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Developing the internal infrastructure of the Office of Community Planning and Equity Zones (CPEZ) by - Creating new Performance Management and Quality Improvement (PMQI) practices- Managing quarterly reports of 19 staff for $15 million Center for Disease Control (CDC) grant- Demonstrating impact of CPEZ initatives to internal and external partners through narratives and data- Consulting with internal team on best practices for documenting and evaluating programs and… Show more Developing the internal infrastructure of the Office of Community Planning and Equity Zones (CPEZ) by - Creating new Performance Management and Quality Improvement (PMQI) practices- Managing quarterly reports of 19 staff for $15 million Center for Disease Control (CDC) grant- Demonstrating impact of CPEZ initatives to internal and external partners through narratives and data- Consulting with internal team on best practices for documenting and evaluating programs and processesMember of New 2 Public Health Residency Program (Feb. 2023 - Feb. 2024) Midwest cohort, which develops participants’ understanding of foundational areas and capabilities essential to public health practice Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Member of the Healthy Chicago Equity Zones team, an initiative within the Office of Community Planning and Equity Zones that deploys hyper-local strategies to confront the social and environmental factors that contribute to health and racial inequity – with the ultimate goal of closing Chicago’s racial life expectancy gap. Read more about HCEZ at chicago.gov/hcez. Responsibilities included:- Developed strong relationship with community partner serving as the Healthy Chicago Equity Zone… Show more Member of the Healthy Chicago Equity Zones team, an initiative within the Office of Community Planning and Equity Zones that deploys hyper-local strategies to confront the social and environmental factors that contribute to health and racial inequity – with the ultimate goal of closing Chicago’s racial life expectancy gap. Read more about HCEZ at chicago.gov/hcez. Responsibilities included:- Developed strong relationship with community partner serving as the Healthy Chicago Equity Zone (HCEZ) West Regional Lead, supporting their work as regional backbone for a network of partners assessing local health needs and implementing health equity interventions- Monitored progress of HCEZ West Regional Lead on scope-of-work through weekly check-ins and monthly reports, auditing their effectiveness on an ongoing basis and providing relevant tailored support- Provided technical assistance to the HCEZ West Regional Lead to conduct a Community Health Assessment including partner development, data collection and analysis, and priority area identification Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Led a year-long research process to identify priority policy issues for Austin and analyze the existing landscape of policy advocacy and civic engagement in Austin- Assessed network partners engagement with policy advocacy and developed a strategy to advance systemic change through capacity-building and organizing in Austin- Co-designed and co-facilitated 6-hour organizing training for 15 Austin quality-of-life plan leaders- Represented ACT in CDPH Community Accountability… Show more - Led a year-long research process to identify priority policy issues for Austin and analyze the existing landscape of policy advocacy and civic engagement in Austin- Assessed network partners engagement with policy advocacy and developed a strategy to advance systemic change through capacity-building and organizing in Austin- Co-designed and co-facilitated 6-hour organizing training for 15 Austin quality-of-life plan leaders- Represented ACT in CDPH Community Accountability Council, CDPH Healthy Chicago 2025 Implementation Body Advisory Team, and 1Chi4All working group; Supported Executive Director in representing ACT on the Racial Equity Rapid Response Team Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Surveyed 2,200+ properties in a targeted area, identified 100+ troubled properties, and researched ownership, tax status, and open court cases for those troubled properties- Built and maintained relationships with housing stakeholders, residents, and referral partners- Led the creation of a workflow, RACI matrix, and policies and procedures document that captured how the MMRP was executed across multiple teams at ACT

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Created 50-page Product Portfolio that profiled 15 programs hosted by local chapters of ULI that engaged public officials by interviewing local staff and synthesizing program materials- Wrote profiles of four District Councils’ efforts to improve their diversity and inclusion- Provided support for conference calls, meetings, and research on District Councils’ membership and sponsorship committees

Columbus, Ohio

Consulted for the Neighborhood Design Center through a Knowlton School of Architecture Studio Course; Was responsible for:- Designing five-session program to engage high school students’ on their neighborhood; activities included planning a circulator route, developing a vacant lot, and redesigning local parks- Facilitating sessions, focusing on opening up disengaged students- Presenting findings on increased safety and better public spaces to client for inclusion in neighborhood… Show more Consulted for the Neighborhood Design Center through a Knowlton School of Architecture Studio Course; Was responsible for:- Designing five-session program to engage high school students’ on their neighborhood; activities included planning a circulator route, developing a vacant lot, and redesigning local parks- Facilitating sessions, focusing on opening up disengaged students- Presenting findings on increased safety and better public spaces to client for inclusion in neighborhood development plan Show less

Contributed a chapter to the "Autism Planning and Design Guidelines 1.0", a research project sponsored by Autism Living and the Knowlton School of Architecture that won the APA’s 2019 AICP Student Project Award. Our team of nine student researchers designed and facilitated focus group for six adults with autism to test street and park designs. I facilitated discussions within the team and wrote significant portions of our section of the final publication.

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Created succinct 1-2 page memos and extended 4-10 page research reports using historical Senate databases, state departments' websites, think tank reports, and news articles- Supported the daily work and long-term strategy of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Created research memos on policy issues that affected the Senator’s district which were used to prepare the Senator and legislative staff for meetings with advocates and lobbyists- Worked on constituent cases and prepared talking points for floor speeches and community events

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

- Researched Ohio tax and budget policy by reviewing county financial reports, probing specific line items across biennial budgets, and investigating tax breaks- Provided writing support for grant reports and applications and distilled long policy reports into easily understood graphics for our social media

Springfield, Illinois Area

Springfield, Illinois Area

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), City And Regional Planning And Economics, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Eminence Fellows; Phi Kappa Phi; Students for Educational Equity, a student organizing group; BuckeyeThon.

Education record