Honors and awards from my professional career. Note: This section is a work-in-progress being built out incrementally.
Planning Advocate, Award of Excellence. American Planning Association, Los Angeles section. 2024. (Included delivery of invited keynote at the APA Los Angeles Awards Gala 2024)
Planning Pioneer, Award of Excellence. American Planning Association, Inland Empire section. 2024.
Negotiations Team Service Award. California Association of Professional Employees, CAPE Union. (For leadership in 2018 contract bargaining with LA County)
Certificate of Appreciation. International Association of Assessing Officers, Los Angeles County Chapter. 2019. (For outstanding guest speaker at the 2019 Fall Appraisal Seminar)
Communications Initiative, Award of Merit. UrbDeZine Los Angeles. American Planning Association, Los Angeles section. 2015. (Awarded to five contributing authors including me)
Certificate of Recognition. Office of Senator Ricardo Lara, California State Senate, 33rd District. 2015. (For contributions to community history in the oral history project, “Florence-Firestone: Stories of Everyday Heroes”)
Certificate of Appreciation. Florence-Firestone Community Leaders. 2015. (For leadership in assisting the community in adoption of the countywide Yard Sale Ordinance Update)
Robert “Bob” Remes Outstanding CAPE Volunteer Award, 2013-2014. California Association of Professional Employees. 2014.
Recruiter of the Year, 2013 and 2014. California Association of Professional Employees. 2014-2015.
Volunteer Service Award. California Association of Professional Employees. 2015. (For leadership in 2013 and 2014 contract bargaining with LA County)
LA County STARS Award. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. 2013. (For service excellence and organizational effectiveness in Zoning Enforcement)
Joyce Smith Memorial Award, 2012-2013. Florence-Firestone/Walnut Park Chamber of Commerce. 2013.
Alumnus of the Year, 2013. UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Urban Planning. 2013.
Certificate of Appreciation. Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council. 2007.
