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California, United States

San Francisco, California

-Managed complex LEED, WELL, LBC, and Fitwel certifications end-to-end for new buildings from concept through post-occupancy. Served as subject-matter expert for architect and engineering teams, documented credits, audited consultant work, and coordinated accurate and timely completion of application review responses.-Collected and analyzed project data using Excel and PowerBI to address building sustainability performance and create compelling stories and firm-wide trends report. -Provided guidance to architects and designers to specify safer alternatives to conventional building materials.-Led re-design of sustainability component of firm’s intranet. Ideated new organizational scheme, created and audited content, and compiled internal and external resources to provide a streamlined and centralized hub for architects and designers to access sustainability information for ease of incorporation into projects.-Co-led office-wide Earth Week events, including presenting on sustainability-related topics and motivating employees to take green actions through friendly competitions and pledges. -Participated in toxics-reduction working group focused on removing PFAS from building materials with architects and designers nationwide resulting in advocacy letters distributed to hundreds of manufacturers.-Absorbed work of colleague on maternity leave, prioritized sustainability team workflows and guided team members through project work to create uninterrupted and seamless results for upper management.

Oakland, California

-Organized and delivered educational events and programs on the human and environmental health concerns associated with products in the built environment to inspire and motivate purchasers to adopt CEH’s criteria for environmentally preferable products. -Orchestrated complex scientific and technical research report by crafting action plan, creating and amending contracts, keeping consultants accountable, and working with cross-functional teams to ensure maximum impact during rollout. -Provided consistent and effective program management during complex leadership transitions, focused on delivering high-quality products and services to meet grant and organizational needs on time or early. -Developed and fostered positive relationships with leading manufacturers to gain market information, identify trends, and to convey information about the increasing purchaser demand for healthier products. -Enabled technical assistance by performing deep discovery research for diverse client base and communicating findings to team leads to deliver thorough and effective solutions for clients.-Participated in project management committee by investigating project management software, piloting, and championing organization-wide adoption via development and implementation of training and resources.-Authored and updated education and communications tools such as product reports and fact sheets, consumer guides, website content, blogs, action alerts.

San Francisco, California

-Led activities of a $6M NIH-funded research network, coordinated 45 people across four national teams, two workgroups, and two advisory panels to ensure timely completion of goals and projects. Directly supervised one network employee including delegation of tasks, conducting performance evaluation, and providing professional development guidance.-Ideated, designed, implemented, and maintained a flexible and comprehensive grant proposal submission database resulting in the award of four $60K pilot awards each year. -Tracked grant deliverables, created timelines, and proactively identified when to pivot efforts in order to meet milestones. Troubleshot NIH submission portal by liaising with program officers and technology experts to ensure timely delivery of annual grant progress report. -Led communications strategy and calendar by publishing network news, program announcements, and press releases. Drafted and posted across social media platforms and monthly newsletter to grow network membership by 60% over one year. Reviewed engagement analytics to identify gaps in impact and iterated on strategy. -Initiated and maintained ten independent contractors' scopes of work and contracts each year. Managed invoicing process end-to-end.

San Francisco, California

-Conducted and analyzed qualitative interviews and focus groups with over 100 participants from diverse age, racial, and economic backgrounds to guide development and implementation of novel and data-driven primary care clinic processes.-Orchestrated research participant lifecycle including recruitment, eligibility screening, retention, interviewing, data entry, and post-study remuneration to meet grant deliverable goals of a $1M Veterans Affairs-funded quality improvement research study.-Authored five novel research papers published in high-caliber peer-reviewed journals, presented research posters and spoke at 2 national conferences to disseminate findings to a variety of stakeholders.-Led literature review processes to identify and fill knowledge gaps in primary care best practices and data collection efforts. Distilled complex research findings into digestible reports and presented results to senior research physicians. -Organized rigorous audit program to ensure compliance with federal mandates. Presented document organization system, patient health information protection practices, and randomized individual participant data to auditors.

San Francisco, California

-Cleaned, synthesized, and analyzed quantitative survey data and qualitative interviews focused on reducing campus sexual assault to extract key metrics and themes from students across 20 colleges campuses.-Created annual reports in data-driven storytelling format for campus leadership and Title IX offices to understand the effectiveness of Callisto’s tailored sexual assault reporting platform and the impact on student reporting metrics and experience.

San Francisco, California

-Provided exemplary customer service to guests requesting information about sustainable farming practices, store products, and recipes.-Worked in a fast-paced, team-based environment with 100% cash handling accuracy.-Visited local farms, distilleries, and butcheries to deepen knowledge of store products.-Passed 3 food and beverage knowledge tests to better advise guests on store products and recipes

San Francisco, California

-Recruited and scheduled research participants for in-person lab visits.-Placed psychophysiological monitoring equipment such as heart rate and skin conductance sensors on participants, explained study protocol.-Operated monitoring software to collect accurate data during visits.

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Certificate, Healthier Materials And Sustainable Buildings