Experience

Equilibrium Collaborative

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Consultant & Collaborator

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Help organizations overcome challenges and ensure their actions deliver on their mission and vision. Help organizations overcome challenges and ensure their actions deliver on their mission and vision.



United WE

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

• Member, Finance Committee and Campaign Cabinet

  • Apr 2021 - Present

• Member, Board of Directors

  • 2015 - Dec 2021

  Worked closely with the board and staff to develop a new strategic plan to realize the organization's mission to empower women. This included focusing more closely on research, advocacy, and programmatic activities to help women reach their full economic and civic potential and gain leadership positions in the public and private sectors. Supported the organization’s work to rebrand and become United WE - an initial step towards realizing the organization’s updated strategic vision.



Global Prairie

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Account Director

  • Jan 2014 - May 2022

  Starr led risk communications, community engagement and executive communications for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a subcontractor to the Resilience Action Partners joint venture for the Community Engagement and Risk Communications (CERC) contract. Prior to her work on behalf of FEMA, Starr managed a client portfolio of large national clients in the sustainability and redevelopment arenas, conducting strategic marketing, community outreach and thought leader development. Show less



Mayor's Office, City and County of San Francisco

• Director, Health Policy

  • May 2011 - Nov 2013

  Advised Mayors Gavin Newsom and Edwin M. Lee on health and human services policy at the local, state and federal level. Resolved legislative, political, and inter-departmental issues among key stakeholders and led the annual stakeholder feedback process for the Health and Human Services budgets.

• Liaison to the Board of Supervisors

  • Oct 2008 - Apr 2011

  Advocated for Mayor Newsom's legislative and policy agenda and advised the mayor on his course of action regarding legislation introduced by the Board. Coordinated closely with City and County departments to support ongoing management and the implementation of the mayor's programmatic priorities.

• Fiscal and Policy Analyst, Mayor's Office of Policy and Finance

  • May 2007 - Sep 2008


Department of Human Resources, City and County of San Francisco
• Graduate Student Researcher

  • 2007 - 2007

FasterCures
• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Marketing and Communications

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2005

Fleishman-Hillard International Communications
• Vice President

  • Jan 2001 - Jul 2003

Fleishman-Hillard
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Managing Supervisor/Account Supervisor

  • Nov 1998 - Dec 2000

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Special Events and Grants Coordinator

  • 1995 - 1998

U.S. Public Interest Research Group
• Assistant to the Chair

  • 1993 - 1995