Experience

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  Green restaurants alliance of sacramento

  Dec 2009 - Jul 2016

  Program developer/ zero-waste events director

  Currently partnering with over 20 local restaurants to upcycle nearly 50,000lbs of food scraps into almost 10,000lbs of valuable compost, preventing over 11,000lbs of methane emissions as apart of our “Re-soil Sac” campaign (since June 2014)

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  Sacramento sustainability forum

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Student liaison

  Coordinated forum events where professionals and experts in the areas of water, energy, food and sustainable living presented innovative projects, ideas and research to the Sacramento sustainability community. These were free events provided to the public each month, sponsored by SMUD.

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  Pesticide watch

  Dec 2011 - May 2012

  Intern

  Researched organic alternatives to strawberry fumigate Methyl Iodide

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  Pesticide watch

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Community organizing associate

  Professional Community Organizer and Environmental Justice advocate. Worked side-by-side with Californians to educate the next generation of community leaders in changing policies that reduced resident exposure to harmful pesticides and increased access to local, healthy foods. Managed a $100,000 annual grant as part of the Building Healthy Communities Initiative. I developed and lead in-person training sessions for students and community activists on topics related to policy change at a grassroots level. Topics included: Lobbying; how to lobby your local representative, Marketing; Developing and Delivering a compelling message, Media Relations; how to organize a press release and interact with media, Campaign Action Plans; developing a winning campaign. Show less

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  Fund for the public interest

  Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  Canvass director

  Researched, planed and executed opening a summer fundraising door canvass office.

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  Flipjack ranch

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

  Farm manager

  Developing markets for farm products, Educating young farmers and managing staff of "wwoofers" (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) volunteers (http://www.wwoof.net), Care for over 70 farm animals, sustainable land management, animal husbandry, foraging for native foods, organic farming, composting, aquaculture, food preservation and fermentation, cheese makinghttp://www.flipjackranch.com

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  California air resources board

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2019

  I work with the regulated community to assist in obtaining compliance with the In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Regulation (Off-Road Rule) and Large Spark Ignition (LSI) Rule as part of the Mobile Source Control Division of the California Air Resources Board. With over five years of experience in public policy development and implementation I possess exceptional skills in coordinating with a diverse range of interest groups, community members, industry, and government agencies to produce results for clean air in California.https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/ordiesel.htm Show less I work in the Freight Transportation Branch of the Transportation and Toxics Division working with the public to be in compliance with federal and State air quality regulations pertaining to freight and transportation policy. I manage the Drayage Truck Hotline assisting industry personnel to navigate ARB online registry, and work closely with ARB program staff in developing projects that collaborate with Air Districts, CAPCOA and the U.S. EPA by contributing to Sustainable Freight Action Plan programs. Specialize in programs relating to Environmental Justice. Show less

  • Air Resources Technician II

    Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Air Resources Technician

    Jul 2015 - Jan 2017
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  California department of public health

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2021

  Environmental scientist

  Science Evaluation and CEQA Unit, Inspection and Compliance Section- California Track-and-Trace- Remediation- Complaints- Licensing- CEQA

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  California department of cannabis control

  Jul 2021 - now

  Environmental scientist

  California State Environmental Scientist specializing in cannabis manufacturing, good manufacturing practices, licensing, CEQA and standard operating procedures.