Dynamic MPP Graduate who offers proven experience in Housing, Planning & Economic Analysis; Workshop Instruction; Public Policy Studies / Coordination; Trends Tracking; Quantitative Analyses; Grant Writing; Strategic Planning; Data / Records Management; Public Outreach; and Media / Community Relations.

  Ambitious Self-Starter who demonstrates talent in teaching workshops to undergraduate / graduate students in analysis techniques using statistixxxxxxl software (STATA), and previously taught the Spanish language to UM students.

  Bilingual Communixxxxxxtor (English / Spanish) who builds mutually beneficial relationships with individuals of various axxxxxxdemic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and actively engages among public-sector administrators, city council, undergraduate / graduate students, business / operational teams, and the community.

  Edited and managed the City of Xxxxxx Affordable Housing Benefit Fee study to establish a nexus between new development and demand for affordable housing and justify a fee to fund the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

  Led targeted analysis of the impact of redevelopment dissolution legislation and made beneficial recommendations for preserving and protecting housing assets and Low and Moderate Income Housing dollars.

  Conducted data analysis to illustrate existing community conditions and impacts of proposed large development projects, including the University of Southern Xxxxxx s Specific Plan and Wyvernwood redevelopment plan.

  Co-edited the City s Economic Study of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and the Xxxxxx Housing Market, and helped prepare recommendations to the City Council for changes to Rent Stabilization Ordinance.

  Prepared a concept proposal for consolidating Community Development and Xxxxxx Housing Departments.

  Directed department-wide Request for Qualifixxxxxxtions (RFQ) and procurement processes for contracts related to housing services and studies, and co-led development of the City s Housing Elements and Annual Progress Reports, including handling research and data gathering on programs, trend data on affordability, and rent burden.

(2006 Present)

Housing, Planning & Economic Analyst

  Xxxxxxpitalize on the opportunity to perform analytic and technixxxxxxl work in the field of rent stabilization, housing habitability standards, affordable housing funding, and redevelopment for the City of Xxxxxx, including preparing comprehensive legislative analyses for City Council and Mayor on state legislation related to permanent affordable housing funding, xxxxxxp and trade, transit-oriented development, inclusionary housing, rent stabilization, housing code enforcement, parking reduction, housing element law, and redevelopment law to achieve objectives.

  Conduct quantitative analyses, including advanced geospatial analyses, housing costs trend reports, and absorption rate xxxxxxlculations, as well as critixxxxxxl clean and spatially map foreclosure data for the City of Xxxxxx.

(2005 2006)

Workshop Associate South Afrixxxxxx Distance Learning Project

  Led regression analysis on household data collected by the South Afrixxxxxxn Labor and Development Research Unit.

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward effectively implementing analysis techniques using statistixxxxxxl software (STATA) to teach a workshop for undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Xxxxxxpe Town.

(2005)

Consultant ￨ Summer Intern

  Expertly performed interviews for private-sector companies in CEC s NAFTA region, including collaborating with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environment Xxxxxxnada, and Mexixxxxxxn National Pollutant Registry.

  Demonstrated skill in strategixxxxxxlly identifying and contacting companies with a comprehensive history of environmental stewardship to persuade them to participate in interviews about environmental risk management practices, as well as a perceived value of reporting pollutant emissions data and on key public outreach programs.

  Exhibited sharp analytixxxxxxl abilities toward compiling detailed results and writing final reports of findings for North Amerixxxxxxn industry dissemination during CEC s 2005 Consultative Group meeting in Monterrey, Mexico.

(2000 2004)

Policy Coordinator Hispanic ￨ Latino Tobacco Network (HLaTEN) (2001 2004)

  Strategixxxxxxlly steered statewide smoke-free housing xxxxxxmpaign initiatives, including designing and administering a results-focused survey and conducting focus groups to ultimately encourage the adoption of smoke-free policies.

  Spearheaded productive negotiations with apartment management agencies, city housing departments, owners, and residents for the forward-thinking development and implementation of statewide smoke-free residential policies.

  Testified before the Xxxxxx City Council on tobacco control policy efforts, and assisted with grant writing.

  Maximized beneficial community outreach efforts by coordinating and participating in annual information and eduxxxxxxtion visits to the Xxxxxx State legislature, along with delivering numerous presentations at national conferences and coalition meetings while serving as media liaison interviewed by television, radio, and print media.

Project Assistant Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (2000 2001)

  Drove research center success by synthesizing findings from seven focus groups, including assisting with presentation preparation and establishing partnerships with organizations for dissemination of research findings.

  Exhibited solid communixxxxxxtions and interpersonal relations skills as a contributing writer for a program newsletter.

(2003)

Evaluation Consultant

  Played a vital role in developing innovative surveys to assess the needs and xxxxxxpacity of undergraduate student to provide tutoring services, including collecting and analyzing data using SPSS and assisting in writing final reports.

Workshop Associate South Afrixxxxxx Distance Learning Project University of Xxxxxxpe Town 2005 2006

Graduate Student Instructor Intermediate Spanish University of Michigan 2005

Senior Editor ￨ Assistant Editor Michigan Journal of Public Affairs 2004 2006

Advisory Board Member Technixxxxxxl Assistance Legal Center (TALC) 2003 2004

Fellowship Public Policy & International Affairs University of Michigan 2000

Master of Public Policy

2006 ￨ Gerard R. Ford School of Public Policy Fellowship

Key Areas of Study

Microeconomics ￨ Xxxxxxlculus ￨ Statistics ￨ Cost-Benefit Analysis ￨ International Economic Policy

Finance ￨ Applied Regression Analysis ￨ Introduction to SAS ￨ Economics of the Public Sector

Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy & World Affairs

2001 ￨ Spanish Literature Minor ￨Senior Thesis Distinction Award ￨ O.T. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

Public Policy & International Affairs Fellowship

Key Areas of Study

Macroeconomics ￨ Comparative Economics

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

STATA ￨ GIS ￨ Types 50+ WPM ￨ Data Entry: 8,000

Excellent Professional References Provided Upon Request

Affordable Housing Benefit Fee Study: The Nexus between New Market-Rate Development and the Subsequent Increase in Demand for Affordable Housing in the City of Xxxxxx - 2011 (Project Manager and Editor)

Economic Study of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and the Xxxxxx Housing Market -2009 (Editor)

Portugal, C., Poley-Cruz, T., Espinoza, L., Romero, M., Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2004) Countering tobacco industry sponsorship of Hispanic/Latino organizations through policy adoption: A xxxxxxse study. Health Promotion Practice. Vol. 5 (3). Supp 143S-156S

Aguinaga-Bialous, S., Boley-Cruz, T., Portugal, C., Espinoza, L., Romero, M., Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (Under Editorial Review). How the tobacco industry cultivates allies among Hispanic leadership groups: Evidence from the industry documents. Amerixxxxxxn Journal of Public Health.

Romero, M., Portugal C., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., (2004) Xxxxxx s Hispanic Tobacco Control program. Planned and delivered a one day workshop for the University of Puerto Rico, School of Public Health. San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 4^th.

Romero, M., Portugal C., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., (2003) Achieving Smoke-Free Environments in Xxxxxx s Hispanic/Latino Neighborhoods. Panel presenter at the 2^nd National Hispanic/Latino Conference on Tobacco Prevention and Control. Washington D.C., September 25-26.

Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Portugal, C., Romero, M., Boley-Cruz, T. (2003) Evaluating Hispanic/Latino Tobacco Control Programs. Poster presentation at the 12^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Helsinki, Finland, August 3-8.

Romero, M., Xxxxxxrrio, C., Braiburn, C. (2003). The Xxxxxx Hispanic/Latino Secondhand Smoke Experience: Regale Salud (Give the gift of health). Poster presentation at the Project Directors Meeting of the Xxxxxx Department of Health Services Tobacco Control Section Conference. Newport Beach, XXXXXX, April 7-10.

Romero, M., Xxxxxxrrio, C., Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2002). Xxxxxx Hispanic/Latino secondhand smoke experience. Panel presenter at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, XXXXXX, November 19-21.

Ortega, E., Romero, M., Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2002). Exploring the use of prevention curricula in ethnic populations. Panel presenter at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, XXXXXX, November 19-21.

Beazconde-Garbanati, L., Gaitan, M., Romero, M., Portugal, C. (2002). Findings and evaluation of the National Hispanic Leadership Network for Tobacco Control needs assessment. Panel presenter at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, San Francisco, XXXXXX, November 19-21.