Experience

Steinberg Institute

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Associate

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Responsible for policy research and analysis on issues of mental health and substance use in California. Working remotely from Orange County with occasional travel to Sacramento.

• Senior Legislative Advocate

  • Jun 2022 - Jul 2023

  Nonprofit public policy institute: focused on issues of mental health and substance use in California. Co-led all legislative, budget, and regulatory advocacy and lobbying efforts.



California Legislative Analyst's Office

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fiscal and Policy Analyst

  • Jul 2019 - May 2022

  Nonpartisan government office: providing fiscal and policy advice to both houses of the California State Legislature. Responsible for health care issues, including Medi-Cal (California's state Medicaid program), behavioral health, the California state hospitals, and health care access and information (including health care affordability and workforce development). Key duties included: (1) analyzing state budget proposals and other areas of legislative interest through published reports, (2) forecasting multibillion-dollar state program expenditures, (3) estimating fiscal impact on the state and local governments of proposed ballot initiatives related to health care, and (4) regularly testifying before legislative committees. Show less


ScaleWith
• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graduate Research Intern

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019


CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMERCE AND EDUCATION

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management

• Graduate Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Nonprofit think tank affiliated with the California Chamber of Commerce: dedicated to preserving and strengthening the California economic climate. Part of a graduate student team that worked remotely from Southern California which completed a policy analysis and evaluation of the Linked Learning model: a holistic approach to education blending academic and vocational training. Nonprofit think tank affiliated with the California Chamber of Commerce: dedicated to preserving and strengthening the California economic climate. Part of a graduate student team that worked remotely from Southern California which completed a policy analysis and evaluation of the Linked Learning model: a holistic approach to education blending academic and vocational training.



USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Economics for Public Policy (PPD 503). Economics for Public Policy (PPD 503).


Hypothesis Group
• United States
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Analyst Internship

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Public Policy and Planning Analysis (PPD 373). Public Policy and Planning Analysis (PPD 373).


Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis
• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Employment Specialist

  • May 2017 - Jan 2018

College Living Experience (CLE)
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Independent Living Skills Instructor

  • Jun 2015 - Feb 2017

Probolsky Research
• United States
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Market Research Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014