Experience

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  Saint James Academy

  • Solana Beach, California, United States

  • Performing Arts Director and Regeneration Elective Author

    • Oct 2021 - Present
    • Solana Beach, California, United States

    I program and teach music appreciation and fundamentals; provide musical selection, direction and accompaniment for choir, holiday, Spring Variety Show, Graduation and other events; I instruct K-8 piano, voice, recorder and ukulele; program and execute the sustainability elective, school climate and garden efforts; I perform music programming and provide piano accompaniment for weekly children’s masses. I am currently piloting the Creative Regeneration Elective focused on regenerating ecosystems on campus and worldwide.

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  EcoArts Foundation

  • Program Designer, Educator, Founder

    • May 2015 - Present

    We inspire the regeneration of ecological systems through the arts. This has included in-school program design and education for Solidarity Farm School plus schools in the Poway Unified School District and across San Diego County at large with partner Parachute Arts. Past programs included TV programming for the City of Palmdale, podcasting, sustainable event production, environmental arts and performance events, and organizational collaborations.

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  San Diego Energy District

  • United States
  • Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Assistant Executive Director

    • Mar 2015 - Oct 2019

    Liaison to cities, commissions, and groups regarding the future of energy in San Diego county; Includes event marketing and executing Energy Future’s Webinar program; Content development, outreach, and community engagement on clean energy procurement in the San Diego region.Advocate for the expansion of local renewables via Community Choice Energy; Promotion of membership and raised funds; Media development; Citizen education on Community Choice Aggregation policy and climate action planning; Managed public relations.More about SDED Foundation: http://www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org/mission-statement.html

  • Membership Manager

    • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

    Advocated for the expansion of local renewables via Community Choice Energy; Promoted membership and raised funds: Developed media; Educated citizens on policy and climate action planning; Managed public relationshttp://www.sandiegoenergydistrict.org/mission-statement.html

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  beautifulPB

  • PB EcoDistrict Grant Administrator

    • Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

    The Pacific Beach EcoDistrict aims to increase equity, resilience and climate protection for the PB region by bolstering Economic Vitality, Accessible Neighborhood Housing, and Low Carbon Mobility. Since its founding in 2013, the EcoDistrict Model has demonstrated that neighborhoods are the ideal scale to innovate equitable, sustainable development in cities. Today, a diverse cross-sector coalition of PB volunteers and funders are united in addressing high business failure rates, increasing income inequality, unusually-long trip distances, unsafe and illegal bike commuting (2018 PB Counts Mobility Report), and record high 2018 housing costs. (PB EcoDistrict Case: https://tinyurl.com/y7wfabvh).Administered application for JP Morgan Chase AdvancingCities grant ($3 million). This included creating Project Budget and Project Plan.

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  UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)

  • Masters of International Environmental Policy 2018

    • 2015 - Jun 2018

    Global Policy & Strategy Scholarship recipient 2015-2016Served as Net Impact PresidentClasses included:Humanitarian InterventionsEnvironmental EconomicsLatin American Energy SecurityPolitical Economy of AsiaStart-Ups and EntrepreneurshipQuantitative Methods 1 and 2Managerial EconomicsGlobalizationIntermediate Business Spanish (I, II, III)Finance and AccountingPolicy Making ProceduresWater Policy, Management, and InnovationInternational EconomicsInternational SecurityStart-UpsEnergy Security in Latin AmericaPolitical Economy of Energy in AsiaLatin American Economic PolicyFundamental of Energy SystemsEnergy PolicyClimate Change Policy (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)Corporate AccountabilityDemocratization of Latin AmericaEnvironmental Law

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  City of San Diego

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Economic Management, Climate Action Plan

    • Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
    • Greater San Diego Area

    Provided direct support to San Diego's Chief Sustainability Manager to successfully implement San Diego's Climate Action Plan, including annual reporting, strategic policy research and communications.

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  US - Israel Center for Innovation and Economic Sustainability

  • Rady School of Management

  • Lead Fellow, Media and Community Relations

    • Nov 2015 - Jun 2016
    • Rady School of Management

    This Beta Pilot program brought innovative rain harvesting engineering from Israel to three public schools—City Heights, Pacific Beach and Encinitas. UCSD Rady and GPS students worked with professors and Israeli founder Amir Yechieli to implement and measure results from the program. The rain barrel harvesting systems continue to collect water in urban areas, which currently drains into the sewer, and/or the sea. The collected water is used for toilet flushing and garden irrigation which can account for 85 percent of a school’s total water usage. Duties: Media; Community outreach; Coordination of fellow activities

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  LG Electronics Mobile USA/ Manpower

  • South Korea
  • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Product Liability

    • Dec 2014 - Feb 2015

    Managed communications between call center, customers, and legal department regarding product liability cases; Evaluated evidence and reviewed test results. Tracked cases in IssueView and for data extraction; Monitored performance and trends.

  • Program Analyst

    • Feb 2013 - Dec 2014

    Directed Web content activity via SharePoint database throughout mobile product lifecycle: Managed mobile product launch across Marketing, Call Center, CS Planning, User Manual, Trade, Digital, Brand, and Support teams for timely delivery of materials; Scheduled critical tasks and meetings under strict timeframe; Evaluated and developed internal processes for New Product Introduction and Software Update; Escalated issues with regard to quality, legal, technical, user experience, call center and customer concerns; Generated weekly KPI reports to international headquarters regarding deliverables; Reviewed technical specifications, trademark use, disclaimers, spelling, grammar, accessibility requirements and overall effectiveness of Mobile product pages and support materials; Validated and developed training, customer, and other educational content.

  • Digital Influencer Program Manager

    • Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

    Wrote internal process for LG USA Mobile's Optimus G Digital Influencer Program; Reported customer sentiment, program analytics and evaluation; Crafted educational blog content and technical forum responses within 24-hour deadline; Administered user experience surveys

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  Inspired Flight

  • Vocalist

    • Jul 2010 - Nov 2012

    Toured with Madison House electronic duo as featured vocalist. Sang lead for crowds of thousands at Lightening in a Bottle, South by Southwest, The Music Box, The ROXY Hollywood, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Belly Up, Boulder Theater, ReGeneration Fest, Fourth and B, and other venues. Featured across radio for "It's the Chemicals" and "An Ocean of Great Whites." Remixed by Bassnectar in "Ego Killer" and featured in Eligh's Grey Crow album on "Pretty Teeth."

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  Mark MacKay Studios

  • Maui, Hawaii

  • Artistic Operations Manager, Sculptor

    • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Maui, Hawaii

    Set up and maintained office system and operations; Built business by scheduling and training staff; Assisted with daily activities, including mixing clay, pouring, sculpting, glazing and firing kiln; Increased production and sales by 100%; Included tax records in Quicken and QuickBooks

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  Encinitas Union School District

  • Encinitas

  • Site Coordinator

    • Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
    • Encinitas

    After school program coordinator at Paul Ecke Central. Included daily activity planning, childcare for approximately 120 children, parent and staff member communication, site management, and organization of site funds

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  Branfman Law Group, P.C.

  • Oceanside

  • Assistant to David P. Branfman

    • Dec 2010 - Aug 2011
    • Oceanside

    Assistant to entertainment and intellectual property lawyer David Branfman. Included Internet research, writing, office organization, client and professional communications, problem solving and technical support

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  Portland Parks and Recreation

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Tutor, Data Specialist

    • Sep 2009 - Aug 2010
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    Computer data entry specialist through Service point and other software. Homework tutoring for junior high school group of approximately thirty.

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  Horizon Air

  • Flight Attendant

    • Sep 2007 - Sep 2008

    Included rigorous academic training, working through emergencies, customer service, legal enforcement, flight and ground crew communications, CPR and FAA certification