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Oakland, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Greater New Orleans Area

ULF is a competitive mid-career fellowship focused on urban policy and practice. As a 2019 fellow, I worked with Housing NOLA to develop a mixed-methods framework for measuring and tracking equity across New Orleans neighborhoods. I also worked with local elected officials to craft progressive education policy for the city.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Renaissance Planning is an integrated urban planning consultancy with a national footprint. As a senior planner, I conducted project management, data analytics, and community engagement for a range of federal, state, and local clients. I led multiple long range and strategic planning initiatives, including managing scoping, budgets, junior staff, subcontractors, and relationships with public sector clients and community partners.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

I designed and led a series of Jane Jacobs Walks focused on public space and urban design for over 100 residents. I conducted an environmental design analysis of an under-utilized public plaza, and executed a tactical urbanism intervention for the space. I presented my findings to elected officials using high quality data visualization and mapping.Focus Areas: Placemaking, Public Space, Urban Design, Environmental DesignKey Skills: Tactical Urbanism, Event Planning, Facilitation, Public Speaking, Behavior Mapping & Survey DesignRead more here!

Chapel Hill, Nc

The Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) within The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducts high-quality basic and applied research on urban, regional and rural planning and policy issues. The Center seeks to generate new knowledge of urban and regional processes and problems and ultimately to improve living conditions in our communities. During my time as a graduate research assistant, I:• Researched the relationship between affordable house, living in poverty, and mental health outcomes • Researched the relationship between community development and the social determinants of health• Managed course logistics and resources for courses on Neighborhood Revitalization and Historic Preservation

New York

The Commoner Center is a research institute at the City University of New York (CUNY) that aims to identify and help rectify environmental and occupational threats to human health.Hurricane Sandy Project - A partnership with Make the Road New York to train and equip 500 Spanish speaking day laborers for Hurricane Sandy related clean-up and reconstruction: • Procured over $40 000 worth of protective equipment in donations• Trained 520 laborers in 8 months• Designed training syllabus• Managed project logistics• Worked with a team of researchers and local community organizers• Helped procure federal funding from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for a three year follow up study on occupational hazards faced by Latino day laborers.World Trade Center Asthma Study - A partnership between the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Queens College to study Asthma among World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery workers:• Managed study logistics for Queens cohort• Recruited, scheduled and followed up with patients• Conducted in depth clinical interviews• Managed IRB submissions• Edited manuscripts for publication in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine

King Williams Town, South Africa

Equal Education is a community based organization working for quality and equality in South African education, through analysis and activism.• Member of an investigative delegation to the rural Eastern Cape Province• Investigated and photographed the state of school infrastructure in Eastern Cape• Compiled report and article for local newspapers• Mobilized students to participate in education activism• Navigated ethical and cultural dilemmas involved in fieldwork

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

HDSA is a non-profit, youth led, organization that runs leadership training programs and informal education workshops for South African youthManaged all finance, fundraising, marketing and logistics for long term and short term national projectsDesigned and executed leadership training seminarsConceptualized and developed alternative education syllabi for youth ages 10 – 24Managed staff and teams of volunteers

Master'S Degree, City And Regional Planning

(Ba) Honors, Social Anthropology And English Literature

Semester Abroad

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Literature And Social Anthropology