Supported clients such as AASHTO's Center for Environmental Excellence, WMATA, and FHWA with identifying leading practices in sustainability planning and program implementation, and with integrating these practices into their work.

Served as embedded staff for the California High-Speed Rail Authority to:• Develop reporting tools and dashboards to track program performance against benchmarks and Scope 3 emissions inventory data sources• Research, write, and enforce sustainability requirements in procurements, approximately $4 billion in value, to better realize Authority’s Sustainability Policy goals and objectives• Serve as Task Lead in defining and ensuring proper execution of workplan scope, deliverables, budget, and subcontractor performance for the Rail Delivery Partner Planning and Sustainability task

Advancing excellence in public transportation sustainability by:- Leading development of Recommended Practice on Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit that facilitate transit industry efforts to communicate transit’s benefit in reducing transport-sector emissions, and the Guidelines on Social and Economic Sustainability to fully integrate triple-bottom line sustainability in APTA programs- Managing the APTA Sustainability Commitment program and helping over 20 transit agencies and business members receive recognition for achievements in demonstrably improving sustainability performance- Serving as lead author for APTA responses to proposed Federal regulation, such as the response to Federal Transit Administration Notice of Availability of Programmatic Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transit Projects (from 81 FR 83928)- Developing of programming at national conferences to share best practices in public transportation sustainability

Supporting the Senior Manager for Green Strategies in the implementation of all aspects of the NeighborWorks Green Organization program, including:- Coordination and contributions to the Green Organization and grant application review process- Data analysis on the green activities of organizations in the NeighborWorks network- Management of partnerships with external organizations to further mutual interests- Coordination of and presenting at knowledge sharing events, such as the annual Green Leadership Forum, and workshops such as housing-transit affordability through transit-oriented development- Maintenance of resource guides related to the Green Organization program- Developing material for periodic newsletters and updating media related to Green Strategies

Provided support for the City of Austin’s application for a rating under the STAR Community Rating System (now LEED for Cities and Communities), involving document preparation, data analysis, and extensive cooperation with other City departments and external agencies to manage the flow of data to and from the Office of Sustainability.

Conducted phone interviews and performed data analysis in Excel to derive a strong understanding of stakeholder interests and public opinion about the City of Nashville’s General Plan update and the City of Dallas’s TOD Station Area Plans, for this market research firm specializing in urban planning and sustainability.

Assist professor with mentoring students and grading projects in order to teach the principles of sustainable land use planning and effective plan making.

- Researched and created design guidelines for murals in historic districts.- Reviewed site plan proposals and provided recommendations to the Board of Adjustment and Central Planning Board.- Facilitated community outreach meetings for the Newark Master Plan.- Compiled and updated information on Newark's vacant and abandoned properties in order to minimize their negative impact on communities.- Drafted a resolution to appear before the Municipal Council for the approval of a redevelopment plan.

- Developed a proposal to create the Esposito-Gesner Avenue Park Link connecting the Greenway Trail to a park on the Hudson River.- Reviewed development proposals affecting land use and community livelihoods. - Surveyed communities in the County to update GIS housing records.