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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, United States

Cruz Strategies is a Latino and women owned state government relations and public affairs firm that specializes in developing and implementing results-oriented strategies for our diverse set of clients.

Sacramento, California Area

Environmental, Taxation, and Budget Advocate for California's 482 Cities. Lead State Legislative lobbying activity on local government finance policy. Highlight: Lead on CARES Act and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) advocacy and Implementation. Supported the securing of $8.3 billion in ARPA funds and $500 million in CARES Act funds for California Cities.Lead on City Manager Sales Tax Working Group. Lead researcher producing surveys and reports for advocacy and education. Lead on economic development tool policy for local governments including Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts and Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities.

Sacramento, California Area

Lead analyst on state and local policies and proposal affecting California's 482 cities. Lead researcher. Projects included pension sustainability, emerging technologies, economic development finance tools, and housing-environmental nexus research.

Advisor to Senator Connie M. Leyva. Policy Portfolio: Education (K-12 & Higher-Ed), Environmental Quality, Housing, Transportation, Energy, Economic Development, Pensions, Natural Resources and Water. Highlight: Staffed the passage of charter school oversight legislation, SB 210 (Leyva) Clean Trucks (Heavy Duty Truck Smog Check), and SB 1072 (Leyva) Regional Climate Collaboratives.Budget Experience: Advisor to Senate member of Budget Subcommittee 1 on Education

Sacramento, California Area

Executed professional policy analysis and communications on major policy issues and legislation affecting California's 482 cities. Policy Portfolio: Housing, Labor, City Governance, Revenue and Taxation, Public Safety, Land Use, Economic Development, Elections, Telecommunications, Technology and Data Transparency. Highlight: Strengthened statewide policy advocacy and communications through interactive mapping, survey data, and presentations. Results: Legislators and advocates receive district and region specific information on legislative positions of local governments and organizations. Policy Focus: Affordable Housing Solutions, Improved Voting Rights Laws, Governing New Sharing Economy, Pension Sustainability , and Strengthening Public Finance Tools to bolster local economies and meet climate change goals.

Sacramento, California Area

California State Senate Fellowship Effectively moved bills through the Legislature and to be signed into law. Highlight: Initiated a successful effort to make lead-testing available to each school district in California to mitigate major public health issues amongst students and school employees related to lead exposure in school water fountains.Policy Portfolio: Energy, Environmental Quality, Economic Development, Labor, Natural Resources and Water.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Planned and designed promotions for five Summer Small Business Disaster Awareness events which engaged over 200 small business owners and regional stakeholders to discuss public safety and business resiliency in preparation for disasters and emergencies.Created interactive presentations for twelve Small Business Entrepreneurship workshops for pre-startup and small business owners. Informed over 400 entrepreneurs and small business owners of how to start a business in the City of Los Angeles and access investment capital. The City has since received federal funds for additional small business investments and education as a result of the Mayor's initiative.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Led 50 member Senate, 75 student clubs, $300,000 student activities budget, $60,000 reserve account and major campus reforms.

Community Engagement Center

British Columbia, Canada

Assisted with qualitative analysis, conducted meetings and interviews with research participants, and built relationships in Victoria, British Columbia as part of a research project focused on the impact of programs and curriculums designed for Native American students.

Office Of Legislative Affairs Of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Produced policy briefings, provided vote count materials, and assisted city council liaisons during proceedings.As a result, the Deputy Mayor of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and council liaisons were prepared to negotiate and track votes as well as communicate more efficiently with various departments within City Hall.

Served over 300 hours to implement Jumpstart curriculum in a Pre-School for low-income youth Organized events for Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. holidays with the local community to support families and facilitate cross-cultural learning.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Studies And Sociology (Honors), 3.84

Senior Thesis: “Environmental Activism in Pomona, CA: A Case for Urban Mobilization and New Latino/a Political Realities” Researched urban.

Ford School Of Public Policy Junior Summer Institute, Public Policy And International Affairs (Ppia)

Graduate Level Coursework: Health Policy, Inferential Statistics, Microeconomics, Weapons Policy,

Graduate Certificate In Applied Policy And Government, Political Science And Government

Applied California Politics. Capstone Project: California's Energy Plan: Keeping the Lights On in the 21st Century

Certificate, Diplomacy, Politics, Language And Culture, 3.9

Study Abroad to Beijing, China. I studied at Peking University, one of China's top-ranked universities.

High School, 4.2