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• Manage the Bay Area Climate Literacy Collaborative, a consortium of 30 informal environmental organizations advancing climate literacy and action in the SF Bay Area.
• Lead fundraising, grant writing, and business development efforts for multiple projects.
• Create professional development resources from reports to climate change trainings for park staff.
• Frequently speak at prominent industry events and annual conferences for organizations.
• Create communications web and print content; ex. one-pagers, electronic newsletters.
• Manage a departmental budget, execute contracts, and supervise staff as needed.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Provided strategic support, served as facilitator, and conducted research for over 15 national partners in the National Park Service, working on issues related to improving community engagement.
• Supported the rollout of the National Park Service’s Urban Agenda, holding outreach workshops for staff in the Pacific Northwest region and onboarding the 10 National Park Service Urban Fellows.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Wrote Open Space Vision Plan for Wilmington, collected community feedback, and presented final report to the Department of Recreation and Parks commission for implementation.
• Served as liaison between the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation & Parks and community stakeholders in Wilmington-Harbor City on open space development.
• Trained and led a team of multi-lingual surveyors to conduct public outreach and data collection.
• Managed social media account for project and assisted in the creation of press materials.
• Analyzed and synthesized demographic, environmental, health and current policy and project data.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed and executed PR and marketing strategies including messaging, pitching journalists, writing content for bylines and website collateral, applying for speaker and award opportunities, compiling coverage.
• Researched renewable energy trends and updates in media and news, to best inform PR strategies.
• Managed social media strategy and post production for various accounts.

San Francisco Bay Area

Interned for the Department of Business Development.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assisted in research assignments with Supervisor Chiu’s legislative aides on municipal legislation.
• Answered all incoming constituent calls and greeted the Supervisor’s constituents.
• Scheduled and organized the Supervisor’s events calendar.
• Witnessed weekly meetings of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, developing a greater sense and appreciation of the human diversity present in public service.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assisted six kindergartners in the improvement of their literacy skills.
• Provided one on one tutoring, focusing on the early development stages of reading and writing comprehension.
• Created specifically tailored lessons for students depending on their needs and abilities.
• Observed mandated public education policies at work in a classroom setting.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.); Public Policy Certificate

Activities and Societies: Graduate Policy Administration Community (GPAC)-Masters in Public Administration Committee Chair

B.A., Politics, English

Activities and Societies: Delta Zeta, Honors Program Student Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars.