Experience

City of East Palo Alto

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Services Director

  • Aug 2015 - Present



Ravenswood Family Health Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Staff Development

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  Department Goals and Objectives: As Staff Development Director (SDD), oversee and direct the training and development of employees for the organization. Lead and offer training and development programs to support employees to improve productivity, develop new skills, increase internal workforce development and employee loyalty. Provide, nurture and guide - The kryptonite of any organization. Training and Workforce Development Focus Oversees trainers, instructors and program support staff who provide training. This includes hiring, training and directing development staff, as well as developing and maintaining training plans and HR communications for the organization.This can involve consulting with employee supervisors to develop performance improvement measures, create on-the-job training for new employees, assist employees to improve their job skills and prepare for jobs that require additional training. Training development includes creating employee orientation programs and providing leadership training for new supervisors and managers. Staff Development Outsourcing If training cannot be offered internally, procure resources externally for the organization's staff specific development needs. This includes working with educational facilities and training providers. Developing workforce development strategies and other external vendors to provide additional training required for the employees of the organization. Show less



National Association of REALTORS®

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Realtor - Real Estate Agent

  • Jan 2004 - Present

  Promote sales of properties through active outreach, advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services. Prepare property for sale. Develop comparative market analysis. Provide home inspection and staging anaylsis. Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration. Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met prior to closing date. Interview clients to determine type of properties they are seeking. Support client with lender referral. Generate lists of properties compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources. Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds and leases. Coordinate property closings with title company, oversee signing of documents and disbursement of funds. Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other. Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective buyers. Show less



City of East Palo Alto

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Public Information/Relations

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2013

  Public Relations and Information professional with demonstrated strengths including revitalizing organizational/public image and redeveloping brand strategy, increasing overall positivity and worthy visibility among neighboring communities, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, State and Federal officials and organizations. Organizing large-scale community events developing and executing powerful city communications plans and managing media relations and PR strategies. Expertise in creating social media presence, content management reducing organizational and community collateral.Specialties:• Community Engagement, Strategic Situational Message Manager, Social Media Marketing• Organizing and directing major city events • Producing marketing collateral, newsletters, programs and brochures • Writing• Public Speaking• Civic engagement• Designing outreach initiatives• Building community alliances• Writing press releases• Intern/volunteer management Show less

• Redevelopment Project Manager

  • Apr 2004 - Jan 2010

  Generated key economic development/redevelopment real estate projects with a focus on minimizing blight and developing sales tax, transit occupancy tax, land tax increment within single-family residential and retail development, including real-estate market analysis and tax generation.Credited with the development and management of the largest and most financially successful City of East Palo Alto redevelopment projects, which include:University Square, a project of 219 single-family homes, housing project with combined low-income apartment complex, 1.5 acre park and 5000 sq.ft. community daycare facility.University Circle a $360 million, 451,000 sq.ft., premier class-A office property occupied by some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the Silicon Valley.Four Seasons Hotel at East Palo Alto, a $124 million 10 story – 200 room project which brings the highest standards of luxury and personalized hospitality in the world – to East Palo Alto The Ravenswood Gateway 101 Retail Center, 300,000 sq.ft. big box regional retail anchored by IKEA, Home Depot, Nordstrom Rack and a MJE (Magic Johnson Enterprises) Starbucks.The Cumming Townhomes and Lofts - $20 million project of 36 loft housing project above retailSpecialty:• Managed projects through entitlement phase• Managed project construction • Managed local hire on projects from construction to end-user phase• Led local hire job readiness community training sessions• Negotiated and co-negotiated community benefits • Provided grand opening launch, PR, coordinated media, developed press packets• For IKEA launch led a 20 week multi-city/agency police/homeland security planning which included 24 hr management of PR and Media, security on ground, in air, incl. EMT’s, Fire, 911 emergency operator personnel on site to assist the first 85,000 customers.Highest achievement: Everyone (and I mean everyone) said it could not be done in East Palo Alto. Show less

• Asssistant to City Manager/HR Director

  • Aug 2000 - Mar 2004



County of San Mateo

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager Community Programs

  • Jun 1994 - Sep 2000