Experienced Recycling Specialist and Union President with over a decade in public service, sustainability, and labor advocacy. Skilled in SB 1383 compliance, program management, and contract oversight, with a proven ability to lead teams, standardize processes, and engage the community. Recognized for strong communication, data-driven decision-making, advocating for organizational improvements, negotiating effectively, and ability to translate technical regulation into practical solutions that contribute to impactful environmental programs.
· Lead nonprofit governance and compliance, including IRS Form 990 and Secretary of State filings.
· Supervise union committees and delegate tasks and responsibilities across teams.
· Represent members in labor-management meetings, negotiations, and community forums, providing data-driven analysis.
· Update and standardize union documents and processes to ensure consistency and efficiency.
· Coordinate with city officials, community partners, and members regarding labor relations issues.
· Developed and managed a monthly union newsletter to strengthen communication and member engagement.
· Review budgets, ensuring fiscal transparency, and aligned spending with organizational priorities.
· Conduct waste audits for residential, commercial, and multi-family complexes.
· Educate residents, business owners, and students on properly diverting recyclable materials.
· Analyze and compile data to report to the state or internal city compliance plans.
· Assist as liaison between residents/businesses and franchise hauler regarding service and billing issues.
· Patrol and enforce City Municipal Codes for waste management including 8.24, 8.25, and 19.58.340.
· Compile, report, track, and maintain the implementation record for Senate Bill 1383 – Short-Lived Climate Pollutants.
· Lead and assist in SB 1383 implementation and compliance program, including route reviews, contamination minimization, and oversight of Republic Services franchise performance for all generators in Chula Vista.
· Draft Staff Report and Resolution for an updated Environmentally Preferred Purchase Policy.
· Provide technical and functional guidance to colleagues, interns, and community partners on SB 1383 requirements.
· Apply data-driven program evaluation to track participation, measure compliance, and present findings that inform strategic decision-making.
· Monitored critical attendance and implemented district/state policies and procedures.
· Communicated district/state regulations and procedures to staff and parents about attendance/compulsory education.
· Implemented site student attendance accounting and related reports.
· Analyzed student login data for attendance compliance using Pivot Tables to generate documentation for disenrollment.
· Maintained site attendance documents for district/state audit.
· Tracked and managed time allotted for lessons.
· Supervised and managed students K-12 including some meal breaks and recess.
· Summarized and communicated results of daily activities to teachers through a written report.
· Supported office staff with tracking data, analyzing data, inputting data through their online student management system.
· Created and supervised the Environmental Club in Quarter 2 for the Virtual Academy Students.
· Assisted notetaking at the Santa Margarita Stakeholder meetings for the Administrative Record.
· Organized and maintained the Administrative Record for the Santa Margarita River Estuary (SMRE) Total Maximum Daily Nutrient Load (TMDL) to submit to the State Board.
· Created, compiled and maintained excel worksheets for relevant information for completion of Staff Report.
· Edited and reviewed the Staff Report over 10 times according to the Style Guide for State Government writing, responded to over 100+ comments of internal review.
· Researched and outlined requirements for submittal of the Staff Report for peer review.
· Assisted in creating Property Owner Notifications and Public Notices.
· Created, tracked, and maintained excel sheets for Notices of Intent (NOI) for the implementation of the Commercial Agriculture Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs).
· Participated with communication and outreach efforts to members attempting to enroll in the Commercial Agriculture General Order, serving as the point of contact for the program.
· Researched sustainable products for commonly purchased goods on campus to reach the campus sustainability goal of zero waste by 2020.
· Conducted waste audits in buildings to determine the amount of waste entering landfills to complete the campus Plastic Disclosure Project Annual Report.
· Participated in campus wide Zero Waste Week to engage students in reducing their waste as part of outreach to reach the zero-waste sustainability goal.
· Compiled and analyzed data to aid in reissuing National Pollution Elimination Discharge System (NPDES) permits.
· Tracked and ensured that water discharging agencies complied with monthly monitoring requirements as stated in their NPDES permit
· Created and maintained excel worksheets to track requirements outlined in NPDES permits for all dischargers.
· Analyzed and investigated Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) events that aided in issuing Notices of Violations (NOV) of SSO orders to dischargers who did not comply.
· Created instructional documents for current employees for the extraction of information for analysis of SSOs and SSO Violations.
Leadership & Oversight Regulatory Compliance & Local Enforcement Solid Waste & Recycling Program Management Contract & Franchise Oversight Union Leadership & Labor Negotiations Policy Implementation & Process Improvement Community & School Outreach Data Analytics & Regulatory Reporting SB 1383 Staff Training & Task Delegation Public Speaking
City of Chula Vista
Certified Master Composter
SWANA / CRRA
Certified Practitioner of Zero Waste Principles & Practice
POST Certification
PC 832 Laws of Arrest
Negotiated with the City on behalf of 400+ Employees, ensuring salary survey corrections and progress toward market-competitive pay resulting in historical bargaining contract in 2024.
Updated union documents and processes to strengthen internal organization.