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Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

- Project management for active transportation initiatives, tax increment financing authorities, non-profits, citizen ballot initiatives, and political campaigns.- Independent representative for CycleSafe, Inc., a Michigan manufacturer of bicycle parking equipment.- Distributor of Saris Infrastructure bicycle management products.- Sales, installation, and maintenance of bike lockers, bike racks, bike repair stands, and litter receptacles.- Grand Rapids staged cyclist, 2018 NHSTA Bicycle Passing Distance Study.- Consultant for certification of bicycle-friendly employers, colleges, and cities.- Certified League of American Bicyclists safety educator for adults and children,for Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, Kent District Library, Boston Square Community Bikes, and Major Taylor Cycling of West Michigan.- Field Director, Rachel Hood for State Representative campaign, April-August 2018.- Grant writing.- Zoning consultation for private sector clients.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

- Performed field work for traffic safety and calming, bike parking, micromobility, and shuttle loop; collected/presented traffic data; issued permits for use of public right-of-way.- Conducted field surveys with corridor authority design committees/boards and gave presentations at authority meetings.- Facilitated 2022 HUD CDBG street furniture project for S. Division-Grandville and N. Quarter TIFAs (185 bike U-racks, 19 meter post racks, 4 bike repair stands, 3 benches, and 13 litters).- Managed installations of 239 bike racks in 2021 and 227 racks in 2022.- Sited bike racks, benches, and litters for Ottawa Ave., Fulton St., Division Ave., and Lake Dr. reconstructions, with engineers, contractors, and staff.- With Downtown Grand Rapids, coordinated siting of 6 bike repair stands.- Led bike rack projects for Mobile GR, Parks, Downtown Grand Rapids, and Michigan St., Southtown, Uptown, West Side, and N. Quarter corridor authorities. Siting, engage businesses, permits, quotes, notices-to-proceed, site visits, inspections, and invoice review.- Coordinated 8 partners for North End Wellness Coalition AARP Benches project. Led site selection process for 7 benches at 6 sites; obtained permits; prepared installation and concrete specifications; sited concrete pads and benches; led site visits and sent notices-to-proceed; inspected bench installations; reviewed invoices.- Managed siting/installation of bench for Roosevelt Park Neighborhood.- Salvaged and stored bike racks from Lake Dr., Ottawa Ave., and Fulton St. reconstructions and Van Andel Arena plaza project.- Sited 8 salvaged waste receptacles and coordinated reinstallation with Uptown authority and engineer and contractor.- Surveyed 210 shared micromobility parking zones, up to 4 times each. Placed about 500 information and safety decals. Documented conditions. Field marked 75 zones for repainting.- Coordinated removal of 41 abandoned meter posts along Fulton and Wealthy streets with Parking Operations.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

- Co-managed daily operations of regional field office of political consultant.- Hired and trained field canvassers, and co-managed up to 40 employees.- Organized canvasser geographical assignments and prepared end-of-shift reports.- Personally canvassed thousands of addresses and collected hundreds of signatures.- Campaigns included state House of Representatives coordinated campaign, city commissioner primary election, governor nominating petition, fund raising for union political action committee, absentee voter drive, state party coordinated election campaign, state traffic safety outreach, new grocery store neighborhood marketing, township zoning referendum petition, yard sign coordination, and petition drives for three state ballot measures.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Advocacy, technical assistance, education, proposal writing, fundraising, marketing, social media, financial management, contract administration, and event planning.- Obtained Transportation for Michigan grant for diversity, inclusion, and equity initiative.- Initiated Room to Ride campaign for 100 miles of bike lanes, resulting in 76 miles across 6 cities in 3 years.- Recommended GGRBC Board advocate for 5' safe passing ordinance, instead of consultant-recommended 3' standard. City Commission then adopted first safe passing law in state, and increased passing distance to 5' (highest distance in U.S.).- Facilitated GGRBC’s role as subconsultant to Alta Planning and Design for Driving Change Bicycle Safety Education Project.- Coordinated 2012, 2013, and 2014 bike traffic counts.- Delivered Bicycle Friendly Business consulting.- Led Active Commute Week 2015 with 12 major employers. $13,000 in sponsorships.- Partnered with New Belgium Brewing for Grand Rapids Clips Beer and Film Tour that netted over $10,000 each year in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Over 75 volunteers.- Directed GGRBC’s partnership with 2014 Climate Ride Midwest with proceeds of $17,000. Participated in 4-day, 310-mile bicycle ride from Grand Rapids to Chicago, personally raising over $3,500.- Awarded $130,000 from Wege, Frey, and Grand Rapids Community foundations.- Led $65,000 Founding Sponsors Campaign, including $7,500 from Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation.- Sold $11,450 in advertising on GGRBC's updated bike map to 16 sponsors.- Generated $6,000 from 10 sponsors for 2011 Bike Grand Rapids map. Distributed 10,000 copies with sales of $5,600 through 30 retailers in 18 months.- Event planner for 2011 Bicycle Summit. Raised $13,400 from 28 sponsors.- Obtained $7,175 from Dyer-Ives Foundation for website.- 60 media mentions in 30 months.- Increased Facebook likes (350 to 2904), Twitter followers (50 to 1809), and e-newsletter subscriptions (50 to 1700).- Hired Development Coordinator.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

- Trained 10 crew leaders and managed 150 staff for 2010 Census non-response operation that conducted interviews at 10,700 addresses in Kent County, Michigan.- Promoted to Assistant to Assistant Manager for Field Operations.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

- Chief administrative officer.- Managed numerous projects, grants, and contracts.- Submitted four federal public safety grant applications.- Prepared proposal for, and awarded, highly competitive $867,000 federal ARRA stimulus grant for new $1.1 million Dutton Fire Department station. Led environmental review process, grant management and reporting, and purchase of design-build services in coordination with project team members and elected officials. Ensured building met required environmental performance standards.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Taught "Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning" (Geography 351) course eight times in Department of Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

- Grant management, planning, and contract administration for federally-funded Urban County Community Development Block Grant program.- Implemented subgrant program serving 33 cities, villages, and townships with annual budget of approx. $1 million.- Prepared five-year and annual community development and affordable housing plans.- Facilitated construction projects with architects and civil engineers, contractors, and owners (county departments, cities, villages, townships, and non-profits).- Coordinated over 100 construction projects: accessibility improvements, multi-use paths, sidewalks, street reconstruction and resurfacing, parking lots, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water mains, parks and playgrounds, senior centers, libraries, historic preservation, and demolition.- Administered approximately 30 construction contracts annually for over 15 years: completing environmental assessments, developing bid specifications, overseeing procurement procedures, preparing contract documents, conducting preconstruction conferences, visiting construction sites, approving contract amendments and payment requests, and enforcing federal prevailing wage and equal opportunity standards.- Administered public services contracts, including dial-a-ride transportation, senior meals-on-wheels, senior center services, teen parent services, and fair housing services.

Master Of Urban Planning, Urban And Regional Planning

Ba, Psychology