Experience

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  CITY OF WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Communication & Strategic Policies Manager

    • Oct 2022 - Present

  • Communications Manager and Policy Analyst

    • Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

    - Develop, implement, and manage the City’s comprehensive communication plans, public outreach and media strategies- Coordinate City-wide strategic initiatives, programs, and special projects- Lead government relations and coordination of legislative advocacy- Execute complex policy analysis for the City Manager’s Office

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  UC Berkeley

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Public Address Announcer and Master of Ceremonies

    • Oct 2011 - Mar 2022

    -Public address announcer for Cal Basketball and Cal Football-Broadcaster, Pac-12 Networks-Emcee and moderator for HBO premieres, Discover Cal faculty lecture series, Cal Aquatics Gala, and more-Cal Mic Man as an undergraduate - the emcee for the student section and all rallies and campus events

  • Annual Fund and Alumni Relations Coordinator, Cal Athletics

    • May 2015 - Jun 2017

    -Develop a sport-by-sport annual giving and alumni relations strategy-Manage and qualify a portfolio of 175 donors; raised over $150K in FY17-Strategic communications, speechwriting, event planning, and men’s basketball recruiting.

  • Member, Chancellor’s Task Force on Structuring Alumni Engagement

    • Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

    -Task Force of 21 individuals hand-selected by Chancellor Nicholas Dirks to review Berkeley's comprehensive alumni engagement platform-Made recommendations on organizational structure, financial model, corporate partnership structure, event programming, real estate, communications, and marketing to fuel a consistent and relevant connection with alumni

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  University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Research Assistant and Policy Consultant

    • Sep 2019 - Nov 2020

    Member of the research team examining the impacts of classes taken by incarcerated individuals at California’s San Quentin Prison in partnership with the Goldman School, Mount Tamalpais College (formerly the Prison University Project), and the People LabData cleaning, visualization, and manipulation in Stata, Tableau, and ExcelReport writing and translating statistical findings into clear and coherent materialsAlso served as a policy consultant in contract with Mount Tamalpais College, preparing slide decks, one page summaries, and messaging materials that summarized our research results.

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 2019 - May 2020

    Teaching Assistant for undergraduate course "California Politics" with former California Assemblymember Ted LempertTeaching Assistant for graduate course "The Hottest, Coolest Policies from the Laboratories of Democracy" with Governor Jennifer GranholmTeaching Assistant for undergraduate course "The American Presidency" with Professor Terri Bimes

  • Audio Producer and Reporter

    • Aug 2018 - Jan 2020

    -Develop policy stories and produce audio for the Goldman School podcast, “Talk Policy to Me”-Research, interviews, and editing-Adobe Audition

  • Policy Analyst and Consultant

    • Jan 2019 - May 2019

    Quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine Business Improvement Districts’ impacts on communities, including affordability, socioeconomic composition, and displacement.Our team carried out this research in partnership with San Francisco's Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP).

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  Compass Family Services

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Policy Consultant

    • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Developed an organization-wide definition of “family stability” and metrics for evaluation using interview, literature review, focus group, and quantitative techniques.Recommended how Compass should self-evaluate their work and what types of data they should collectDelivered a final report and pr...

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  First 5 Alameda County

  • Alameda, CA

  • Policy, Planning, and Evaluation Intern

    • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
    • Alameda, CA

    Robust data analysis, research, and strategy in partnership with Alameda County’s Complete Count Committee Census 2020 hard-to-count populations outreach, particularly for young childrenHelped write and research a multimillion dollar philanthropic pitch documentPerformed data analysis to target r...

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  AgStart

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Program Director

    • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Sacramento, California Area

    Organized and led a six-part business fundamentals workshop series and two “grower / technology exchange” events for member innovators and companiesCrafted and wrote grant appeals, sought out new funding opportunitiesBuilt AgStart website and led social media and marketing efforts

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  City of Woodland, California

  • Woodland, CA

  • Manager, Strategic Initiatives

    • Jul 2017 - Aug 2018
    • Woodland, CA

    Developed strategy for “The Food Front” economic development and civic pride campaign, including press releases, graphics, corporate partnerships, social media, and websiteLed the City’s public relations and social media programsLed the City’s public art program, including organizing stakeholders...

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  Advokids

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Consultant, Communications and Philanthropy

    • Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
    • Sacramento, California Area

    -Designed and produce 2016-17 annual report to supporters, including original copy and graphic design

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  California State Assembly

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Lead Press Intern, Speaker Anthony Rendon

    • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
    • Sacramento, California Area

    -Create graphics, write tweets, and draft original content for the Speaker and the Democratic Caucus-Curate daily news and tailor it for press secretaries, speechwriters, and elected members

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  UC Berkeley

  • Berkeley, CA

  • Student Worker, Cal Athletics Development

    • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Berkeley, CA

    Assist with all facets of Cal Athletics Development, from event planning to donor stewardship. Currently developing Cal's first-ever graduating senior student-athlete outreach program. Two-time host of the annual Bear Backer Luncheon.