Member of the City Manager’s Office who oversees communications for the City of Livermore.

- Conduct communications and public engagement as a representative of the City of Livermore. - Perform a variety of analytical and professional administrative tasks in support of the City Manager’s Office. - Keep broad view of the community pulse, City Council goals and initiatives, regional, state, and national events and trends to create, guide, and contribute to City messaging and outreach.- Help develop State and Federal Legislative Platform and monitor pertinent legislation.

Worked exclusively for the City of Palo Alto implementing GreenWaste’s Public Outreach and Education Program by conducting both general and targeted outreach, educating the residential and commercial sectors on the principles and practices of waste reduction, reuse and recycling, and supporting the City of Palo Alto’s zero waste goals.- Supervised and oversaw the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Public Outreach and Education Program, serving as primary liaison with City staff. - Monitored the day-to-day delivery of programs and services to ensure consistent delivery and identify opportunities to improve quality.- Worked with corporate management, City staff, and representatives of elected officials to scope, plan, develop, and implement the City’s Zero Waste Program. - Provided support and hands-on assistance to Environmental Outreach Coordinators in the execution of their programmatic responsibilities as appropriate. - Scoped and reviewed all collateral and promotional materials.- Maintained thorough knowledge of current and emerging issues affecting the management of solid waste in Palo Alto, the Bay Area, and throughout California.- Represented GreenWaste at community events to enhance the Company’s community profile and to both engage and educate the community in zero waste efforts.- Maintained responsibility for all media correspondence and issues relating to the services provided in the City.- Prepared an annual program budget and reviewed, approved, monitored, and reported on expenditures.- Recruited, interviewed, and selected staff with appropriate technical and personal capabilities.

- Worked directly with ownership, C-suite, general managers, and other stakeholder groups to coordinate, write, edit, research, and analyze data for various internal and external communications materials in order to effectively deliver information about the initiatives and messages of GreenWaste Recovery and affiliated companies, which resulted in the award of jurisdictional collection and processing contracts and funding for special projects; Communications materials included, but were not limited to, requests for proposals, grants, newsletters, and reports. - Tracked and analyzed data, statistics, and environmental impacts of operations; Organized and formalized this information to be included in proposals, company literature, and sustainability reports.- Managed schedules, timelines, budgets, and responsible parties for multiple projects at a time.- Acted as company representative and performed various contract start-up duties, such as management of routing and equipment data and utilization of the ArcGIS mapping software; Liaised and communicated effectively with outside vendors and municipal partners.- Promoted and supported the sustainability initiatives of GreenWaste Recovery and affiliated companies, both internally and externally, including representation at environmental conferences and trade shows, communication with municipal representatives, and content contribution to various social media channels.- Managed and hired GreenWaste Recovery intern(s) and Communications Coordinators, and identified opportunities for merging educational and career objectives with the needs of GreenWaste Recovery and affiliated companies. - Established, strategized, and monitored organizational systems for company events; Gathered information, created a tracking system, and disseminated information company-wide and to external public and private partners.

- Promoted to Communications and Sustainability Associate and Proposal Writer from Sales.- Coordinated, managed, and responded to all Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications, and grant and environmental award applications on behalf of GreenWaste Recovery and affiliated companies.- Drove and executed company literature and external communications, and completed special projects both independently and as part of a team. - Represented GreenWaste Recovery at environmental conferences and trade shows.- Supervised GreenWaste Recovery's first intern.- Maintained the LEED Green Associate credential through continuing education.- Successfully re-certified GreenWaste Recovery's corporate office as a Santa Clara County Green Business.

- Tracked the progress of new construction projects, maintained communication with key decision-makers at various levels, and presented GreenWaste Recovery's approach to achieving high diversion from landfill for construction and demolition debris, as well as source-separated materials. - Represented GreenWaste Recovery at environmental conferences and trade shows, City Council meetings pertaining to environmental issues, and daily introductions and interactions with new and existing customers. - Supported the Sales Manager with large-scale proposals for waste diversion and reduction, as well as in achieving department quotas. - Obtained LEED Green Associate credential.