Dorothy Valerie Cardenas
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Climate Justice Organizer
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy
08.2024 - 11.2024
- Base-building and outreach related to residential building decarbonization, water and power conservation, and climate justice.
- Designed and facilitated workshops and curricula that connect theoretical frameworks to actionable strategies, such as workshops on climate justice, community organizing, and civic engagement.
- Facilitated bilingual educational workshops that connect tenants' struggles to broader historical movements of economic justice.
Community Partnerships Manager
AltaSea at the Port of LA
01.2022 - 08.2024
- Built and strengthened partnerships with foundations, elected officials, 30+ organizations, 400+ students, and over 1,000 community members to support program goals for education and economic development for ocean based careers.
- Developed presentations on research, business, and education for funding, investment, and career pathways focused on ocean climate solutions.
- Responsible for recruitment and retention of community members in mobilizing the Blue Wave Volunteer program through the development of community engagement strategies to build the next generation of homegrown leaders in an emerging blue economy.
Housing Contracts Administrator
LA Properties, Inc
02.2017 - 01.2022
- Implemented a digital database for tenant records to ensure accountability, accessibility, and transparency by providing training and incentives for registration.
- Managed contracts between owners, tenants, and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Development Authority for over 300 families to ensure contract renewals, housing quality standard inspections were completed, and housing assistance payments were made.
- Identified and informed tenants at risk of eviction of their rights and protections under the California COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act and the COVID-19 Rental Housing Recovery Act and supported tenants in applying for rent relief.
Set Decorator & Construction Coordinator
ABC Studios
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Developed budgets and tracked costs of up to $1 Million per episode for labor and materials for set construction to coincide with the head accountant in the day-to-day funding of episodic television series.
- Screened applicants, processed employee applications, created daily timecards, and processed payroll for construction department of 50 employees.
- Established account setup, payment methods and account reconciliations for over 100 vendors in addition to creating contracts, invoices, and managing purchase orders.
Education
Master of Arts - Equity, Education, And Social Justice
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA01-2026
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
California State University, Long Beach
Associate of Arts - English & Liberal Arts
Los Angeles Trade Tech Community College
Skills
Research and Analytical Writing
Partnership Development
Community Organizing
Project Management
Policy Advocacy
Grant Reporting
Training
Institute of Impacted Leaders, Initiate Justice (Spring 2022)
12-week training program designed for people directly impacted by mass incarceration. Participants learn community organizing, how the policy process works in California, and how to change statewide laws.
Organizing for Power, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2024)
The program teaches the five essential principles of organizing: identifying effective leaders, using impactful language, mastering structured organizing conversations, charting social relationships, and conducting structure tests to build solidarity and readiness for action.
Timeline
Climate Justice Organizer
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy
08.2024 - 11.2024
Community Partnerships Manager
AltaSea at the Port of LA
01.2022 - 08.2024
Housing Contracts Administrator
LA Properties, Inc
02.2017 - 01.2022
Set Decorator & Construction Coordinator
ABC Studios
01.2012 - 01.2017
Master of Arts - Equity, Education, And Social Justice
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
California State University, Long Beach
Associate of Arts - English & Liberal Arts
Los Angeles Trade Tech Community College
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