City San Francisco

Paige C. Shiba

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Intern at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Summer

2009

San Francisco, CA

. Funding research for literacy and youth programs in the San

Francisco bay area

. Researched and organized a template of existing "green" programs in

Richmond, Oakland, and San Francisco

. Utilized InDesign to create a template for LISC's NExT community

plan documents including Nystrom, Chinatown, and Excelsior

districts in the bay area

American Planning Association National Conference

Member of the American Planning Association

April 2009

Annual Meeting Attendee Minneapolis,

MN

. Participated in interactive sessions including Creating a Green,

Equitable Neighborhood; History Channel's Cities of the Future,

Sustainable Approaches to Planning Downtown Growth, and San Francisco's

Smart Growth Wave

Climate Action Plan for the City of Benicia

Cal Poly State University Consulting Team September

2008-March 2009

San Luis Obispo, CA

. Participated in an upper division planning lab to create a Climate Action

Plan for the City of Benicia, California under the supervision of two

professors (Dr. Adrienne Greve and Professor Zeljka Howard)

. Researched and developed strategic emissions reduction strategies to meet

the environmental goals and state emission regulations for the City of

Benicia

. Interacted with public and city officials for the City of Benicia

. Estimated raw emissions data to use as the basis for evaluating proposed

reduction strategy success

. Utilized City operations (water/wastewater, solid waste, energy,

industry, parks, transportation, buildings) to understand and organize

the impact and importance of emission reduction planning and programming

in development of the Climate Action Plan

. Proposed funding options for strategies and programs

. Gained experience from a real-world project and the obstacles that arise

when working in the public sector of planning

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Bachelor of Science Degree: City and Regional Planning June

2010

San Luis Obispo,

CA

KEY STRENGTHS

. Proficient with Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Suite

. Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash

. Familiar with ArcGIS and SketchUp

. Proactive, creative and a quick learner

. Strong analytical and writing capabilities

Excellent references furnished upon request

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