San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

In 2020-21, 2014-15, and 2010-11 I served as Editor of SANDAG's Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) updates. This important document for one of the largest metropolitan transportation planning organizations in the nation outlines strategies for how the San Diego region can grow sustainably, meet state-mandated targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, and serve the housing needs of a growing and diverse population. For these updates, I have advised SANDAG staff on legal requirements for this state-mandated document, prepared outlines, written several introductory sections to chapters, edited several drafts of the document on tight deadlines, written executive summaries, and completed other related assignments.

Over the years I've also worked on numerous other planning documents, annual reports, social media projects, and other public affairs assignments for this agency. 

Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

From mid-2015 to early 2016, I served as Editor of SCAG's 2016 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). For this project, I wrote the executive summary and distilled a series of essays by experts in urban planning, transportation, affordable housing, and other planning issues into a single unified summary. 

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

In 2010 I edited "Climate Change: Multiplying Threats to National Security" for a team of Ph.D. candidates at Scripps. The 16-page briefing discussed how climate change is expected to complicate national security as the 21st century progresses. As part of their project, the graduate students circulated the document on Capitol Hill and among environmental groups and other stakeholders in Washington, D.C. To see this briefing please contact me.

I've worked on several projects as an editor for academic institutions, government agencies, and other organizations. Here are descriptions of a few of them.