Experience

Valley Regional Transit
• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Mobility Integration Director

  • Apr 2023 - Present

Walker Consultants
• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Transit, Curb Management, and Mobility Consultant

  • Oct 2022 - Apr 2023


Pierce Transit

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Planner

  • Feb 2020 - Oct 2022

  I manage varied and complex planning activities, including; Title VI reporting, on-demand transit coordination, grant writing technical support, zero-emission study coordination, annual transit development plan drafts and submittals, and transit asset management support and project management. I work with great people! I manage varied and complex planning activities, including; Title VI reporting, on-demand transit coordination, grant writing technical support, zero-emission study coordination, annual transit development plan drafts and submittals, and transit asset management support and project management. I work with great people!



Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Planner

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

  With the assistance of the public transportation workgroup, I helped improve and enhance the future 2040 vision for transit services in the Treasure Valley. My accomplishments included the design of a trunk & feeder fixed route bus system anchored by commuter rail. I outlined future operating costs and investment priorities which dedicate 70% of transit investments to high-frequency bus service. I also developed a project timeline to plan, design and construct a commuter rail alignment connecting Caldwell to Boise. Show less



Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (FMPO)

• Senior Planner/Associate Planner

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2017

  As the division director for the FMPO, I oversaw staff development, MPO budgets, quarterly reports, planning work programs and the administration of the transportation improvement program (TIP). I project managed the successful adoption of regional complete street design guidelines and assisted with a long-range transportation plan for the 2040 horizon. As the associate planner, my hand-on responsibilities included GIS mapping, travel demand modeling update & analysis, traffic count administration, and support to regional planning efforts. Show less



US Census Bureau

• United States
• Restaurants

• Tribal/Data Partnership Specialist

  • Jan 2009 - Apr 2011

  As a team leader for the Seattle Regional Census Center, I oversaw partnership development and government to government relations with tribal councils, county governments and city officials across eleven (11) counties in Eastern Washington. I worked with alongside respected leaders, elected officials and community organizations to engage in Census partnerships, complete count committees (CCC's), and public events. As a data dissemination specialist, I traveled the Pacific Northwest marketing US Census products such as the AmericanFactFinder, American Community Survey, and Local Employment Dynamics. I provided audience-tailored data workshops and seminars using visual tools such as GIS software, MS Excel and advanced urban analysis techniques. Show less



NeighborWorks Salt Lake

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Neighborhood Development Coordinator

  • Jul 2006 - Oct 2007

  As a graduate student, I developed valuable performance measures to assess the impacts revitalization efforts had on an eight (8) block disenfranchised neighborhood (Guadalupe) on the West side of Salt Lake City, UT. I also analyzed potential distressed neighborhoods for market expansion based on demographic need, housing conditions and other variables calculated through a decision matrix. As a graduate student, I developed valuable performance measures to assess the impacts revitalization efforts had on an eight (8) block disenfranchised neighborhood (Guadalupe) on the West side of Salt Lake City, UT. I also analyzed potential distressed neighborhoods for market expansion based on demographic need, housing conditions and other variables calculated through a decision matrix.