Nicole Ferrara Email & Phone Number

Redondo Beach, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, United States

Oakland, California

San Francisco, California

- Lead Walk SF's policy and programmatic work, including pedestrian safety/Vision Zero campaign, and Vision Zero Coalition- Lead strategic communications with media outlets- Oversee programmatic and fundraising work- Supervise staff- Manage organization administration and operations

Berkeley, Ca

• Transportation Commissioner for District 2, South-West Berkeley.• Bicycle subcommittee member.• Committed to developing environments that support active transportation and equity.

Oakland, Ca

• Train communities across the U.S. on the links between the built environment and health, strategies for collaborating across disciplines, policy advocacy, and media advocacy.• Research and author resources for communities, including strategies for engaging businesses in healthy communities efforts, and strategies for integrating health equity into food procurement guidelines.• Author memos on the links between transportation and health.• Coordinate complex financial aspects and reporting of a $1.5 million federal contract, involving oversight of 20 staff and management of over 25 subprojects.

-Provide bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning consultation to the Alameda County Transportation Commission

Public Health Representative

Berkeley, Ca

• Collected, analyzed, and managed a qualitative data set on the role of media in shaping sustainable food.• Engaged in grant writing and development to research sustainable urban agriculture land use policies.• Authored a manuscript that is currently being considered for publication.• Worked independently as an academic researcher reporting directly to the Dean of the College of Environmental Design.

• Contributed to the research and writing of a Healthy Food Resource Assessment of Santa Clara County.• Sought out zoning, general plan, and other policies that encourage or discourage healthy food resources.• Inventoried and analyzed nationwide urban agriculture policies.• Interviewed redevelopment and health professionals across California to identify best practices for collaboration.• Researched zoning code language for PHLP’s Pedestrian Friendly Design directory.• Assisted with grant applications that were successfully awarded.

• Wrote a memo and collaboration strategy to the Federal Task Force on Childhood Obesity.• Worked with Strategic Growth Council to encourage climate change policies that promote healthier built environments and prevent chronic disease.• Profiled innovative local and regional policies across the US that aimed to improve food and activity built environments and reduce health inequities in rural and urban settings.

Berkeley, Ca

• Awarded the University's "Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor" award.• Challenged 80 undergraduate students for 3 hrs/wk to understand health impacts of the built environment.• Engaged a lecture hall of 150 undergraduate students for 30 minutes each week.

• Engaged an underserved community in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).• Facilitated a Youth Advisory Panel to engage youth in taking leadership on addressing their community concerns.• Researched the link between sugary beverages and obesity.

• Collected and managed data on the implementation of competitive food and beverage standards for California public schools (SB 12 & SB 965).• Produced a comprehensive report of state-level school food policies across the US.

Mcp, City Planning - Environmental Planning And Policy

Mph, Public Health Nutrition

Ba, Psychology; Health Promotion And Disease Prevention

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Psychology Research Program, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Lifeguard, Spirit Leader.