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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

- provides leadership in implementation of the organization’s equity framework for a range of projects and supports clients and internal staff in identifying policies, practices, and other factors that result in inequitable outcomes- researches and recommends evidence-based practices, policy ideas, and interventions that achieve equity- develops and facilitates trainings related to anti-racism, equity, belonging, and accessibility to a variety of audiences- leads projects from proposal through completion, creating schedules, scopes of work, budget estimates, project implementation plans, and final deliverables and coordinates internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and budget- establish and maintain relationships with clients and partners, providing regular contact on project status and changes

Austin, Texas, United States

Within the department's Inclusive Planning division, I led key housing policy, planning, and research efforts with a systems change and racial equity approach. My work included:- housing and development policy review with an eye for affordability and equity- data analysis and visualization to inform decision making- cross-sector collaborations on projects such as community planning, resilience, displacement prevention, public transportation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion-based organizational development

Austin, Texas Area

- Monitors and evaluates the progress of the comprehensive plan of the City of Austin through performance monitoring of key indicators and annual reporting and review.- Performs research, spatial analysis, and population forecasting and modeling for the City of Austin demographics division to meet data needs of internal and external stakeholders.- Shares data and communicates results with the public and key stakeholders by creating and maintaining a web-based dashboard through Open Data software. Performs mapping, graphic design, and other data visualizations for increase accessibility and readability. Maintains consistent data standards and data quality control while working with a variety of types of data.- Performs community outreach and education for the City of Austin comprehensive plan. Communicates relevant City of Austin events and information through monthly newsletters and social media management to a large community of interest. - Engages external stakeholders through partnerships and community engagement.- Project manager for the pilot Box Bazaar project, which is a temporary neighborhood installation that will activate a piece of city-owned land in East Austin by housing six business incubator spaces for small, local businesses in retrofitted shipping containers and by creating a vibrant neighborhood center with programming designed to benefit the surrounding community.- Supervises summer interns providing clear instruction and a consistent workload while incorporating meaningful on-the-job learning experiences.

- collected progress and implementation highlights from over 20 city departments and integrated them into the 2016 Imagine Austin annual report for publication and presentation to internal and external stakeholders- supported the Downtown MetroRail Study by providing GIS analysis, qualitative and quantitative research, and the creation of a current conditions report for the project area to inform further development- provided GIS analysis, research, and social media outreach as needed

- designed research project demonstrating the suburbanization of poverty in the city of Austin over the past 10 years- collected, cleaned, and maintained datasets of economically disadvantaged students in 27 local school districts and over 300 individual campuses- produced maps, graphics, and a technical report conveying my findings

University Of Texas At Austin

- developed programming and organized workshops for the university community about various social justice issues- facilitated discussions and workshops on a diverse array of subjects- organized a 7-week Multicultural Leadership Institute and developed curriculum around social justice themes and leadership

University Of Texas At Austin

- coordinated and aided in the planning of over 30 events annually for the larger University of Texas community focusing on social justice issues prevalent in our society today- supported full-time staff by providing transcription and data collection services- managed the public study space and private offices with over 300 daily students and visitors

Kano, Nigeria

- designed research project demonstrating the role of eHealth Africa’s GIS and Vaccination Tracking System in the polio program and the mission of global polio eradication- collected, cleaned, and maintained datasets of wild poliovirus cases in Nigeria over a five year period and coverage, quality, and frequency of immunization campaigns since the inception of the Vaccination Tracking System- produced maps, graphics, and a technical report conveying my findings

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Geography And The Environment

Activities and Societies: Liberal Arts Honors, Dean's List, Multicultural Engagement Center, Students for Equity and Diversitywith a focus.

Arabic Language And Literature

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