Urban Systems Design works with both community and municipal utility clients to implement projects that improve the built environment for people and wildlife.  Urban Systems Design develops creative, engaging strategies to bring urban sustainability visions into reality through grant writing, project management and implementation, as well as facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration towards larger local and regional goals.

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• Cultural understanding of communities' assets and challenges, and a proven track record of collaboration with diverse partners and community members to foster groundbreaking and sustainable outcomes.

• Leadership with Pragmatism, to see where there is desire and momentum that can be leveraged, and where there is a need for capacity-building and support. With so many competing needs and constant demands on South Seattle, I am a leader who encourages my team to flourish in the areas where they bring talents while always ensuring they have the resources, training and support that they need to thrive. 

• Collaborative cultivation of Visions alongside multiple partners who can see the beauty in the gritty eco-industrial environment, who dare to plant seeds in the tiniest patches of de-paved landscapes, to sustain a thriving riparian ecosystem alongside working waterfronts and businesses.

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While working at ECOSS (2019-2022) I provided leadership to create operational development at the intersection of diversity, equity and inclusion, with outcomes that included increasing velocity of business and partnership development through establishing a scalable process to pursue and evaluate multiple grants and competitive RFPs. I also helped define and refine a rubric to assess project-market fit to make optimal use of the organization's strengths. I procured and managed over $2.1 million in fee-for-service contracts and program grants. I helped build a young and diverse team through community recruitment, mentoring and goal-setting so that ECOSS can increase its capacity to serve clients and communities. I hired and onboarded diverse staff into the organization to increase clean water project management capacity. I’ve also supported racial equity, diversity and inclusion as tenets of ECOSS’ hiring, executive, and project management processes so that ECOSS can transition towards being a BIPOC-led organization and a model for the community.