Civic & Institutional Oversight

Sweetwater Union High School District | Chula Vista, CA | 09/2020 – 07/2023

Citizens Bond Oversight Committee Independent advisory board overseeing the political economy of $403 Million in public goods provisioning for the largest secondary school district in California (serving 74k students).

• Role provides direct insight into the institutional friction and costs imposed by Compliance Surcharges (CS) during large-scale capital projects in the internal periphery.

National School District | National City, CA | 05/2017 – 05/2023

Citizens Bond Oversight Committee Advise on a $56Million investment in construction, repair, and modernization of 10 schools.

• Monitor and analyze the opportunity cost and structural liabilities associated with maintaining modern HVACand technology systems for 5k students.

City of National City | National City, CA | 02/2015 – 09/2019

Civil Service Commissioner Enforced and reformed the merit-based personnel system for the City’s 350 staff, providing expertise in institutional structure and bureaucratic governance.

• Analysis of appeals and classifications offers direct insight into the operational ambiguities and internal friction of the local regulatory state.