Experience

California Institute for Energy and Environment

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Intern with Oakland EcoBlock

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  The EcoBlock aims to retrofit a residential block of Oakland with integrative, energy-efficient systems to conserve water, reach carbon neutrality, and create a resilient urban system with minimal disruption to the residents' lives. Created a report analyzing the historical urban development, land-use, transit, and demographic changes of Oakland and the EcoBlock site to contextualize the EcoBlock's impact on the neighborhood Wrote a report comparing EcoBlock goals with government objectives detailed in Oakland’s General Plan and other planning documents to foster collaboration opportunities with local government Wrote a 300-500 word monthly column sent to EcoBlock residents about the history and stories of the area Prepared case studies highlighting microgrid issues and opportunities to be included in a guidebook for other cities



Sustainable Housing at California

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solar Decathlon Policy and Community Engagement Team Lead

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Performed site context and environmental analysis for the proposed project in Oakland using Led community engagement process with residents to project designLed meetings with philanthropic, professional, and government organizations to secure project support

• Outreach Director

  • Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  Led grant-writing and company sponsorship outreach efforts, securing over $5,000 in funding and material donations

• Grants Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2021



National League of Cities

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Housing and Community Development Intern

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022



Urban Displacement Project (UDP)

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

  Collected, cleaned, and mapped data visualizing tract- and county-level eviction rates, income levels, and racial demographics using Leaflet and Tidycensus packages in R for the Evictions Study Project Conducted a literature review and assisted in writing a report on pandemic evictions’ impact on children Verified results of OCR and data scraping efforts to estimate accuracy of current methods Researched avenues for expanding analyses to new jurisdictions through collaborations with companies and academic institutions



GOROVE SLADE

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Transportation Planning Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Wrote reports submitted to state and local government agencies that surveyed existing transportation facilities and analyzed proposed developments’ impacts on the surrounding transportation networks Proposed mitigations to reduce developments’ traffic impacts and encourage bicycle and transit use Performed trip generation, distribution, and growth calculations with Excel and Synchro Created graphics with Visio and ArcGIS tools to illustrate the existing transportation networks surrounding projects and proposed changes Built an interactive ArcGIS web app to assist with marketing efforts and project startup with two other interns



UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Project: "Zoning and Housing Costs in U.S. Cities" with Political Science PhD candidate Alexander Sahn Collected residential zoning law data from municipal zoning codes of cities from across the US Worked with local government officials to attain zoning shapefile data Project: "Zoning and Housing Costs in U.S. Cities" with Political Science PhD candidate Alexander Sahn Collected residential zoning law data from municipal zoning codes of cities from across the US Worked with local government officials to attain zoning shapefile data



Review of International Conflict and Security

• United States
• International Affairs

• Section Editor

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Edited articles and advised writers on the State Competition team as they prepare their work for publication

• Staff Writer

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  Member of the State Competition Team: deeply researched conflicts between nations and constructed creative solutionsWrote and published two 1500 word articles which detailed international controversies and offered policy prescriptions



Teona McGhaw-Bouré Campaign for State Representative

• Ferguson, Missouri

• Assistant Campaign Manager

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Worked with the candidate and campaign manager to develop strategies to attract voters Organized and participated in canvassing outings five times a week Coordinated and managed poll workers on election day Organized and participated in multiple phonebanks Distributed flyers and put up signs across the district Worked with the candidate and campaign manager to develop strategies to attract voters Organized and participated in canvassing outings five times a week Coordinated and managed poll workers on election day Organized and participated in multiple phonebanks Distributed flyers and put up signs across the district