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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, California State Assembly

Former Member, Committee on Labor and Employment, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the State of Hate, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Special Committee on Legislative Ethics, California State Assembly

Education

  • MEd, Technology in Education, Harvard University, 2002-2003
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, 1991-1995

Professional Experience

  • MEd, Technology in Education, Harvard University, 2002-2003
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, 1991-1995
  • Former Senior Fellow, Marshall Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, University of Southern California (USC)
  • Former Service Learning Instructor, University of Southern California (USC)
  • Commissioner, Board of Public Works, City of Los Angeles, 2016-2017
  • Founder/Executive Director, DIY Girls, 2011-2016
  • Co-Founder, KitHub, 2014-2016
  • Director of Research and Corporate Partnerships, Iridescent, 2010-2013
  • Assistant Director, Diversity Center, California Institute of Technology, 2006-2010
  • Director, Academic Programs, Infrastructure Academy, 2010
  • Research Associate, Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, 2005-2006
  • Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, 2003-2005
  • Program Associate, IT Resource Center (Now Lumity), 1998-2001
  • Electrical Engineer, Motorolla, 1995-1998

Political Experience

  • MEd, Technology in Education, Harvard University, 2002-2003
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, 1991-1995
  • Former Senior Fellow, Marshall Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, University of Southern California (USC)
  • Former Service Learning Instructor, University of Southern California (USC)
  • Commissioner, Board of Public Works, City of Los Angeles, 2016-2017
  • Founder/Executive Director, DIY Girls, 2011-2016
  • Co-Founder, KitHub, 2014-2016
  • Director of Research and Corporate Partnerships, Iridescent, 2010-2013
  • Assistant Director, Diversity Center, California Institute of Technology, 2006-2010
  • Director, Academic Programs, Infrastructure Academy, 2010
  • Research Associate, Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, 2005-2006
  • Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, 2003-2005
  • Program Associate, IT Resource Center (Now Lumity), 1998-2001
  • Electrical Engineer, Motorolla, 1995-1998
  • Candidate, California State Assembly, District 39, 2018, 2020
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 39, 2018-Present

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Budget Committee

Member, Health Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management

Member, Local Government Committee

Chair, Natural Resources Committee

Member, Revenue and Taxation Committee

Member, Select Committee on Career Technical Education and Building a 21st Century Workforce

Member, Select Committee on Coastal Protection and Access to Natural Resources

Member, Select Committee on Cybersecurity

Member, Select Committee on Emerging Technologies and Innovation

Member, Select Committee on Ensuring Systemic Equity Post-COVID-19

Member, Select Committee on Impact Investing for Improved Social and Environmental Outcomes

Member, Select Committee on Jobs and Innovation in the San Fernando Valley

Member, Select Committee on Latina Inequities

Member, Select Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Chair, Select Committee on the Non-Profit Sector

Member, Select Committee on Youth Homelessness in San Bernardino County

Member, Subcommittee 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MEd, Technology in Education, Harvard University, 2002-2003
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusettes Institute of Technology, 1991-1995
  • Former Senior Fellow, Marshall Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, University of Southern California (USC)
  • Former Service Learning Instructor, University of Southern California (USC)
  • Commissioner, Board of Public Works, City of Los Angeles, 2016-2017
  • Founder/Executive Director, DIY Girls, 2011-2016
  • Co-Founder, KitHub, 2014-2016
  • Director of Research and Corporate Partnerships, Iridescent, 2010-2013
  • Assistant Director, Diversity Center, California Institute of Technology, 2006-2010
  • Director, Academic Programs, Infrastructure Academy, 2010
  • Research Associate, Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, 2005-2006
  • Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, 2003-2005
  • Program Associate, IT Resource Center (Now Lumity), 1998-2001
  • Electrical Engineer, Motorolla, 1995-1998
  • Candidate, California State Assembly, District 39, 2018, 2020
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 39, 2018-Present
  • Member, Girls Build Los Angeles Board, 2017-present
  • Champions Board Member, California Girls in STEM (CalGirls) Collaborative, 2014-present
  • Former Member, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Board Member, Massachusettes Institute of Technology Club of Southern California, 2011-2015
Endorsements
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Reproductive Freedom For All
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