1. Kessa Turnbull 1389 Villa Drive South Euclid, OH 44121 (510) 861-0683 kessaturnbull@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/kessaturnbull
Experience
Tree Commissioner City of South Euclid 04/16-Present
Votes at meetings, created and maintains Facebook page, and attending Tree Commission Academy
Minority Partner Bliss and Turnbull, LLC 06/16-11/16
Developed business plan, took initial steps, but decided not to move forward post-election
Teaching Assistant for GIS Principles Cleveland State University (CSU) 01/15-12/15
Student Planner CSU Center for Community Planning and Development 10/14-06/15
Summarized relevant regulations in counties and communities having a Watershed Balanced Growth Plan
Created annotated bibliography of empirical data for model ordinance to protect trees on development sites
Treasurer CSU American Planning Association 09/14-05/16
First Year Representative CSU American Planning Association 09/13-09/14
Admissions Clerk Cleveland Museum of Natural History 03/14-06/14
EPA Fellow EPA Air Division, Climate Change Office (San Francisco, CA) 06/13-09/13
Independently identified and prioritized strategies for reducing emissions levels per California Air Resources
Board (CARB) standards timeline
· Compiled and analyzed emission data from CARB and Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)
· Conveyed results in conference calls with representatives from EPA, CARB, and OTAQ
· Prepared a policy memo and handouts outlining effects of the strategies on specific demographic groups
Voluntarily created organizational charts of the EPA and Department of Transportation (DOT), including office
responsibilities, to seek potential synergies from cooperation between overlapping departments
· Ranked various actions by cost and emission reduction; presented results to individual directors and small
groups of office heads
· Prepared briefs summarizing the results and staff booklets providing contacts in relevant offices
· Facilitated discussions among EPA regions 9 and 10 and DOT, including the Federal Highway, Transit, and
Aviation Administrations
Theater Hall Manager Oberlin College Central Ticket Services 02/11-12/13
Solved audience problems, made announcements, ensured shows started and resumed punctually, and managed
ticket sales, reservations, and waitlists
Sales Representative Vector Marketing (Fremont, CA) 06/11-Present
Awarded President’s Club due to selling $8,000 in first 2 months
Promoted to work with new recruits due to leadership and interpersonal skills
Obtained Senior Advisor level in June 2014 due to continuing sales
Education
CSU Levin College of Urban Affairs: Master of Urban Planning, Design, and Development 2016
Certificate in Urban Economic Development
Certificate in Local and Urban Management
Certificate in Urban Geographic Information Systems
Oberlin College: Bachelors of Arts with Major in Environmental Studies 2013
Focal Area: Urban Analysis and Design Minor: Economics (One class short of a second major)
Chabot College (Hayward, CA): Associate in Liberal Arts III with Highest Honors 2010
Venture Alternative High School (San Ramon, CA) 2010
Awards
Women’s Transportation Seminar Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship 2014
Women’s Transportation Seminar Beverley Swaim Staley Leadership Legacy Scholarship 2014
Professor Norman Krumholz Scholarship for Equity Planning 2013
E.P.A. Undergraduate Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship in Urban Sustainability 2012