• Led innovative community engagement and communication initiatives in support of local government and nonprofit clients across a wide array of policy areas, such as housing, transportation, community development, disaster preparedness and library services.• Developed an award-winning engagement program with San Mateo County that has improved the climate for housing in 10 communities. Over the course of three years, the program has engaged diverse stakeholders, fostered more collaborative community partnerships and reached more than 1,400 residents across 17 community conversations.• Managed and led a multi-year disaster preparedness initiative, supporting 40 libraries across 28 counties in the NorthNet Library System• Served as lead designer for the statewide Easy Voter Guide, making complex ballot measures accessible to residents of all reading and education levels.• Facilitated a wide range of community meetings and led facilitation trainings for local government staff.• Conducted user research through in-depth interviews, surveys, focus groups, usability testing and discourse analysis

• Provided counseling and therapeutic supports to students in a residential high school setting.• Received training on trauma-informed care, conflict resolution, restorative justice and psychological first aid.• Led training on Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions (PBIS)

• Earned Teacher of the Year honors for culturally responsive teaching and strong relationships with parents and stakeholders.• Provided instruction and special education supports to high school students with mild to moderate disabilities, including ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder and sensory processing disorders.• Supported teacher engagement as a union representative and member of the Teacher Quality Panel, overseeing district-wide teacher evaluations• Co-designed the district's Common Core math curriculum, as the working group's only special education representative• Served as special education department chair, supporting and managing a staff of six educators and seven paraprofessionals

• Selected from more than 31,000 applicants nationwide to join national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools. • Participated in intensive training program to develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve significant gains in student achievement, as well ongoing professional development.

• Edited contributions to "On Shaky Ground," an investigative series on statewide seismic safety, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Gannett Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism• Copy edited and fact-checked long-form, investigative journalism, covering topics such as healthcare, criminal justice, environmental safety and the awarding of government contracts• Helped manage California Watch's website and blog posts

• Helped collect and share the stories of San Jose's Latino and Chicano community.• Produced videos for the California of the Past Digital Storytelling Project.

• Served for five weeks as temporary photo editor of Novato’s community weekly.• Organized paper’s photo coverage of news, features and sports stories.• Managed paper’s photo workflow which included editing, toning and archiving photos each week.

• Elected to state student journalism organization’s highest position by voting delegates from California’s 60 community college journalism programs. • Advocated for student interests as a voting member of the JACC Board of Directors.• Worked with Northern California and Southern California student Vice Presidents to gauge student opinions on issues and disseminate information to state’s member colleges.• Worked as a conflict mediator, resolving disputes between JACC member newspapers.• Served as “Student Elections Coordinator” for the JACC’s 2008 state convention.

• Designed A-section on deadline including front page (A1).• Designed A, B and C-section pages during daily design shifts.

• Edited and designed baseball and scoreboard pages nightly.• Took game calls and compiled daily prep and college sports wrap ups.• Covered prep football games on deadline.

• Wrote between two and three articles per week.• Supervised three freelance writers (assigning stories and editing submitted copy).• Laid out, designed and edited between four and six pages weekly in Quark Express.• Oversaw writing and designing of the Sun’s 24-page 2005 Fall Sports Preview supplemental.