Education
May 2009 - Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning - The University of Texas, Austin
- Emphasis in Environmental and Natural Resources Planning
May 2007 - Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies – The University of California, Berkeley
- Minor in City and Regional Planning
May 2003 - North Tahoe High School – Tahoe City, California
- Salutatorian
Related Coursework
Environment
Fall 2008 - Environmental Impact Assessment Seminar
- Introduction to NEPA, EIA, EIS, Mitigated FONSI, and the Precautionary Principle
Spring 2008 - Water Resources Planning
- Introduction to Water Resource Management and Planning as Applied to Basic Hydrology, Watershed Management Practices, the Provision of Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Fall 2007 - Redeveloping Contaminated Land
- Introduction to EPA, Brownfield Linkages and Issues, LEED Evaluation Criteria, Superfund Sites, Remediation Strategies, and Public Finance Alternatives
Finance
Fall 2008 - Financing Public Services
- Basic Principles of Public Finance and Administration, Strategic Planning and Performance Based Budgeting, Tax Sources Revenue Management and Intergovernmental relations, Capital Project Financing
Participatory Planning
Fall 2008 - Deep Democracy: Creating a Culture of Dialogue
- Civic Engagement and Dialogue, Collective Inquiry, Systems Thinking and Collaborative Action
Spring 2008 - Participatory Planning Methods
- Facilitation of Group Processes, Consensus Building and Collaborative Problem Solving Strategies, Community Visioning and Charrettes, Multi-Party Negotiations, Event Selection and Design, and Comprehensive Participatory Process Design
Urban Design
Summer 2008 - Physical Planning Workshop II
- Honing of Design Thinking and Process, Conceptual Skills, and Visual Communications Culminating in Design Scheme for 1600 South Congress Avenue, Austin Texas.
- Redevelopment concept incorporated the newly implemented city regulation, Subchapter E: Design Standards, with a mixed-use housing/commercial/office complex that includes a public green space and children’s playground
Spring 2008 - Design for Planners
- Introduction to Design Thinking and Process, Conceptual Skills, and Visual Communications Culminating in Design Scheme for parking lot at corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Congress Avenue, Austin Texas.
- Redevelopment concept built upon the concept of an emergent Museum District. Site features included an Austin Planetarium, Legislative Hotel, Cosmic Bar and Grill, and a shaded open-space area for visitors