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Oakland, California, United States

I support the built environment team at StopWaste—a public agency in Alameda County working to reduce waste, conserve resources, and increase recycling and reuse. As a Program Manager, I help to implement the Bay Area Regional Energy Network's (BayREN) Multifamily Building Enhancements (BAMBE) program, which provides incentives and technical assistance for energy efficiency and electrification upgrades in multifamily buildings. I also support the Green Labeling program, which administers the residential Home Energy Score (a tool developed by the DOE to assess a home's energy use) and provides training and resources for real estate professionals to become green home experts. In addition to the BayREN programs, I also contribute to the agency's sustainable building materials and construction innovation work.

I provided freelance writing and editing services for the Equity Fund while I completed my Master of City Planning at UC Berkeley.

Berkeley, California, United States

As the graduate intern with the City of Berkeley's Office of Economic Development, I supported communications and events for the Berkeley Startup Cluster—a collaborative initiative that convenes and provides assistance to startups and early growth companies in Berkeley. In October of 2022, I planned and coordinated activities around the City's Manufacturing Week, which involved organizing and promoting public tours at 7 local manufacturing businesses in Berkeley. I also conducted outreach and drafted an RFP for a $300k commercial street revitalization plan and wrote the annual citywide and commercial district economic dashboard reports. Working on the economic dashboards entailed cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data on employment trends, industry growth, commercial real estate activity, vacancy rates, housing costs, and sales tax revenue changes over time.

Washington, D.C.

As the Research and Engagement Specialist at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, I supported research, communications, and outreach related to the Cities World Resources Report, "Towards a More Equal City". I contributed to research projects on inclusive climate action planning, land value capture, the development impacts of construction and real estate projects in Africa and South Asia, and how access to services affects a city's health. I also provided general research management and event support for the WRI Ross Center, including high level stakeholder engagement for various research initiatives.

Washington, D.C.

As Publications Specialist on the Science and Research team, I managed a robust review process for more than 150 WRI publications. In March 2018, I led the rollout of a new online publications management system called Editorial Manager, utilized by more than 400 researchers across the Institute. I also assisted the Science & Research team with organizing events in WRI's D.C. office, managing an internal grant award process for AI work, coordinating work across a growing international team, and delivering trainings to researchers.

Washington D.C.

I served as both the Publications Coordinator and Special Assistant to the Vice President for Science and Research at WRI. In my coordinator role, I managed the logistics of the review process for publications produced across WRI's six international offices in the US, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, and Indonesia. As a special assistant, I supported the Vice President of Science and Research as well as the broader team (12 US and 6 international colleagues) in various capacities.

Hanover, Nh

As a research assistant for a Tuck professor, I conducted independent research for a case study focusing on the Kraft-Heinz merger to be used in a new edition of the textbook, “Crafting & Executing Strategy: Concepts and Readings”. The case study builds upon concepts outlined in the chapter on related diversification. I also spent time gathering articles and data for my professor and assisted in editing and formatting documents for her research.As a teacher's assistant, I worked with students and assisted in grading and commenting on assignments for my professor's undergraduate Tuck course, Business Management and Strategy, in the spring term of 2016.

Washington, D.C.

ONE is an international campaigning and advocacy organization of nearly 7 million members that take action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. ONE raises awareness and works with political leaders to combat AIDS and preventable diseases, increase investments in agriculture and nutrition, and demand greater transparency so governments are accountable to their citizens. As the Principal Engagement Team Intern, I assisted with writing and organizing briefing documents and bios; archiving briefing materials, correspondences, and important meetings; writing transcripts; and assisting with various event logistics related to the ONE Campaign on tour for the summer of 2015.

Hanover, Nh

As the Head Intern at the Academic Skills Center, I oversaw the peer tutoring network at Dartmouth, known as the Tutor Clearinghouse, which consisted of over 300 peer tutor matches. I also performed administrative tasks for the staff of the Academic Skills Center (ASC), worked directly with students seeking academic assistance, and served as the editor of the ASC website utilizing OmniUpdate, OU Campus, a web content management system (CMS).

Master'S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Bachelor Of Arts, Cum Laude, Government Major And Spanish Minor

Activities and Societies: Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble; Physical Education Tennis Instructor; Alpha Xi Delta Sorority

Dartmouth Foreign Study Program - Spanish Language, Urban Identity, Art And Political History

Dartmouth Foreign Study Program, Fall 2014