Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

December 2009 Graduate, Cum Laude, Western Washington University, Economics/Environmental Studies

I am currently working with a Seattle nonprofit, Sustainable Seattle, to develop the PHOCUS program: Policy Hub on Community and Urban Sustainability. The purpose to generally to connect people at the grassroots (people that want to affect change) to policy makers (city council, mayor, governor, etc). Here's a link to the program: http://ow.ly/Uo9R. It is in the very beginning stages and input is always welcome.

Some of my interests include: social media, entrepreneurship, music, sports, blogging, researching, reading and collaborating. These interests are topics I enjoy and could bring to an organization. I am not an expert on any one of these topics, but could bring my enthusiasm to learn more about them to help an organization out.

Want to know more, here's a link to my bio at SustainableSeattle.org (scroll down, it's in alphabetical order): http://ow.ly/Uoeu

Work History

• Sustainable Seattle
• Program Lead-PHOCUS
• January 2010 to Present

• I am developing the PHOCUS program, Policy Hub on Community and Urban Sustainability. The program is aimed to be a resource for policy makers and people at the grassroots that want to have their say in policy formation of topics related to sustainability.

  The program is in the early development stages, so most of my time involves:
  -Researching: other nonprofits, programs, literature
  -Putting contents of the book "Citizens Guide to Democracy" online
  -Finding experts to work with and gain input from
  -Developing a steering committee to advise

  Future Responsibilites:
  -Manage Blog and Facebook
  -Manage volunteers
  -Identify grant opportunities

• m2volt
• Project and Social Media Manager
• January 2010 to Present

• Coordinate projects
  Meet with clients
  Manage twitter
  Business development

• Department of Energy
• Environmental Intern
• June 2009 to August 2009

• •Participated in energy project conference calls and meetings
  •Participated in environmental maintenance of substations
  •Worked with environmental specialists on energy projects including, transmission and power plant construction, as well as the development of wind power in the country
  •Collaborated with industry specialists to finish and implement projects and reports
  •Wrote, edited and developed various technical documents

• Hollywood Video
• Shift Manager
• Febuary 2007 to April 2009

• •Directed and managed team members
  •Worked with diverse clients, co-workers and the public
  •Worked with store management to meet store revenue goals and implement sales plans
  •Developed customer relationships and assess concerns
  •Cash register know-how and handling of store funds/loss prevention
  Managing bank deposit, completion of closing paperwork, and directing staff for proper store close

Education

• Western Washington University
• Economics, Environmental Studies
• 2005 - 2009

• My degree is a diverse mix of economics, business and the environment. I approach challenges from this diverse angle giving me a unique and holistic perspective.