AIDSWalk, organized by MZA Events, provided me with the experience of organizing logistics for three walks: Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. It was a short-term contract full of hard work, but one that was personally fulfilling.
AIASan Francisco asked me to help them create a new website that incorporated all the functions of its existing website: purchase tickets from their calendar of events; process membership renewals; purchase AIA items; post job ads; post member resumes and; process donations. They were transitioning from a service that included those functions to a self-hosted…
Since 2016, I have been the webmaster and online marketing consultant for the Left Coast Theater Co., a non-profit organization that promotes the artistic work of the LGBTQ and allied communities in order to promote diversity, encourage dialogue and provide an opportunity for unique voices to be heard. I designed and implemented a new website…
IN:SAN FRANCISCO is a new social service agency that supports persons with intellectual developmental disabilities in many aspects of life. We serve a diverse group of participants who are as varied as the general population and just like the general population are working toward a comfortable safe place to live, a job so they can…
The Art/Lit Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) is a new work of public sculpture on the corner of Fulton and Larkin Streets adjacent to the Asian Art Museum. The installation was designed by a team of youth in the Architecture Program at Youth Art Exchange, who were inspired by dragons—mythological creatures found in the art and…
West Hollywood Design District is a cultural destination for high-caliber design, art, fashion, dining, beauty and more. Trends start here. More than 200 global visionaries and creative leaders have chosen the walkable radius of Melrose Avenue, Beverly Boulevard, and Robertson Boulevard as their West Coast home. Hollywood shops, films and plays here. West Hollywood Design…
This massive civic improvement project is bringing San Francisco its first Bus Rapid Transit system, a much-needed and globally-proven solution to improve transit service and address traffic congestion on Van Ness Avenue, a major north-south arterial. To maximize the benefits of construction impacts, the project also includes extensive utility maintenance, civic improvements and transportation upgrades. See the videos…
The Sunset Strip Business Improvement District was created as a mitigation measure to deal with complaints from neighbors. What began as voluntary, is now an assessment district that improves the business and neighboring residential environment on Sunset Blvd. through: security, street maintenance, public outreach, and marketing. The Sunset Strip Business Improvement District supplies security forces…
People in Plazas was an ongoing concert series that we brought to Civic Center Plaza and presented every Wednesday at noon in the Joseph L. Alioto Performing Arts Piazza (aka Civic Center Plaza). It was a partnership between the Civic Center CBD, People in Plazas and the Recreation and Parks Department. In 2016, we expanded…
The Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction Project was the City of West Hollywood’s two-year roadway improvement and beautification plan for the 3-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between La Brea Avenue and Doheny Drive, a part of historic Route 66 and one of the country’s most recognizable thoroughfares. The West Hollywood City Council established the 41-member…
San Francisco Design Week was created in 2003 through a proclamation to bring attention to all genre of design in the Bay Area. The following year, AIGA SF, the professional association for design, expanded the concept to include partnerships with related professional associations in architecture, product design, and others to include a week-long series of events. Fifteen years later, San Francisco Design…
Literary Lights, presented by the Associates of the Boston Public Library, is a black-tie event held each Spring to honor outstanding writers from the Northeast and to celebrate their contributions to literature. In addition to celebrating the accomplishments of these outstanding writers, proceeds from Literary Lights support the David McCullough Conservation Fund, William O. Taylor…
The Civic Center CBD, working with neighbors, business owners and several partners, was approved and will be spending $200,000 from a grant to make improvements to Ivy Street, to turn the 200-block into a pedestrian-friendly promenade and community space. The grant is coming from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), and is…
Holiday Fanfare was a series of performances meant to activate neighborhood streets and bring holiday cheer to the residents and the thousands of visitors and arts patrons that enjoy San Francisco’s home of history, culture, and government. Nontraditional in format, the concerts are outside the referenced venue or on the corner near that venue.
The Civic Center CBD provided assistance by generating community outreach and ensuring that all stakeholders had the opportunity to offer input on the plans as the project moved forward. As part of that effort, we hosted and co-hosted meetings with nearby property owners and residents. OVERVIEW Recreation and Parks is partnering with The Trust for…
The San Francisco Arts Commission presented INTRUDE, a large-scale public artwork by Tasmanian artist Amanda Parer. The highly acclaimed installation featured five monumental, inflated rabbits that are illuminated at night. The public artwork activated the Civic Center Plaza and be available to all of San Francisco residents and visitors to enjoy 24 hours, 7 days…
The Enrichment Scholarship was created by AIGA SF to enhance the quality and diversity of design education. Student members from participating schools with AIGA student groups may enter. A panel of independent judges selects one final scholarship winner from each school. The scholarship recipients are awarded on Portfolio Day. They award 12 scholarships yearly, one…
The Associates of the Boston Public Library manages the David McCullough Conservation Fund, established in 2001 to provide a consistent source of funding for the restoration and preservation of books, manuscripts, works of art and historic documents in the Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections. The Fund is named after historian David McCullough, who during…
Presented by AIGA San Francisco, Compostmodern is an interdisciplinary design conference dedicated to transforming products, industries, and lives through sustainable design choices. What started as a way to catalyze the sustainability conversation became a world-class event and a reference point for the design profession. The conference name was conceived as a way to view communication in a…
The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CCCBD) is an assessment district organized by a group of concerned property owners, arts organizations, and other stakeholders to improve the image, safety, beautification, and cleanliness of the area. I had the honor of being the first executive director of this unique blend of public entities and private ones…