Experience

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon

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

• Co-Executive Director Community Food Justice

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Unceded Indigenous Lands, Portland, Oregon



Oregon House District 52 | Rep. Kuechler

• Chief of Staff

  • Sep 2022 - Jan 2023

  Serving as Chief of Staff to Rep. Kuechler HD 52 for the duration of the interim. I am honored to support Rep. Kuechler's vision as the steward of HD 52, appointed this month to fill the seat left vacant by Rep. Williams. This temporary role will end January 2023 when the incoming representative takes office. I am grateful for this unique opportunity to support an office in transition, and to provide a stable presence, continuity, and advocacy to the people as Chief of Staff in HD 52.



Carlberg Consulting

• Public and Nonprofit Sector Consulting

  • May 2014 - Jan 2023

  Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area Independent consultant providing government agencies, nonprofits, and lobbying groups with the following services: • Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training, implementation, and evaluation • Program Development, Implementation, Evaluation, and Reporting • Policy Development and Lobbying • Community Engagement and Coalition Management • Government Relations • Event Planning • Budget Development and Fundraising • Strategic Planning



Oregon Legislature, Rep. Hudson, HD 49

• Director of Community Advocacy (LA III)

  • Sep 2021 - Sep 2022

  • Executive Support to Rep. Hudson • Strategic Planning and Office Management • Housing and Homeless Coalition and Program Development • Community Engagement, Intergovernmental Coordination, Coalition Management + Jurisdiction Liaising • Policy Development • Legislative Support • Constituent Casework



Sightline Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sightline Institute, YIMBYTown Housing Justice Conference

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area • Project Management • Conference Logistics • Travel and Logistics • Speaker Program Development and Coordination • Scholarship Program Development and Implementation • Covid-19 Transition Management.



Sunrise Movement PDX

• PDX Chapter Co-founder, Operations and Development Manager, and Campaign Coordinator

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area • Government Relations • Coalitions Lead • Movement 101 Volunteer Training • Organization Development • Movement Envisioning and Strategic Planning • Climate Emergency Declaration Campaign Management • Special Events • Budget Management and Development



350PDX

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

• Climate Strike Portland - Strike Logistics and Festival Coordinator (Contract)

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area • Policy Development • Community Engagement and Coalition Management • Government Relations • Strike and Festival Logistics Management • Budget development and Fundraising



International Rescue Committee

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer Case‐Worker

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2019

  Oakland, CA Aided at all levels of case-management for incoming refugees.



Bay Area Book Festival

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Leadership Team – Festival Assistant Director (Contract)

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2018

  Berkeley, CA • Community Engagement: Recruit leadership from literacy-focused nonprofits; facilitate committee meetings; manage partnership initiatives from conception through planning to implementation; act as liaison between key demographic communities and festival Executive Team; etc. • Event Logistics/Staffing: Plan event run-of-show: staffing schedules, sound and staging set up, etc. Train and manage 100+ event staff in managing venues, ticket-taking, and back-up stage management where needed… Show more • Community Engagement: Recruit leadership from literacy-focused nonprofits; facilitate committee meetings; manage partnership initiatives from conception through planning to implementation; act as liaison between key demographic communities and festival Executive Team; etc. • Event Logistics/Staffing: Plan event run-of-show: staffing schedules, sound and staging set up, etc. Train and manage 100+ event staff in managing venues, ticket-taking, and back-up stage management where needed. Design staffing training materials and provide training on ticketing policies and procedures, etc. • Operations: Support Executive Director by establishing all operational processes including budget management; actuals vs projected revenue and expense reports; invoicing; ticketing systems; email and webhosting/webdesign services; contract management of service providers and vendors including UC Berkeley consultants, catering, graphic design/communications, media partners: KQED and SF Chronicle; etc. • Outreach: Create a detailed picture of target demographics and design outreach strategies intended to produce a feeling of ownership and emotional connection with the BABF brand. Identify and engage community organizations to envision and execute emotionally impactful events to engender feelings of connectedness between target demographic and the BABF brand. • Program Evaluation: Develop and management periodic self-evaluation strategies along with change-management processes to ensure high-quality performance. Planned and implemented Develop program evaluation strategy; design surveys; perform data collections; analyze data; summarize data through comprehensive reports; make program design recommendations to improve outcomes for next year. Foster an evaluation culture. • Team Building/Management: Recruit, train and manage a team of UC Berkeley Students and consultants to implement outreach and evaluation projects. Show less



Libros Libres Oakland: The Traveling Free Bookstore

• Co-Founder, Executive Director

  • 2013 - Oct 2015

  Oakland • Budgets and Financial Management: Managed process to obtain 501 (c) (3) status; created and monitored operational budget; coordinated cash and in-kind donations. • Donations: Managed outreach and marketing efforts geared towards generating large book donation opportunities. Successfully coordinated the donation of over 15,000 books. • Event Planning: Conceptualized, planed, and delivered literacy and literary focused events in the greater Oakland community. Successfully delivered 6… Show more • Budgets and Financial Management: Managed process to obtain 501 (c) (3) status; created and monitored operational budget; coordinated cash and in-kind donations. • Donations: Managed outreach and marketing efforts geared towards generating large book donation opportunities. Successfully coordinated the donation of over 15,000 books. • Event Planning: Conceptualized, planed, and delivered literacy and literary focused events in the greater Oakland community. Successfully delivered 6 events; gave away over 4,000 books to Oakland residents; directly served over 1,000 people. • Marketing and PR: Wrote press releases; managed social media presence and website; advertised events in local news media; developed partnerships with local organizations to cross promote events. • Strategic Partnerships: Spearheaded efforts to create partnerships with local organizations such as the Oakland Unified School District, East Bay Children’s Book Project, Downtown Oakland Association, etc. Successfully negotiated and installed free bookstore reading rooms at Oaklandish and Naming Gallery. • Volunteer Management: Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers; planed volunteer recognition activities. Show less



RDA Consulting, SPC

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

• Executive Administrator/HR Specialist

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2014

  Oakland, CA • Contract Oversight: Aided in contract scoping and negotiation process; created and managed grant calendars; maintained contract deliverables log; facilitated invoicing; recruited and oriented new subcontractors. • Executive Support: Provide scheduling and travel arrangement to CEO and Managing Director; perform special projects as needed. • Human Resources: Managed benefits administration; staff recruitment; onboarding/orientation; performance appraisals; payroll; personnel manual… Show more • Contract Oversight: Aided in contract scoping and negotiation process; created and managed grant calendars; maintained contract deliverables log; facilitated invoicing; recruited and oriented new subcontractors. • Executive Support: Provide scheduling and travel arrangement to CEO and Managing Director; perform special projects as needed. • Human Resources: Managed benefits administration; staff recruitment; onboarding/orientation; performance appraisals; payroll; personnel manual updates; HR compliance audit documentation; etc., for a team of 30 consultants. • IT Management: Worked with IT department head to develop and manage IT project timelines; ensured smooth operations of software and hardware; troubleshot issues with staff; researched and purchase equipment. • Office Management: Managed vendors; employee events (e.g. birthdays, happy hours, holiday party etc.,); space planning initiatives for growing team, IT projects, etc. • Program Evaluation: Designed data collection methodology; recruited survey administrators; provided training; managed data collection; performed data analysis. Show less



Hot Shot Media

• Project Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area Defined and documented critical‐path milestones for marketing, operations, and product development teams. Coordinated operational strategy and implementation. Designed and implemented Office Expansion strategy.



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - Sep 2010

  Berkeley, CA Became familiar with the scholar’s work; mastered the ability to identify, unpack, document, and summarize primary sources of interest.



Dune Films/Zak Productions

• Interpreter/ Cultural attache/ Production Assistant

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Morocco Production coordination with priority placed on interpreting between local dialect and English.



BACHA English Medium School

• English Teacher

  • Jan 2005 - May 2005

  Bangladesh Planned core curriculum of immersion focused 3rd-6th grade students.



B'OB productions

• Actress

  • 2005 - 2005

  Morocco Part in Moroccan film titled "Les Anges De Satan". Directed by Ahmed Boulaine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDOd2Hpct0E



GuangHua Private Academy

• Head English Teacher

  • Feb 2004 - Aug 2004

  Rest of Xinjiang, China Planned and disseminated curriculum for English language program. Created metrics for qualitative teacher performance anaylsis.