On-Campus Dining Services Committtee

As a law student, I realize how expensive it is to be a graduate/professional student as well as the intense time commitments. The combination of these two concerns makes for a precarious situation with regards to food. After a long day of classes and night of studying, graduate/professional need to have quick and convenient access to affordable food on campus. Most graduate students live off campus, have unusual eating hours and are often new and unfamiliar with the area. On-campus dining service is of particular interest to graduate and professional students. Access and affordability are not just a matter of convenience it is truly a student-welfare issue.I want to work with the Dining Services Committee to address the unique needs and concerns of graduate and professional students. 

Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership

I have alot of experience working to improve student-neighbor relations at UC Davis. Although Durham is larger than Davis and the student to non-student ratio is alot lower, the same principles of town-gown relations still apply, in particular to the areas where students are most concentrated. I want to actively engage students and the community, to bring all parties involved to find constructive ways to improve relations, promote mutual respect and understanding and constructive dialogue and collaboration to address issues as they arise. 

UC Davis

• Media Board
• Hired Newspaper Editor in Chief & Radio Station General Manager
• Set annual operating budgets in excess of $40,000
• Campus Unions & Recreation Board
• Organized the student union to be open 24 hours during finals week (3 quarters)
• Allocated net revenue to capital expenditures in excess of $1M
• Academic Senate
• Library Committee
• Undergraduate Council
• Cuarto Leadership Council (President)
• Planned social and informative events for dorm area
• Residence Hall Advisory Board
• Advised student housing on issues in the dorms and in the dining commons
• Approved room & board fees
• Set specialty meal programming
• Added chocolate soy milk to dining commons

Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD)

• Director, Office of City and County Affairs
• Organized student government lobbing efforts at local level
• passed city ordinance to allow political signs to be displayed in residential units/apartments
• Organized annual housing/apartment expo (2x)
• Brought in $6,000/yr of income for student government
• Brought in an additional $4,000/yr through local sponsorship deal
• Over 1,500 attendees
• Organized city council candidate forum
• Planned music on the green
• Chairman, External Affairs Commission
• Student-Police Relations Committee
• Publicity Director, Picnic Day
• Press releases and tv interviews for annual campus open house (150,000 attendees)

City of Davis

• Social Services Commissioner
• made recommendations to city council on >$1M of CDBG federal funds
• made recommendations on housing developments
• Human Relations Commissioner
• Chairman, City-UCD Student Liaison Commission

Joint ASUCD, UC Davis & City of Davis

• Chair of Student Outreach, Davis Neighbors Night Out
• Chair, Executive Task Force for the Principles of One Community

I am willing to serve on any committee. I have extensive experience with:

• Policy analysis & recommendation
• Budget setting & monetary allocation
• Event planning and advertising
• Office and staff management
• Local government/community relations