Mark West Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, US

As the Executive Director I am entrusted with preserving and promoting one of San Diego’s most diverse and dynamic communities, North Park. The North Park Main Street Main Street (NPMS) is both a business improvement district established by the City of San Diego and a Main Street program affiliated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A.

o Personally secured over $100,000 funding from various charitable organizations, local businesses, and private individuals.o Directed the completion of over thirty large scale murals and twenty utility boxes throughout the city. The art was concentrated in areas that were routinely targeted for trash and graffiti, beautifying the community.o Acted as the.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

• Strategically led the dynamic coordination and acting as the liaison between CACI and the San Diego military leadership/county officials. Directed conferences, waterfront maintenance meetings, and master planning events.
• Partnered with elected officials throughout San Diego County to advance and successfully complete the priorities of the warfare center.
• Advocated for the fleet’s interests at conferences, line reads, surface master planning meetings, and by managing emergent service requests.
• Delivered periodic updates and routine on-site visits with senior Naval leadership and ships’ Commanding Officers. Ensured the transparency and timely delivery of key communication.

Founding member of the healthy active lifestyle organization.o Collaborated with the San Diego Bicycle coalition to develop a successful family scavenger hunt with high attendance, community engagement and benefit to local businesses.o Program was developed and implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Allowed families to find clues and items throughout.

• Collaboratively led City Council initiatives by regularly preparing for and facilitating meetings, acting as a liaison between the City and general public, and establishing goals/objectives within the pre-determined.
• Assertively pursued various funding sources for upgrades to the Tijuana Riverton Valley project. Secured $300M in commitments for ongoing initiatives.
• Drafted and published the City Climate Action Plan. Clearly defined and outlined key objectives designed to combat the negative effects of climate change.
• Served on a variety of different public safety, environmental action, animal ordinance, and healthy grocery initiative committees. Recommended actions that improved the quality of life in the City.
• Actively reviewed, evaluated, and approved/rejected capital improvement programs for the city. Distributed budgetary funds and ensured initiatives were delivered on-time and within budget/scope.
• Board & Committee Memberships:

Partnered with I Love a Clean San Diego (ILACSD) to develop the extremely successful four-year community improvement program.o The program enlisted over 1,600 volunteers to remove approximately 100,000 pounds of trash and 25,000 pounds of recycling from the city before it reached the ocean. o Identified over 300 graffiti tags throughout the city which were.

• Directly oversaw the test and evaluation project management initiatives, including the planning, execution, budgeting, and reporting of test events. Researched, developed, and implemented robust training, testing, and.
• Effectively oversaw and administered a $50M annual budget. Mitigated risk and unnecessary overspending through robust approval and review processes.
• Authored detailed technical engineering plans that included integrated master schedules, budgets, spending plans, and critical milestones.
• Managed a systems-based approach was taken during the integration, setup, and interconnection of test equipment and systems.
• Successfully completed two major industrial post-delivery availabilities with multi-million-dollar budgets. Designed and operationalized a new class of ship and various related mission packages.
• Conducted interviews that selected candidates for new positions, promotions, or reassignments. Shifted resources that optimized the productivity and success of the team.

San Diego, CA, US

Various Leadership roles from 2003 to 2016. Elected Chapter Chair 2014.o Developed and implemented the first Surfrider program devoted to Climate Change.o Led eight different programs that protected the ocean, waves, and beaches throughout San Diego County.o Partnered with Coronado Brewing Company to develop and mass produce a Surfrider San Diego beer that.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelors Of Arts, Communication, General