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United States Peace Corps, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
                   Peace Corps Volunteer                                  September 2000 - December 2002
                   ▪  Designed and taught an environmental studies curriculum for 90 high school students at a
                       high school in Puerto Cabezas

                   ▪  Awarded  a  grant  from  the  US  Agency  for  International  Development  for  $2,400  to
                       purchase environmental education textbooks and to instruct teachers in 24 urban schools
                       in their use
                   ▪  Co-founded a two-day cultural festival in the capital that showcased the art, music, food,
                       and dance of the ethnic groups of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast

                   Education

                   UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
                   Masters Degree in Public Policy                           September 2005 – June 2007
                   ▪  Awarded a Departmental Fellowship and the Michael S. Dukakis Internship
                   ▪  Coursework in statistical analysis, microeconomics, policy implementation, business and
                       the environment, nonprofit management, public management, cultural policy, and storm
                       water permitting under the Clean Water Act

                   University of Chicago
                   BA Environmental Studies                                                         June 2000

                   ▪  Focused on political and economic implications of environmental policies
                   ▪  Received the Jane Morton and Henry C. Murphy award for community service

                   Civic and Professional Engagement

                   Mayor’s 2050 Vision Committee, City of Berkeley
                   Environment Committee Member                                     March 2018 – Present
                   ▪  Recommend environmental focus areas for City staff and potential 2020 ballot
                       measures

                   UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
                   Advisory Board Member                                               October 2017 – Present
                   ▪  Advise staff on water-related research priorities

                   Re-Inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt)
                   Innovation Partner                                                       January 2014 – Present
                   ▪  Advise ReNUWIt faculty and staff on research priorities and funding strategies
                   ▪  Collaborate on ReNUWIt research through funding research projects for graduate
                       students

                   Community Environmental Advisory Commission, City of Berkeley
                   Member and Former Chair                                     August 2011 – December 2015
                   ▪  Developed recommendations for the City Council on issues such as mercury in the
                       environment, watershed management, and emergency response for hazardous waste spills
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