conducted complex budget projections for a 2019 staff report to City Council regarding Alameda’s parking enforcement program.• Beginning in mid-2021, take the lead on coordinating parking program planning.• Contributed curb management and Vision Zero sections to the draft General Plan 2040.Staff support for Committee on Police Reform & Racial Justice – aiding a high-profile community effort• Coordinated dozens of information requests resulting in over 80 shared documents; conducted complex data analysis to help respond to queries.• Helped plan and implement public engagement with Committee recommendations. Coordinated Committee member presentations to Commissions and wrote staff reports.

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 for people with disabilities• 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 spaces.• 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 level.Demand-responsive parking pricing – introducing new technologies and policies to increase parking availability• 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.• Project-managed creation of, and contributed writing to, 3 books: an implementation summary, an evaluation, and a technical manual, enabling SFpark to act as a model for municipalities nationwide and across the globe.Wireless meter procurement – upgrading citywide parking infrastructure• Co-managed extensive RFP process to source manufacturing contractor on a multimillion dollar budget in order to replace coin-operated meters with credit-card-enabled meters throughout the city.• Coordinated meetings and interviews with meter repair and collection staff, finance team, customer service, and selected contractor to align strategy for implementation.

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 measures.• 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 justice.• 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 policies.• 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