Scroll through to see my CV or click here to download:
Resume
-
Innovative Projects Analyst
Housing and Community Development Representative IIData & Innovation Unit
As a basic human need, housing is one of the most important parts of any community, and how we plan for housing has wide reaching impacts on the environment, education, health, and the economy. HCD plays a critical role in the housing-planning process, which was designed to ensure that communities plan housing that meet the needs of everyone in California's communities. HCD works with each of the 538 regions to determine their housing needs, and then reviews every city and county's housing plan (the housing element of the general plan) to determine whether or not the plan complies with state law.HCD helps to provide stable, safe homes affordable to veterans, seniors, young families, farm workers, people with disabilities, and individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
-
Hester Street is an urban planning, design and community development nonprofit working so that neighborhoods are shaped by their people.
- Project management and budgeting of local and federal, urban and rural-based projects with a focus on community-based planning
- Facilitating the research and design of workshops, programming and public trainings
-Managing the writing and editing of publications related to land use and public housing in NYC
-Projects include: American Rescue Plan, New York City Housing Authority, NYC Racial Justice Commission, Together We Thrive: Black Business Network
-
New York City, New York
Developing community engagement strategies with local community boards, advocate on behalf of New York City residents on land use matters, communicating with elected officials during the public reviews process
Engaging multiple stakeholders, electeds, and departments on high-profile projects in community affairs
Projects: East Side Coastal Resiliency, SoHo/NoHo Rezoning, 250 Water St, Religious Facilities Land Use Guide
Tracking, evaluating and making recommendations on land use and historic preservation applications to the NYC Planning Commission and the Landmarks Preservation Commission
-
New York City, New York
Developed reports and press releases on AAPI citizenship, affordable housing, education and Census 2020 in NYC.
-
New York City, New York
Researched and wrote an UNISDR publication on cultural heritage preservation that was presented at the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador (2016).
-
New York City, New York
In-house country analysis for the consultation of political trends and their risks/impacts on foreign investment.
-
New York City, New York
Researched domestic and international urban planning policies to draft architectural competition proposals, agreements, and contracts for over 40 projects.
-
New York City, New York
Conducted site visits and interviews with small business owners for the writing and research of two reports detailing NYC’s library infrastructure, education policy, and workforce development programs.
-
New York City, New York
Composed and translated documents for USCIS applications and affidavits for visas and family reunification in the H1-B and E-2 categories.
-
San Francisco, California
Led in the design and research process of a “Pro Se Manual” to aid survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) through U.S. citizenship processing procedures.
-
Washington, D.C.
Conducted research on foreign policy financing initiatives
-
Berkeley, California
Administrative Assistant duties
Education & Certifications
-
Concentrations in Built Environment, Community and Economic Development, International Planning and Development
Studio X-Rio de Janeiro Student Researcher
Graduate Student Teaching & Research Assistant for:
Dr. Hiba Bou Akar’s book “For the War Yet to Come: Planning Beirut’s Frontiers”
Dr. Peter Marcuse archived materials housed at Columbia GSAPP
SOC GR8300: Global Governance Regimes - Dr. Sassia Sasken & Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh
PLA6267-1: Infrastructure Planning and Practice in Developing Countries - Dr. Andrea Rizvi
PLA6121-1: Residential Planning in Global Cities - Professor Kate Dunham
PLA664-1: Global Practices in Risk Reduction & Resilience - Dr. Ebru Gencer
PLA6939-1: Sustainable Urban Planning & Design - Dr. Jonathan Martin
PLA6621-1: Local Government Policies and Law - Professor Moira O’Neill and Howard Slatkin
-
ASUC Superb Productions General Manager
-
The American Institute of Certified Planners is the American Planning Association's professional institute. AICP certifies professionals in the United States in the field of town planning and assists planners in the areas of ethics, professional development, planning education, and the standards of planning practice.
-
Collective Bargaining, Labor History, Labor/Employment Law, Contemporary Labor Issues, and Contract Administration.
Awards
-
Funded language study at Taiwan Normal University
-
Funded conference travel by Peking University
-
Research grant for urban planning study on immigrant communities in Buenos Aires, Argentina
-
Peer-to-Peer Award - Issued by Columbia University to student who best demonstrates community service
-
The Community Planning Fellows Program places graduate students in urban planning with NYC community boards. This provides community boards with much-needed additional capacity, and offers students first-hand experience in community planning.
In the community board offices, fellows face real-world community planning issues as they work on zoning, transportation, retail development and other land use projects. They assist board members and staff in finding solutions to quality-of-life issues of importance to local neighborhoods.
-
Funded language study at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (2017)
-
Scholarship stipends to students best demonstrating leadership potential.