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PH.D., CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1994.
Dissertation: Contra Costa County Edge Cities: The New Political Economy of Planning.
Primary Inside Field: Land Use, Local Government and Politics, Suburbanization, Urban Form.
Outside field: Environmental and Planning law.
Second Inside Field: Planning theory.
MASTER OF CITY PLANNING. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1990.
Completed the program in physical planning, land use and urban design. Thesis: "Opportunities for Suburban Housing Densification."
JURIS DOCTOR. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (BOALT HALL SCHOOL OF LAW).
Completed the professional law school program. Member California and Nevada Bars.
BACHELOR OF ARTS. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Majored in American Civilization, and completed a pre-Architecture program. Dean's List, Benjamin Franklin National Scholarship.
GRADUATE STUDY IN AMERICAN HISTORY. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES.
U.S. Urban, Political and Cultural history. Completed research on urban issues, including social mobility in East Los Angeles, ethnic political organization in Los Angeles.
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PROVOST'S RESEARCH AWARD. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1993-94.
Received competitive grant for completion of dissertation research. Fewer than one grant per department is awarded annually.
GADSBY-TRUDGETT FELLOWSHIP. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1992.
Fellowship award from the College of Environmental Design for study in area of physical design and urban design.
CALIFORNIA STATE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1990-1994.
Fellowship from the State of California for minority graduate students planning to teach at the college level.
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR. CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 1989-90.
Awarded for first year of teaching undergraduates in introductory City Planning courses. Awarded by the Graduate Division.
LAW SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY.
DEAN'S LIST. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL SCHOLAR. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Full scholarship, based on academic achievement.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING PROGRAM. 1994-PRESENT.
Presently teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. Appointment includes part time Research Associate position with the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research.
Courses taught at MSU include:
Land Use and Environmental Planning, the undergraduate core course in land use and environmental planning and policy.
Urban Land Management, the graduate core course for MURP and PhD students in land use planning and environmental issues.
Advanced Law: Environmental Law on the Urban Fringe, a mixed graduate and undergraduate advanced law course for students who have completed the first Planning Law course. Topic changes annually. Last taught on topic of relationship between environmental regulation and development on the urban fringe.
LECTURER. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ. 1992-94.
Taught undergraduate Environmental Studies courses. Experience at UCSC includes:
Environmental Law, an upper division undergraduate survey of federal and state environmental regulation, with an emphasis on policy and regulatory approaches. Taught twice.
Environmental Assessment, an upper division course covering the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, and the preparation of an environmental impact report using a local field site.
The Idea of Planning, a planning theory course, focusing on central theories of planning generally, and environmental planning specifically. Taught twice.
The Planning Practicum, is the final field work studio class for seniors in the Environmental Studies major. Class included elements of reading seminar on suburban issues, field work on a specific "edge city," and preparation of a class report for presentation to the city council.
LECTURER. CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO. CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT. 1992.
Taught an Environmental Law course for a mixed class of graduate and undergraduate students. Included a general survey of environmental at federal and state level, with emphasis on legal concepts and policy issues. Students included Masters students in City Planning, and undergraduate majors in City Planning, Engineering, and Natural Resource Management. Was a core course for City Planning students at both the Masters and Undergraduate levels.
GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR. CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE STUDIES. U.C. BERKELEY. 1991.
Taught three sections of an undergraduate Environmental Issues course. The course was a lower division introduction to environmental issues. Covered global environmental issues, introduction to technical environmental issues, global development and trade theory, domestic environmental and social issues. Students ranged from freshmen through seniors.
GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR. CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING. U.C. BERKELEY. 1991.
Taught sections of an undergraduate Political Economy course. Course was a historical survey of the historical evolution of national planning in the United States, with an emphasis on economic and social planning. Course was a requirement for students in the Political Economy of Industrial Society major and the City and Regional Planning minor. Students were primarily seniors in those programs.
GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR. CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING. U.C. BERKELEY. 1989-91.
Taught Introduction to City Planning, an upper division survey course for undergraduates. Course surveyed planning theory, history and practice. Taught course five different times, including two summer sessions, where the course was geared toward regional growth issues in the San Francisco Bay Area. Students included a wide variety of upper division majors, including Architecture majors and City Planning minors, for whom the course was a requirement.
GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR. CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING. U.C. BERKELEY. 1991.
Taught discussion section for graduate Planning Law course. Course was the core planning law course for Masters students in City and Regional Planning. Included common law, federal and state planning law.
INSTRUCTOR. SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE.
Taught an undergraduate Environmental Law course, and a U.S. History survey course.
INSTRUCTOR. SIERRA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
Taught a U.S. History survey course, and a Twentieth Century U.S. History course.
CLASSROOM TEACHER. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOLS.
Taught elementary school in South-central Los Angeles for three years. I was a regular classroom teacher assigned to teach all subjects to a class of fifth grade students.
GRADUATE RESEARCHER. INSTITUTE OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, U.C. BERKELEY. 1992.
Under the direction of Professor Peter Hall, I researched issues for the proposals for a California High Speed Rail line, linking Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Working with engineers and planners, my research focused on the history of cost overruns in rail projects and public works projects generally, in an effort to isolate the factors that might be controlled in planning a budget for the California project.
POLICY ANALYST. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. CALIFORNIA POLICY SEMINAR. 1992.
Organized reviews of faculty research proposals. The California Policy Seminar awards grants to University of California faculty to complete research on issues of interest to the California Legislature each year. My duties involved communicating with applicants, evaluating applications, and organizing faculty and legislative staff to review proposals and make final decisions.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS. 1989-92.
On a contract basis, I administered a local Hazardous Waste ordinance aimed at local refineries and chemical manufacturers. Those duties included evaluating land use permits for expansions or construction of new projects. Drafted ordinances, conditions of approval, environmental impact language, reports to County Board of Supervisors. I also had general responsibilities reviewing land use permits for other projects.
RESEARCHER. GREENBELT ALLIANCE, SAN FRANCISCO. URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY GROUP. 1991.
I modeled urban growth boundary alternatives for the San Francisco Bay Area. In semimonthly meetings of a group of developers and environmentalists, we organized various simulation exercises and provided models for discussions of possible urban limit lines for the San Francisco Bay Area Region. Used mapping, spreadsheet, simulation, and GIS modeling.
PLANNING INTERN. CITY OF ALAMEDA. 1990.
Worked as an intern for the Alameda City Planning Office, where I reviewed plans, enforced an urban design ordinance, and handled routine planning office work.
DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. 1988-89.
Represented Contra Costa County in civil matters. Included advising county agencies, appellate litigation, and civil rights matters.
LAWYER, PRIVATE PRACTICE. TAHOE CITY, CALIFORNIA.
General law practice in Tahoe City, in the Lake Tahoe basin, which included land use, environmental, and local government issues. Advised private clients, handled litigation, and public agency hearings. Practice also included general representation of small businesses. I regularly handled criminal appellate, civil rights and employment matters for individuals. Worked in state and federal court in both in California and Nevada.
LABOR LAWYER. LITTLER, MENDELSON, FASTIFF &; TICHY. SAN FRANCISCO.
Represented public sector employers exclusively in labor law matters. Clients were primarily school districts and local governments. The firm had a statewide practice, and approximately 150 attorneys.
SCHOOL LAWYER. SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Assistant Legal Advisor to the San Francisco Board of Education. Duties involved advising staff and the Board, as well as handling litigation on a wide range of school issues, with an emphasis on labor relations, handicapped students litigation, and the legal issues surrounding the closing and sale of two dozen school sites as a result of reductions in enrollment. Also worked on legal aspects of budget reductions after the passage of the Proposition 13 tax limitation initiative.
LABOR LAWYER. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. SAN JOSE.
Represented non teaching school employees in a statewide union of approximately 140,000 members. Worked here during the first years of a new collective bargaining statute for public and contract negotiation.
LABOR LAWYER. VAN BOURG, ALLEN, WILLIAMS, WEINBERG, &; ROGER. OAKLAND.
Represented union members in workers compensation and related labor matters for the largest union firm in Northern California.
JULIAN SAMORA RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
Affiliated with the Julian Samora Institute for research projects involving Latino issues and community service.
MSU EXTENSION - COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
Served as a member of an economic development assistance team organized by MSU Extension to propose strategies for economic development to St. Joseph County, Michigan. 1995.
MICHIGAN POLICY SEMINAR.
Organizing an ongoing program of faculty research on significant statewide issues for use by Michigan state government. Organized under the College of Social Sciences at MSU. 1994-present.
LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
Organized and presented a workshop to new Michigan legislators. Workshop conducted on land use and growth management issues. 1994.
ETHNIC STUDIES CONCENTRATION.
Developing planning courses for an undergraduate ethnic studies concentration in the College of Social Sciences at MSU.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS.
I taught the review course on Planning Law for professionals preparing to take the AICP examination. The classes were conducted by the Michigan APA Chapter. 1995.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES BOARD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 1993-1994.
Supervised undergraduate students in internship placements in northern California environmental and planning agencies and organizations.
CALIFORNIA BAR.
Served on State Bar Committee on the History of Law in California for two years, handled pro bono matters on regular basis.
NEVADA BAR.
Served on State Bar Pro Bono Panel for indigent clients, served on U.S. District Court Prisoner Rights panel, representing prisoners on class issues.
COUNSELOR, EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE CENTER. TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM.
Worked in inner city schools in Richmond and Oakland, California, recruiting Chicano and African American high school students for college, and assisting in application for admission and financial assistance.
"Planning the Unsustainable Metropolis: California Edge Cities," June 1995. Analysis of the impact of California edge cities on regional urban issues. Examines the role of the California general plan law and the new role of planners in the evolution of edge cities. Submitted for journal consideration, pending.
Provided on request.