The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
Master of Public Service and Administration (MPA)Public Policy Analysis trackLocal Government concentrationGPA: 4.0California State University, Stanislaus
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in EconomicsGraduated summa cum laudeGPA: 3.8Major GPA: 4.0Economic Development Specialist
~Working part-time with the City of Navasota before transitioning to full-time upon completion of my MPA
~Attended 8 webinars to learn about the Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act, and strategies for businesses to adapt and stay afloat during COVID-19
~Developing strategies to efficiently disseminate information on COVID-19 and marketing techniques via interactive PDF files, phone calls, emails, and usage of the city's website and Facebook page to over 110 businesses in NavasotaTexas A&M University, College Station, TX
Capstone Project
~Worked in a group of 10 with the City of Bryan to perform a Technological Needs Assessment
~Spent over 170 hours on research, conducting department head interviews, attending four field visits, conducting and analyzing a department-wide survey, and preparing a case study to determine best practices in the field
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Graduate Assistant of Research
~Supervised by Dr. Kalena Cortes to work on projects related to education policy research
~Collected data on 2,200 individuals to create a new variable for her working paper on publications and compensation in higher education
~Proofread and edited 123 text messages for a texting curriculum for the parents of middle schoolers
~Created graphics for a research poster and graphics for the website for Texts4Teens
~On a research team with five professionals in the field to develop a new curriculum for Texts4Teens
The Cato Institute, Washington, DC
Research Intern
~Researched legislation for the Cato’s Project on Poverty and Inequality in California
~Successfully scheduled meetings with over 50 nonprofit organizations in California related to the project
~Analyzed national appropriations bills and state-level senate bills relating to affordable housing, criminal justice reform, deregulation, and education.
~Analyzed Census data relevant to the California project
CalFit Manteca, Manteca, CA
General Manager
~Took initative to extract data from the online portal to compile reports on sales and billing data
~Controlled all billing transactions and took initiative to generate monthly and yearly reports
~Handled billing complaints and discrepancies
~Created a new system for debt collections and created a partnership with a 3rd party collection agency
~Fostered partnerships with local businesses to create membership specials and increase sales
California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
Economics Tutor
~Referred by my professors to tutor macroeconomics, microeconomics, and econometrics
~Tutored six students over the course of one academic school year
~Identified student needs and provided academic guidance on homework and exam preparation
~Assessed student performance on a weekly basis to determine whether additional tutoring sessions were necessary Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Project
~Created a five-year CIP for a hypothetical city for my budgeting course
~Ranked a variety of projects based on political feasibility, cost, importance to the community and city, and used debt financing strategies to determine which projects to implement
~Drew from concepts learned in the graduate-level budgeting course, along with concepts of present value and discount value from undergraduate macroeconomics, and accounting principles learned in undergraduate accounting
~Presented findings to a hypothetical city council, which included an audience of 20 other graduate students and Hugh Walker, from the City of BryanResponse to a Request for Proposal (RFP) Project
~Responded to an RFP for Washington State’s 21st Century Community Learning Center Program for a project in program evaluation
~Drew from concepts learned in a technical writing course to compile a document outlining an evaluation system to measure the effectiveness of the program
~Created a budget on Excel with the personnel, travel, contractual, and indirect costs required for the duration of the projectQuantitative Methods Empirical Paper
~Used Census data to study the relationship between years of education and occupational skills matching and the extent to which college major affects wages
~Use of multivariate regression analysis, multiple interaction, and logarithmic regression functionsElder Aid "Adopt an Elder" Event
~On behalf of the Public Service Organization (PSO), partnered with the nonprofit, Elder Aid, to adopt 16 elders for their annual Christmas celebration
~Created a spreadsheet containing the list of Christmas gifts for the 16 elders and disseminated to all Bush School staff, faculty, and students and outside organizations
~Collected and wrapped over 85 gifts, donated from various members associated with the Bush School, and from the company CForce~Stata
~GIS
~Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
~Google Suite (Gmail, Maps, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Sites, Hangout, Slides, Calendar, Forms)~International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Member
~Texas City Management Association (TCMA) Student Member
~Dean's Leadership Certificate recipient
~Citizens University enrollee, City of College Station
~Public Service Organization (PSO), Treasurer
~Public Service Organization (PSO), Elder Aid Team Lead
~Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) Member
~Dean’s Award of Excellence and Outstanding Student Achievement recipient
~Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society for Economics
~The sole recipient of the Tom Foster Memorial Scholarship
~Dean’s List at Stanislaus State University