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PUBLIC POLICY CONSULTANT
Core Accomplishments
  • Member, San Diego River Conservancy Governing Board (Eight years).
  • Management.
  • Budget development and administration from $1 million to $10 billion.
  • Leadership of teams from 3 to 20,000 people.
  • Public Policy & Program development.
  • Information Technology: Championed and managed process re-engineering in the State of California's Information Technology management strategy.
  • Economic Development: Identified and championed adoption of new regional economic development strategies and statewide networks.
  • Housing & Transportation: Extensive experience developing capital investment programs and funding strategies in transportation, housing, water, public safety and other infrastructure.
  • Water: Consultant to statewide $25 billion water investment proposal.
  • Social services: Chaired statewide oversight commission implementing multi-billion dollar expansion of mental health programs (Proposition 63).
  • Natural disaster & Emergency Response: Over ten years experience in emergency response management and funding.
  • Communications & Public Engagement.
  • Over 500 appearances communicating complex issues before elected and appointed public officials, government agencies, business and community groups, as well as all forms of news media.
Professional Experience
04/2012 to Current
Public Policy Consultant
  • Contract services with the State of California, private businesses and local Foundation.
  • Developed and implemented San Diego regional community engagement strategy (elected government officials & business, community and environmental organizations) for consideration of $25 billion Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
  • Developed strategies Infrastructure, employment development, etc.
  • historically underperforming for use by economic development foundation seeking to improve the City of San Diego's 4th Council District.
  • Supported East Coast mental health service provider seeking west coast service delivery contract opportunities.
08/2006 to 04/2011
Vice PresidentBmo
  • Five years leading policy team focused on building the region's $175 billion regional economy through business, workforce, and infrastructure proposals.
  • Policy Development.
  • Identified "Bi-National mega-region" and Clean-Tech business expansion strategies.
  • Conceived and started implementation of infrastructure funding and market-rate housing strategy endorsed by the San Diego Chamber of Commerce.
  • Conceived and developed strategy for development of under-utilized land assets.
08/2001 to 09/2006
Director, Government Relations Department
  • Five years directing the City of San Diego's relationship with the Executive and Legislative branches of Federal and state government - involving over $100 million per year in City revenues as well as legislative and regulatory issues.
  • Complex Problem Solving:.
  • Conceived and sponsored adoption by the San Diego City Council of a regional strategy to address the 2005 Military Base Realignment & Closure (BRAC) proceedings - resulting in no major base closures.
  • Chaired team evaluating $37 billion state infrastructure bond proposal to ensure protection of San Diego interests Team leader for identification and funding initiative to address city infrastructure needs.
  • Successes include:.
  • 20 million state grant to new main library.
  • Over $10 million in smaller project funding Process Improvement.
  • Established statewide working group of large California Cities to engage Governor and Legislature on issues affecting metropolitan areas.
  • Initiated enterprise wide process for establishing City's legislative priorities.
01/2001
Bickford Senior Living
03/1995 to 01/1999
Chief Deputy DirectorBickford Senior Living
  • Four years as second in command of $9 billion, twenty thousand person state agency responsible for planning & operation of one of the world's busiest transportation networks.
  • Infrastructure funding.
  • Lead statewide team that partnered with US Congress to increase annual state revenues by $870 million.
  • Designed and executed state-local consultation method for development of $2 billion transportation system investment program Process Improvement.
  • Implemented Stanford Research Institute performance audit & performance measures proposal Management.
  • Decentralized 20,000 person workforce.
  • Revised and managed $9 billion annual budgeting process Deputy Cabinet Secretary to California Governor Pete Wilson April, 1993 to February, 1995: Direct support to California's Chief Executive in policy development and implementation, management of state departments, and selected legislative and media affairs.
  • Managed program and policy for 27 state departments ranging in jurisdiction from transportation to economic development to civil rights enforcement.
  • Co-coordinator of state response to Northridge earthquake.
  • Managed state technology procurement reform initiative.
04/1991 to 08/1993
Metropolitan Government Of Nashville & Davidson County
  • Second in command of Cabinet Agency providing policy, budget, and senior hiring support between the Governor of California and 10 state departments including civil rights enforcement, consumer protection and state procurement & facilities management.
  • Public Policy Development & Implementation.
  • Revised state real estate asset management practices.
  • Lead effort to successfully change state building code & safety law in aftermath of Oakland hills fire.
  • Initiated changes to state revenue collection processes Process Improvement.
  • Revised state real estate asset management practices.
  • Cost savings from consolidation of 2 state agencies.
  • Initiated state telephone system privatization review.
03/1989 to 04/1991
Deputy Director
  • of 30-person office responsible for coordination of consumer protection policies among federal agencies, Congress, and international organizations.
  • Chaired two United States Delegations to meetings of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
  • Testimony to Congress on Federal telecommunications policy.
  • Media exposure: New York Times to local, network and cable Television.
01/1985
Bickford Senior Living
01/1983 to 03/1989
Legislative & Executive Assistant
  • Direct support to United States Senator in policy development and relations with business, public interest and state/local government constituencies.
  • Analyzed and developed public policy options for complex and contentious public policy issues such as Social Security reform and natural gas deregulation.
  • Managed relations with competing business and advocacy groups.
01/1982 to 01/1988
Bickford Senior Living
01/1982
Education
1982
Bachelor of Arts: Phi Beta KappaThe George Washington University - StatePhi Beta Kappa
Personal Information
35 years Professional Work Experience *Federal, State & local government *Non-profit management and consultant experience *16 years State of California experience *State agencies *Chief Deputy Director, Caltrans (Four years) *Undersecretary, State & Consumer Services Agency (Two years) *Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of the Governor (Two years)
Interests
Chair and member, Proposition 63 Mental Health Oversight & Accountability Commission (Eight years)
Skills
asset management, Agency, budgeting, budget, Bi, cable, consultation, Council, delivery, directing, facilities management, government, hiring, Team leader, law, local government, market, meetings, mental health, office, natural gas, enterprise, network, networks, policies, Policy Development, Problem Solving, processes, Process Improvement, procurement, proposals, proposal, real estate, Research, safety, San, strategy, telecommunications, telephone, Television, transportation
Additional Information
  • 35 years Professional Work Experience *Federal, State & local government *Non-profit management and consultant experience *16 years State of California experience *State agencies *Chief Deputy Director, Caltrans (Four years) *Undersecretary, State & Consumer Services Agency (Two years) *Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of the Governor (Two years) *Boards & Commissions: *Chair and member, Proposition 63 Mental Health Oversight & Accountability Commission (Eight years)
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School Attended

  • The George Washington University

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  • Public Policy Consultant
  • Vice President
  • Director, Government Relations Department
  • Chief Deputy Director
  • Deputy Director
  • Legislative & Executive Assistant

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts : Phi Beta Kappa

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