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CHRISTINe silva
christinelamorena@gmail.com • (707) 246-3923 • linkedin.com/in/christinelsilva
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
• Master of Urban Planning manager of COMMISSION AFFAIRS
San Jose State University San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco, CA
May 2012 MAY 2014 - present
• Bachelor of Arts in Architecture • Provide high level administrative support to the Director of Commission
Minor in City & Regional Planning Affairs/Commission Secretary, Planning Commission and Historic Preservation
University of California, Berkeley Commission
May 2005 • Lead and oversee the Office of Commission Affairs including team of permanent
and contract clerical staff and interns
• Oversee the recording of all weekly Planning Commission and bi-monthly
Historic Preservation Commission hearings, including supervising preparation
CERTIFICATIONS of public notifications, agendas and various supporting documents
• Supervise issuance of post-hearing documents including minutes, motions,
• Certificate in Applications of resolutions and commission letters
Technology in Planning • Participate as business lead on Department’s technology team aiming to
San Jose State University modernize and improve business processes/efficiency
May 2012 • Collaborate on software implementation projects from procurement to go-live
• American Institute of Certified that align business values with product capabilities
Planners (currently inactive)
American Planning Association • Manage multi-year enterprise project to digitize Department’s entire paper-based
holding, including 7,000+ boxes of on and off-site records in collaboration with
january 2015
internal project team and various outsourced vendors
• Develop, manage and continually evaluate Department’s records management
program including public record retention policy, schedule and procedures to
SPECIALTIES increase public access and facilitate transparency
• Oversee coordination of 600+ public records and information requests annually
• Records Management • Represent Department at various public hearings, including Planning
• Project Management Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Board of Supervisors Sunshine
Ordinance Taskforce and its subcommittees
• Process Improvements
• Consult with city attorneys and staff to provide planning related policy guidance
• Entitlements
• Land Use Planning
SENIOR PLANNER - Current Planning
San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco, CA
OCTOBER 2013 - MAY 2014
• Reviewed complex land use and development projects for compliance with the
Planning Code, General Plan, Design Guidelines, California Environmental
skills Quality Act and other relevant urban design policies
• Analyzed and developed Department position on a variety of land use
• Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, applications including conditional use, variance, discretionary review,
InDesign, Lightoom & Photoshop) condominium conversions, lot subdivisions and miscellaneous permits referred
• ArcGIS from various city agencies
• Digital Photography • Partnered with city attorneys to review complex projects and strategize major
• Microsoft Office (Excel, policy decisions
Powerpoint, Word) • Represented Department at public hearings before the Planning Commission
and Board of Supervisors
• Windows & Apple OS
