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San Francisco Bay Area

Directly reports to the Director of Housing Development with primary responsibility for managing and supervising a project development team throughout implementation of functions related to development of licensed residential care facilities and other types of supportive housing development in the Northern California Region. • Lead supervisor for a team of development project managers (DPM) senior development project managers (SDPR) and project coordinators (PC). Responsible for monitoring, training, supporting, and reporting on development staff and activities (e.g. development budgets, project schedules, milestone reporting, acquisitions, permitting, construction, stakeholder relations & meetings, etc.), and providing overall housing development quality assurance.• Negotiate, execute and evaluate/revise new and existing housing development contracts.• Oversee day-to-day activities in the simultaneous development of multiple residential care facilities for the use of people with developmental disabilities in the Northern California area, including all aspects of site identification, acquisition, loan closing, plan development, permitting, renovation, occupancy/licensing, and transfer to property management.• Responsible for direct participation in the generation of new business opportunities with current and future partners, including geographic expansion throughout greater regions of Northern California.• Direct participant in asset analysis and management of key properties within a portfolio of approximately 180 licensed care homes.• Critical responsibility of facilitating interdepartmental communication and collaboration for enhanced operations and function of development transfers to Supportive Housing Management.

San Diego, California

• Independently & primarily managed development in San Diego County for Brilliant Corners, which included nine residential CPP homes and renovation budgets totaling more than $3.4 million with successful turnover to property management.• Closely coordinated with Property Management Staff for smooth property turnovers, requiring early and close interdepartmental communications.• Oversaw and directly responsible for four acquisitions in San Diego including direct communications with San Diego Regional Center, Department of Development Services, Lenders, Finance Department and Service Providers as well as site identification, development of budgets, renovation hard cost estimates, project schedules, regulatory documents and early design development.• Assisted Property Management Dept. of San Diego in the interviewing of several candidates for Maintenance Technician Position. Continue to be available to assist in the interview and candidate selection process.• Provided exemplary customer service to the San Diego Regional Center, Service Providers and affected/interested neighbors through project design accommodations while adhering closely to the renovation budget and BC Development goals.

San Diego

Please refer to Senior Project Manager description & responsibilities.

Hillsborough, Ca

• Processed more than 500 projects for custom residential development. • Managed The Nueva School's Master Plan Update, execution of consultant contracts, associated Fiscal Impact Analysis, general plan and zoning code amendments. • Leadership role in amendment to the Town's Residential Design Guidelines for hillside design.• Lead planner for the Architecture & Design Review Board (ADRB): independent meeting and agenda management, project reports, action correspondence; primary contact for public hearing process, CEQA, Brown Act and Historical requirements.• Led an interdepartmental staff development committee, focused on team building, development issue resolution, and implementation/enforcement of Town regulations and State laws. • Identified and drove updates to policies and ordinances for development efficiencies. • Partook in analysis of Department budget through fee assessments. • Took the lead in development and implementation of the Water Efficiency in Landscape Ordinance. • Conducted environmental reviews pursuant to CEQA. • Performed technical review of design and construction drawings, title reports, historic land maps. • Assisted with Department monthly reports and collection of technical data for regional housing & development reporting; attended San Mateo County regional housing meetings as needed.• Interview panel member for Town hires; supervised Planning Division summer interns.

Hillsborough, Ca

• Under direction of the Director of Building & Planning, managed the ADRB agendas, projects and associated action documents (staff memorandums/reports and presentations).• Created Design Professional Newsletter; updated Planning webpage.• Provided technical zoning and development information to applicants.• Collaborated with City Attorney’s office regarding land use issues and code enforcement cases.• Reviewed technical and design drawings for projects varying in size and complexity.• Completed historical assessments in collaboration with the Town’s historic consultant and environmental reviews: exemptions and negative declarations, pursuant to CEQA.• Provided high level of customer service to applicants, Town committee members/Council.

San Carlos, Ca

• Staff liaison to the Residential Design Review Committee: agenda management, site & plan analysis; project reports; public notification; presentations; project final reviews and plan checks. • Completed environmental documents associated for projects as required by CEQA. • Took the lead on development of a residential development brochure outlining the design review process; took initiative to manage Planning website resources. • Presented Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Architectural review applications to the Planning Commission for commercial, industrial and multi-family development projects. • Provided technical land use/development information regarding zoning requirements, processes and design guidelines. • City of San Carlos representative for NPDES as the TAC and NDS Subcommittees and completed bi-annual reporting.

San Carlos, Ca

• Provided technical information related to general zoning and development requirements.• Processed code enforcement/violations and all home and commercial business registrations. • Reviewed building plan checks for compliance with planning approvals and zoning compliance for all commercial and industrial tenant improvements.• Presented Conditional Use Permit and Architectural Review applications to the Planning Commission. • Processed tree removal permits, first and second floor residential additions and their associated building plan checks and reviewed all minor architectural review projects.• City of San Carlos representative for NPDES, PIP Subcommittee

San Carlos, Ca

Provided administrative support to the Planning, Housing & Community Development Departments. Responsibilities included website updates, preparation of agendas for various committees, meeting attendance, meeting minutes, meeting packets for distribution to committee members and meeting scheduling.

San Diego, Ca

Provided administrative support to the Communications, Advocacy, Stroke Association and Planned Giving departments. Managed information distribution at health fairs around the San Diego community and managed contacts with community nurse volunteers.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: Women's Softball

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Health Science

Activities and Societies: Division I, West Coast Conference Women's Softball Team