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Greater Seattle Area

Researched emerging issues affecting Washington’s 39 counties, 281 cities and towns, and hundreds of special purpose districts. Responded to specific planning policy questions from municipalities across Washington. Issues spanned a diverse range of practice areas, including (but not limited to): capital facilities, land use, planning, zoning, housing, finance, public works, and compliance to state regulations.Created informational web pages on modular and small unit affordable housing, code techniques to encourage their construction, and policy evaluation of different approaches in Washington and across the USA as part of a contract with the Washington Department of Commerce.Edited and updated planning and policy web pages published on the company site on a range of topics including (but not limited to): growth management act, state environmental planning, shoreline management, subdivisions, and site planning. Referenced and researched the Revised Codes of Washington as well as municipal codes of cities and counties across the state.

Steamboat Springs, Co

Led executives and employees of global pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb on a cross-country cycling trip from Oregon to New Jersey to raise money for cancer research.Managed trip logistics as well as participant safety and satisfaction as the team covered 3,500 miles from Oregon to New Jersey in one month.

Greater Seattle Area

Facilitated 14 after school cycling clubs in high schools and middle schools across South Seattle and Tacoma.Grew program from serving 10 schools to serving 14 with over 300 diverse students participatingTaught curriculum of safe urban cycling, multi-modal transportation, healthy diets, and led weekly cycling trips with students of diverse backgroundsCoordinated volunteer support, assisted in managing part time staff, wrote articles for the club’s monthly news publicationLed 70 high school students and 40 volunteers on a 2 day, 207 mile bike ride from Seattle to Portland

Led 30 young adults in a 3,592 mile cross country cycling trip from North Carolina to San Diego to volunteer with affordable housing non-profits and raise $160,000 for housing issues across the USA

Led volunteers and supervised the construction of affordable homes for low-income Denver residents on a Habitat for Humanity build sitesInformed all volunteers of the mission of Habitat for Humanity and how the Metro Denver affiliate is addressing affordable housing and homeownership. Built 14 affordable housing units to by hand with volunteers to Energy Star and LEED specificationsHosted former President Jimmy Carter’s “2013 Carter Work Project” on Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver’s construction site, to build 11 new homes in 1 week

Master'S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Focus in Land Use, Transportation, and Infrastructure

Graduate Certificate, Real Estate

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, 4.0

Minors in Sociology and English