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11 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />1~19nP_ RPPr_ham <br />ut5 MUINES, IOWA MAY 1995 -OCTOBER 1996 <br />Coordinated efforts to establish a downtown Des Moines business improvement district, <br />including development of programs, budget, promotional materials and implementation <br />strategies; Designed comprehensive relational database of downtown information, <br />including collection and analysis of demographic and real estate data; Developed <br />strategic plan to guide future policy and programmatic decisions of the organization. <br />STAFF ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR TOM HARKIN <br />DES MOINES, IOWA JULY 1994 -APRIL 1995 <br />Coordinated constituent requests for federal assistance for veteran and disability issues. <br />LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, GREATER. WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE <br />WASHINGTON, DC OCTOBER 1992 -NOVEMBER 1993 <br />Directed legislative and social advocacy initiatives, including formulating policy positions, <br />monitoring legislation and preparing public hearing testimonies; Developed technical <br />assistance manuals for a Federal Transit Administration program to assist minority and <br />women-owned businesses compete for transit-related contracts. <br />SENIOR PLANNER, DC DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP <br />WASHINGTON, DC OCTOBER 1988 - JULY 1992 <br />Assisted Executive Director in multi-year effort to establish a downtown Washington, DC <br />business improvement district, including development of programs, budget, community <br />outreach strategies, promotional materials and public hearing testimonies; <br />Worked with public-private working group of local government officials, property owners, <br />developers, major tenants and other downtown stakeholders to develop and implement <br />mandatory mixed-use zoning ordinance for the Washington, DC downtown East End <br />area; Edited the Downtown Development Portfolio, a publication of downtown office and <br />retail development data; <br />Awarded a $5,000 grant to develop and implement survey of downtown arts space needs <br />for planned economic impact study; <br />LAND PLANNER, RAPPAHANNOCK AREA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 1985 - AUGUST 1987 <br />Awarded a $700,000 Community Development Block Grant for regional municipal <br />infrastructure improvements; Prepared Comprehensive Plan for member community; <br />Supervised regional ridesharing program for the heavily travelled Fredericksburg- <br />Washington, DC Interstate 95 corridor, including budget preparation, marketing and <br />software updates. <br />Volunteer Experience: <br />I have not had the opportunity to participate in volunteer opportunities until I moved to <br />North Carolina. I have been involved in affordable housing issues during my tenure as a <br />