Elissa Thomas

Experience

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  WomenShelter of Long Beach

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1997

  Program Director

  Provided comprehensive agency administration and assistance to Executive Director and Board of Directors. Designed, supervised and marketed all aspects of domestic violence 24-hour hotline, shelter, outreach, volunteer and children’s programs and legal, counseling and social services. Hired, trained and supervised 20 paid and volunteer staff, with high rate of staff job satisfaction & teamwork. Successfully wrote grants and maintained funding contracts with comprehensive statistic and service reports. Designed 40-Hour Certificate Training Program in accordance with CA Office of Criminal Justice Planning requirements in order to secure the shelter’s first O.C.J.P. multi-year contract grant. Increased shelter room and bed capacity. Doubled funding for bilingual service expansion. Collaborated with L.B.P.D. to establish and secure C.O.P.S. funding for the successful pilot program, Domestic Abuse Response Team, offering immediate on-site multi-agency victim assistance. Client exit surveys consistently showed favorable reviews of interactions and services received. Show less

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  California State University Long Beach

  Mar 2008 - Mar 2015

  Sustainable Transportation Coordinator

  As the Sustainable Transportation Coordinator (Administrative Analyst/Specialist I Exempt), planned and executed all programs & services for the Rideshare Sustainable Transportation Program for 40,000 diverse University faculty, students and staff in compliance with AQMD requirements; instituted, marketed, and sustained the highly successful U-PASS Transit Program, providing free rides on Long Beach Transit to over 9,000 CSULB students and employees each month; provided public speaking, media relations, client services, surveys, statistic & service reports; created Rideshare web site, Facebook and Twitter accounts, making user interface available for the first time; instituted & marketed Zimride ridematch, Zipcar car-share, and collaborated on and was awarded grant funding for bike share. Show less

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  California State University, Fullerton

  Mar 2015 - now

  Provide leadership and oversight to the field operations unit and the transportation demand management program and promote an inclusive environment of teamwork and professional development. Review, analyze, evaluate impact and inform Director of legislation affecting department operationally and fiscally. Identify performance metrics to achieve department goals. Oversee programmatic budgets and develop unit projections. Strategic planning for process improvement to ensure equitable campus access and positive customer experience. Work collaboratively with campus partners, local government, and transportation agencies to support the mission of California State University, Fullerton. Show less As Lead Transportation Analyst (Administrative Analyst/Specialist II Exempt), apply expertise in Transportation Demand Management (TDM) theory and practice to guide the CSUF Alternative Transportation Committee in compliance with the California Education Code; oversee the University’s AQMD Survey and Employee Commute Reduction Plan (ECRP); develop programs and services to increase mobility options, mitigate parking demand, and reduce vehicle trips and vehicle miles travelled (VMT) in alignment with CSU Fullerton, City of Fullerton, CSU system-wide, South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), and California State Legislature goals, policies, and regulations. Show less

  • Director of Sustainability & Transportation Demand Management

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Transportation Demand Manager (Admin II)

    Feb 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Parking Operations/Transportation Demand Manager (Admin I)

    Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Senior Transportation Analyst

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Transportation Analyst

    Mar 2015 - Jul 2019