Director of Affordable Housing Production

• May 2021 - Present

Affordable Housing Production Manager

• Feb 2020 - May 2021

In my current position as the Affordable Housing Production Manager in Mayor Garcetti’s office, I work to expedite and increase the production of affordable housing citywide. As part of this work, I implement the Mayor’s Executive Directive 13 and work with a wide array of Development Services Departments to manage and coordinate a portfolio of over 300 projects representing thousands of housing units, as well as lead the Mayor’s Affordable Housing Cabinet. As lead of the Mayor’s Affordable Housing Cabinet, I work with Development Services Departments to troubleshoot individual projects, as well as discuss new initiatives to streamline the approval process. Further, I also work to advocate for and shape new proposed legislation on the local and state level to increase the production of affordable housing.

Senior Planning Deputy

• Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

In my role as Senior Planning Deputy, I coordinated development proposals and lead the development of land use and planning policy for the district. In this capacity, I regularly met with applicants in order to help shape incoming projects, met with constituents regarding new projects or ordinances, and sought to address community concerns through additional conditions or regulations. In my role as Senior Planning Deputy, I coordinated development proposals and lead the development of land use and planning policy for the district. In this capacity, I regularly met with applicants in order to help shape incoming projects, met with constituents regarding new projects or ordinances, and sought to address community concerns through additional conditions or regulations.

City Planning Associate

• Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

In my most recent role at the Planning Department, I was assigned to the Code Studies Division of the Department of City Planning, working on the Recode program, which is rewriting the entire zoning code of the City of Los Angeles. I focused on the structures of the new code's incentive systems for creating affordable housing, such as density bonus systems, other types of development incentives. I worked with project consultants, as well as engaged with planners throughout the department and other City officials to asses strengths and weaknesses of our current approach, ensure consistency and a smooth transition, and how we can improve our systems for the future.

Planning Deputy

• Aug 2018 - Feb 2019

As a Planning Deputy for Council District 14, I managed and coordinated the Planning and Land Use Management Committee of the City Council. In this capacity, I worked with the City Clerk to set committee meeting agendas, and worked with the Chief Legislative Analyst's office as well as the City Attorney on amending motions for legislative approvals to planning projects, new ordinances, and other committee business. I regularly worked with the City Planning Department and other Council District offices on crafting conditions for cases, as well as crafting regulations for new ordinances. In addition to this, I also coordinated project and development proposals and applications in the Council District. In this capacity, I regularly met with applicants in order to help shape incoming projects, and helped coordinate project timelines that needed legislative approval through the PLUM committee. Moreover, I also met with constituents and members of the public, took comment regarding new projects or ordinances, and sought to address community concerns through additional conditions, mitigation measures, or regulations.

Regional Planner

• Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

As a Regional Planning Assistant II in the Zoning Enforcement North section, I helped to enforce the zoning code in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. In my role, I received complaints from the public of possible violations of the zoning code, and subsequently inspected the properties in question. I regularly studied and interpreted the zoning code in order to determination if applicable provisions were being complied with. and researched properties through building permit, assessor, and Planning Department data. I explained zoning and planning regulations to the public and to property owners in violation of the zoning code. In addition, I also communicated with the County Supervisor's office to ensure that community concerns were attended to, and worked with property owners to go through the permitting process to legalize any violations.

Transportation Intern

• Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

Designed a study on roadway design and traffic safety. Collected data on vehicle speeds in pilot study, and designed a detailed methodology for assessing the relationship between speed and various built environment variables through multiple regression. Designed a study on roadway design and traffic safety. Collected data on vehicle speeds in pilot study, and designed a detailed methodology for assessing the relationship between speed and various built environment variables through multiple regression.

Graduate Assistant

• Aug 2012 - May 2013

Researched transportation projects funded by the TIGER program in order to assess how federal transportation funding affects regional priorities. In addition, created maps and did research on low income worker commuting behavior in order to assess how municipalities and transit agencies can best serve low income residents. Researched transportation projects funded by the TIGER program in order to assess how federal transportation funding affects regional priorities. In addition, created maps and did research on low income worker commuting behavior in order to assess how municipalities and transit agencies can best serve low income residents.