“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”
- Martin Luther King, J.R.
Resume/CV
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Deputy Director - Transportation Planning → CA Transportation Commission, 2023–present
Climate Change Planner & Regional Transportation Planner → Caltrans, 2020–2023
Coastal Planner → CA Coastal Commission, 2018–2020
Grad Student Intern - Sea Level Rise Planning → County of Marin, 2016–2017
Administrative Intern - Big Blue Bus → City of Santa Monica, 2017
Planning Technician → Schmitz and Associates, 2016
Graduate Student Researcher → UCLA, 2015
Program Advisor → Intrax, 2014–2015
Community Organizer → Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, 2014
Research Assistant → UC Berkeley, 2013–2014
Communications Intern → San Francisco Performances, 2013
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Advisory Board Member - Explore the Coast Program → CA Coastal Conservancy, 2023–present
District 3 Appointee - Community Action Board → County of San Diego, 2023–present
Board Member → Leucadia 101 Main Street Association, 2023-present
Legislative Review Team → American Planning Association, CA Chapter, 2023–present
Board Member/Treasurer → Environmental Protection Information Center, 2019–2022
Board Member/Advertising Director → American Planning Association - Northern CA Section, 2018-2021
Chair - Economic Development Committee → City of Arcata, 2017-2019
Editorial Board Member - Critical Planning Journal → UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, 2015-2017
Board Member → Berkeley Student Cooperative, 2012-2013
Educator → Berkeley Student Food Collective, 2012
Event Planner → UC Berkeley Students for Nonviolence Club, 2012
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UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Master of Urban and Regional Planning - Emphasis in Environmental Analysis and Policy → UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Class of 2017
Bachelor of Science in Society and Environment - Emphasis in U.S. Environmental Policy and Resource Management → UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources, Class of 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies - Emphasis in Culture and Identity - Music Minor → UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science, Class of 2014
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CERTIFICATIONS
Envision Sustainability Professional → Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, 2020
Advanced CEQA Practice → CA Association of Environmental Professionals, 2018
Professional Certificate - Municipal Finance → University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, 2018
Graduate Certificate - Leaders in Sustainability → UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, 2018
Graduate Certificate - Global Environment and Resources → UCLA Luskin - Global Public Affairs, 2017