Marina Pérez, Project Manager
Marina Pérez joined Consensus Planning Group in February 2007 bringing with her seventeen years of bilingual community outreach and education experience. Prior to working for Consensus Planning Group, Ms. Pérez worked for one of the largest public works programs in the nation, the Los Angeles Unified School District, New Construction Program. For close to five years she served as a liaison developing outreach strategies to best inform and engage the community, community based organizations, Board of Education, as well as school and elected officials in the various phases of the new school construction process which included project definition, site selection, CEQA, environmental review, relocation/acquisition, and design of new schools. Ms. Pérez organized briefings and presentations to key stakeholders and facilitated community meetings, workshops, and tours. She also organized and planned groundbreaking and ribbon cutting ceremonies of new schools.

Most recently she worked with the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of External Affairs as a Public Participation Specialist where she was responsible for engaging the community in environmental remediation projects.

Ms. Pérez has a background in working with diverse populations, providing bilingual community outreach and health education on various issues. She has worked with the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services and Juvenile Court Services, County of San Diego Department of Health Services and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Division of Adolescent Medicine and Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases. Her commitment to health issues extends to her work with Padres Contra El Cáncer (Parents Against Cancer) a childhood cancer charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with cancer and their families.

Ms. Pérez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is currently working on a Masters in Public Administration at California State University, Northridge. She is fluent in Spanish and resides in the San Fernando Valley with her daughter Chloé.

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