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4 World Trade Center, NY, NY 10007

Greater New York City Area

• Established, refined and enhanced department policies to meet and exceed HUD and State requirements.
• Assembled teams to centralize reporting, respond to audits, and standardize departmental procedures.
• Coordinated project management, monitoring and regulatory compliance for multiple State capital projects.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed a program for soliciting, identifying, cultivating and presenting project applications for submission to FEMA and HUD.
• Implemented Global Match strategy, saving millions in State and local funds by consolidating non-Federal match obligations for FEMA HMGP grants and by substituting other eligible State mitigation and resiliency.
• Negotiated with FEMA officials to consider innovative projects, redefining the types of mitigation viable under recovery programs.
• Managed a diverse team of professional consultants and State staff to leverage experience from prior disasters and build State capacity for future disaster response, recovery and resiliency.

Greater New York City Area

• Created implementation processes for community-developed resiliency and reconstruction projects across New York State.
• Designed and participated in project conceptualization and review for CDBG-DR, FEMA HMGP, and other recovery programs.
• Coordinated project funding and financing options to leverage all available resources and stretch limited recovery funds.
• Developed and drafted policy proposals for consideration by senior State officials and Federal agencies.
• Collaborated in extensive participatory planning, community outreach and media communications efforts.

New Haven, CT

• Led multi-phase planning and redevelopment efforts, including Mill River Planning Initiative and Hill-to-Downtown project.
• Managed New Haven Food Incubator project to create startup and business development resources for local food producers.
• Assembled and participated in interdisciplinary teams of staff and consultants on multiple ongoing economic development projects, including business retention and attraction, relocation and expansion efforts, grant.
• Administered RFP/RFQ processes, participated in consultant selection, and developed and monitored contract compliance.

New Haven, CT

• Developed revolving loan fund to support financially and environmentally sustainable initiatives on campus.
• Convened expert committee of staff and faculty to advise and assess applicants.

Watertown, MA

• Co-created interactive capital budget analytical and planning tools for The Ohio State University.
• Consulted on a concept plan for a park trust and business improvement district in downtown Lawrence, MA.
• Conducted a student housing space analysis and demographic study for Bridgewater State University.

New Haven, CT

• Managed the 2010 Sabin Environmental Venture Prize competition
• Created a strategic plan to benchmark CBEY's progress and initiatives against those of similar institutions.
• Prepared and posted netcasts to Yale's iTunes and Youtube sites.
• Assisted in the management of the Conservation Finance Boot Camp.

New Haven, CT

• Created the West Campus Sustainability Plan, later used as the framework for the University’s sustainability plan.
• Established and chaired working groups on energy efficiency, waste management and ecosystem services.

New York, NY

• Researched, verified and edited "Public Parks: The Key to Livable Communities" by Alex Garvin.

New York, NY

• Drafted op-ed on off-street parking policy ("The High Price of Parking," The New York Times, Dec. 23, 2007).
• Wrote a report on park financing strategies and potential revenue opportunities in support of the London Olympic Legacy Plan.

New York, NY

• Placed RFP/RFQ/RFEI announcements and public notices in popular press and trade publications.
• Negotiated with multiple departments’ project managers to streamline RFP development process.
• Created a distribution plan for the new Station Island guidebook sponsored by the NYCEDC and the NYC Department of Small Business Services.

New York, NY

• Verified and tracked expenditures for major infrastructure and development projects.

Bay Shore, NY; Hauppauge, NY

• Handled a wide variety of constituent casework, including immigration issues, veterans’ affairs, community outreach, military affairs and academy nominations.

Mba

Activities and Societies: Real Estate Club, Business and the Environment Club, Economic Development Club, SOM Crew (rowing), Admissions.

Master Of Environmental Science, Urban Ecology And Planning

Activities and Societies: President (2011/12) - Land Use Coalition at Yale / Students for Urban Design Sustainability• Thesis: “Lessons.

Ba, Political Science With A Concentration In Urban Studies, Distinction In The Major

Activities and Societies: 2 years as coxswain for Yale Lightweight Crew Team, lifetime member of the Yale Political Union