Education

Bachelor of Arts, Geography, August 2006, Cum Laude

University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Emphasis on urban planning, community involvement, cultural geography, and participatory GIS

Relevant Coursework

Introduction to Planning

•Introduction to the planning profession, fundamentals of transportation planning, international planning, urban design, and housing and community development.

Comprehensive and Strategic Planning

•A seminar in the theory and practice of strategic and comprehensive planning; these two forms of planning were examined in the context of land management and internal uses for governmental and private agencies.

Urban Geographic Information Systems

•Emphasis on complete process of GIS-based problem solving, including project planning, spatial data sources and acquisition, preparation and coding, and analysis representation.

Participatory Geographic Information Systems

•A project-based course focusing on applications and impacts of GIS and other spatial analysis technologies in grassroots community development, participatory decision making, and community-engaged social science.

Remote Sensing

•Acquired knowledge of the fundamentals of cartography, particularly in the digital representation and manipulations of maps.

Professional Experience

Zoning Inspector

Pima County Development Services Office, Zoning Division, Tucson, AZ, 09/07 – 11/07

•Reviewed and measured site plans for county zoning permit applications; used AutoCAD for accurate lot size and area dimensions

•Processed site plan according to Pima County code ordinances; used orthophotos and GIS to verify site plan

•Responded to public inquiries regarding county code regulations and guidelines by telephone, in person, fax, and email

•Input permit data into county permitting database using Permits Plus

AmeriCorps*VISTA Disaster Preparedness

Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 04/07 – 09/07

•Developed new, and strengthened existing, programs that increase the number of volunteers engaged in Homeland Security by establishing relationships with community leaders in low income neighborhoods via targeted outreach in rural and tribal lands

•Recruited community volunteers to engage in Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training

•Conducted community outreach sessions dedicated to individual and community disaster preparedness

•Cultivated local donors for in-kind donations to support emergency preparedness programs run by the Tucson Community ACTION team

Research Assistant

Sonoran Environmental Research Institute (SERI), Tucson, AZ, 8/04 – 8/06

•Performed spatial analysis to identify transportation corridors and environmental risks in areas of concern with in each corridor (e.g. school areas)

•Researched and examined existence of hazardous air pollutants within Tucson basin

•Engaged in community building through delivery of environmental and land-use presentations to the Tucson community

•Compiled and maintained data to support archaeological evaluation for the Arizona Site Steward program

Regional Planning Intern

Arizona Department of Water Resources, Tucson, AZ, Fall 2005

•Plotted local watersheds to be included in the Arizona Water Atlas

•Supplemented departmental databases with newly acquired attribute information

•Participated in community outreach focused on sharing water resource information

Research Assistant

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates, Tucson, AZ, Summer 2005

Human-Environment Regional Observatory project (HERO)

•One of twelve students selected from four universities to participate in research activities focusing on assessing environmental vulnerability to climate change and variation

•Research process included interviews with decision-makers and planners, analysis of historical documents, and generation of scenarios for future water quality and availability based on existing HERO research

Continuing Education

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Independent Study Courses

(Certificates of Completion available upon request)

•Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management – April 2007

•Introduction to the Incident Command System, (ICS 100) – April 2007

•ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident – April 2007

•National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction – April 2007

•Building Partnerships in Tribal Communities – April 2007

•National Response Plan (NRP), an Introduction – April 2007

•Exercise Design – June 2007

Participation

Arizona Emergency Services Association 2007 Conference, Conference volunteer and attendee

Presenter, Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences, Presented HERO research at the 2006 symposium of The Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, an academic group dedicated to scientific research and education; dissemination of scientific knowledge in the various fields of science; and unification of the scientific interests of southwest.

Site Steward, Arizona Site Steward Program, 2004 - 2006

Computer and Software Skills

WWW, Microsoft Office Suite, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), AutoCad 2008, Permits Plus

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