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Charleston, Sc, Us

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Works with Charleston's Director of Housing and Community Development in building policies and procedures, ensuring successful implementation of comprehensive housing strategies and programs citywide.

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Led Charleston’s leadership and staff in strategic goal-setting to reduce flooding and create affordable housing through the PriorityStat program. // Developed cross-departmental performance measures and data visualizations to drive decision-making, promote collaboration, and enhance government transparency for residents. // Engaged community members and staff in pilot programs to improve equity in flood response for disabled and senior populations, and enshrined disaggregated demographic data standards to address inequities. // Developed and promoted citywide civic tech standards and frameworks.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Collaborated with tenured professor on two courses and guided classes of 30+ students through research proposals and class presentations on addressing urban planning, policy, and risk mitigation. // Courses: Theories for Practice in Conflict, Crisis, and Recovery (2021); Urban Governance and the Politics of Planning in the Developing World (2022)

Greater Boston

Authored tenant rights ordinance to create public access to rental information and stronger landlord accountability in order to reduce renter displacement and improve quality of housing stock. // Managed research of legislative and policy proposals at the local, state, and federal levels.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Developed, designed and documented mixed-use retail, residential, and cultural architecture projects totaling over 500,000 square feet across all phases of design in Los Angeles, Nashville, and other U.S. cities. // Managed and mentored junior staff on projects, administered training on softwares and design processes. // Won Gensler Research and Innovation Award (2018) for the "Resilience Hub” team project, an innovative shelter prototype to provide post-earthquake support services for commercial buildings in Los Angeles.Notable projects include: Palisades Village (Pacific Palisades, CA), Fifth + Broadway (Nashville, TN), National Museum for African American Music (Nashville, TN), Figat7th (Los Angeles, CA), USCD Innovation + Cultural hub (San Diego, CA).

Culver City, Ca

Worked closely with Principals on a variety of mixed-use, urban planning and high-end residential projects, and prepared renderings, drawings, diagrams, site models, and presentations, RFIs, and submittals for the firm.

Mdes Risk And Resilience

Received degree with Distinction ("work of exceptional merit"); winner, Master of Design Studies Research and Development Award..

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Architecture

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