Board / Committee / Commission Application
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name:* Email Address:* Gender:
Brooks Jessup
Please specify the Board, Commission or Committee you are applying for:* Bicycle / Pedestrian Advisory Committee
I am currently a member of the above Committee, and am seeking reappointment.* • No
If you are seeking re-appointment, has any of your information changed within the last 12 months? If your answer is yes, please complete the rest of this form. If your information has not changed within the past 12 months, please only enter your name and email information above. You do not need to complete the remainder of this • Yes • No
RESIDENCY / EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Home Address: City: State: Zip Code:
Home/Cell Phone Number: How long have you lived in Emeryville? 7 months
Place of Employment: Occupation:
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Data Scientist Business Address: City: State: Zip Code:
Business Phone Number: How long have you worked in Emeryville? Upload Your Résumé:
EDUCATION / EXTRACURRICULAR INTERESTS
High School:
College:
University of California, Berkeley
Trade or Business School(s):
Other Interests:
Biking, birding, board games
ADVISORY BODY EXPERIENCE / INFORMATION
Are you currently serving on other Boards, Commissions or Committees? • Yes • No
Have you served on a Board, Commission or Committee before? O Yes • No
Please list all past and current City of Emeryville advisory boards.
Please list any past and current board, commission or committee memberships outside of Emeryville.
Please list all organization memberships and positions held.
California Bicycle Coalition, Member
Bike East Bay, Member
SPUR, Member
Please list any relevant work and volunteer experience.
Senior Data Analyst, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Research Analyst, Urban Displacement Project
Volunteer, West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project Volunteer, California Bicycle Coalition
Volunteer, East Bay Regional Park District
Volunteer, OpenOakland
Why are you interested in serving on this Board, Commission or Committee? I am a transportation professional and recreational cyclist interested in helping to build a more active, equitable, and sustainable community for the benefit of all residents.
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Brooks Jessup
SUMMARY
Transportation professional and recreational cyclist interested in helping to build a more active, equitable, and sustainable community for the benefit of all residents.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 - present
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Apple, Cupertino, CA 2021 - 2022
• Data analyst on the User Experience Evaluation team at Apple Maps University of California, Berkeley, CA
• Research analyst at the Urban Displacement Project 2020 - 2021 • Lecturer in the Department of History 2017 - 2020
Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany 2013 - 2017
• Postdoctoral fellow at the Graduate School of East Asian Studies
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project, Oakland, CA 2023 - present • Helped to update environmental indicator study for local advocacy group.
California Bicycle Coalition, Sacramento, CA 2022 - 2023 • Reorganized image archive to support media relations for bicycle advocacy.
East Bay Regional Parks District, Oakland, CA 2021 - 2022 • Performed accessibility analysis of the park system via public transit and walking.
OpenOakland, Oakland, CA 2020 - 2021
• Developed web map for community activists to analyze local air quality data.
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. History
Hamilton College, B.A. Religious Studies
OTHER
Memberships: California Bicycle Coalition, Bike East Bay, SPUR Languages: Chinese, German, French, Japanese
Tobbies: Biking, birding, board games