Tanya P. Email & Phone Number

Long Beach, California, United States

Responsible for establishing relationships with cargo owners and trade intermediaries. Represent the Port at industry events, lead Port presentations for trade associations, logistics service providers and other stakeholders.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Obtained Board of Harbor Commissioner approval of Gerald Desmond Bridge Strategic Media contract, a $1.5 million award against a politically weighted backdrop.• Identified inefficiencies and streamlined the delegation of Port deliverables related to the Community Sponsorship program. • Administered 16 public bids/government procurements• Successfully managed 40 various agreements, including the administration of $6.5 million budget in project-based and on-call contracts.Assist in budget preparation and year-end close process for personnel and non-personnel expenditures. Prepare accruals for sponsorships. Track and project future Division expenses related to contracts and non-personnel spending, reviewed invoices, researched and reconciled charge point errors. Prepared financial reports for the Port's sponsorship program, community and trade advertising, and vendor balances. Manage sub-object and contract balances, SBE tracking. Trained division personnel in procurement principles. Spearheaded administration of the procurement process, from contract budget, to scope and evaluation criteria, moderated evaluation committees. Coordinated the public contracting process with a variety of stakeholders from the City Attorney, and Risk Management to Finance and Contract Compliance. Maintained procurement records and responded to public records requests related to contracting and purchases. Drafted, edited and reviewed Board memos and key talking points for staff. Liaison and point of contact for polity partners, industry stakeholders and sponsorship recipients.

Summary: I gained invaluable experience in California Building Codes, the City and state permitting process, the coordination of permits between Public Works, Planning, Building, Fire and Health departments and developed the capacity to navigate administrative grey areas, or places where there isn't protocol yet.Leadership: Designed and arranged for a workshop with California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for building inspectors, City engineers, and local contractors to meet new ADA building requirements as they related to medical clinics.My drive and work ethic lead to me serving in the place of the Building Official on interview panels in the search for a records clerk. Administration: Administrative support to the Superintendent of Building and Safety. Drafted internal and external correspondence. Maintained records per City retention policy, regular updates to the policies and procedures manual. Arranged travel for out of state and CALBO related trips for building officials. Financial: Initiated, prepared and processed Journal Entries for financial accounting, processed mileage requests, and all staff reimbursements. Trainer: Digital plan retention trainer for the Bureau, trained staff and temps on proper records retention practices. Spear-headed the audit and restructuring of the building plans storage room. Marketing: Created content for, reviewed, updated and edited Information Bulletins on City's Development Services website for public information. Created flyers and other marketing materials for Building and Safety events.Events planning: Coordinated training and continuing education units for 60 inspection and engineering staff, as well as travel and ensuring coverage for the floor at all time. Arranged travel for staff to attend International Code Council (ICC) annual conference and California Building Official (CALBO).

Reviewed pitches, created feature assignments, hired freelancers and columnists. Proofread, wrote headlines and summaries, captioned photos, light copy writing. Managed the social media blog. Monitored web traffic, synthesized data and made changes in direction. Used social media platforms, especially Facebook, to help promote content and create brand advocates.• Edited and managed 12 authors and four verticals for a major small-business website• Developed and managed microsite projects - Web Smarts and the Wine Guide• Project coordinator for third-party partnerships and syndicated three email newsletters• Successfully merged the sales, marketing and advertising verticals into one archive, making it easier for readers to find relevant content and increasing page views.

• Self-directed, freelance writer, conceived and wrote 300-500 word blog posts• Uploaded content in CMS and WordPress, found and captioned art, photos and media• Used social media to build relationships and increase traffic• HTML and SEO practiced daily

Co-authored and edited "The Freedom Writers Diary." Book reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and lead to a movie. Travel on behalf of the Freedom Writers Foundation as a keynote speaker.• Toured Europe (1998) as an Ambassador for Peace. Tour North America as keynote speaker• Speak with youth in juvenile halls, group homes and in the foster system• Contributed a short autobiographical account to "The Freedom Writers Diary" 10th Anniversary reprint

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society

Bachelor Of Science, Occupational Studies With A Minor In Journalism - Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Daily 49er, Bateman Team, Freedom Writers Full scholarship recipient.