Representative Matters

• Clean Water Act Planning and Regulation. Assists public agency and private industry clients in a complex multi-jurisdictional Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process.
• Land Use Litigation. Located and obtained historic documents, and performed research and analysis to support private company’s defense of its activity as a lawfully-established nonconforming use.
• Complex Project Permitting. Served as consultant to governmental water authority in California Coastal Commission approval process for large seawater desalination plant.
• Shoreline Development Approval. Organized and delivered presentations before state land use permitting authority for wide variety of coastal zone clients from single-family residences to cities and counties regarding land use changes, including Local Coastal Plan amendments.
• Due Diligence Land Use Consulting. Advised potential investor prior to property acquisition about possible application of land use and coastal zone policies for specific parcel.

Prior Experience

Public Policy Advisor, McCabe & Company, Los Angeles, California (2002-2006); Outreach Coordinator and Graduate Assistant, School of Public Affairs, UCLA (2000-2002); Campaign Fundraiser, Morgan & Associates, Los Angeles (1999-2000); Public Affairs Coordinator, Planned Parenthood, Los Angeles (1999), Paralegal, Wilson Smith Cochran & Dickerson, Seattle, Washington (1998); Paralegal, Environmental Protection Section, City Attorney’s Office, Seattle (1992-1998).

Education

Master of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles, 2002.
B.A., University of Washington, 1991.

Awards and Recognition

Departmental Honor for Outstanding Leadership Award, UCLA School of Public Affairs, 2002. Nonprofit Management Scholarship, UCLA, 2001. Researcher and contributor to former Vice President Al Gore’s book, Joined at the Heart (2001).

Community Activities

Parent Association Member and Parent Volunteer. Past Board Member, Wild & Scenic Institute. Past Board Member, California League of Conservation Voters. Past Board Member, Little Tokyo Service Center. Past Member, National Organization for Women Los Angeles Political Action Committee. Past Member, Implementation Task Force, City of Los Angeles Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women.