KIANA BALLO
University of Washington, College of Built Environments
CONTACT
Phone: (360) 593-8056
Email: KianaABallo@gmail.com
Personal Website: KianaBallo.Weebly.com
EDUCATION
University of Washington
Sept 2014 - June 2018
• Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in
Community, Environment & Planning (CEP)
with a minor in Urban Design & Planning.
• Cumulative GPA: 3.60
EXPERIENCE
Brady’s Oysters, Retail Associate & Design Curator
Sept 2009 – Present
• Responsible for individually managing farmers
market booths in Ballard and U-District, as well
as creating graphic designs for promotional
products, clothing, and signage.
City of Westport, WA, Urban Planning Intern
June 2017 - Aug 2017
• Worked with the mayor and public works di-
rector to review and update the city’s shoreline
plan, parks plan, design guidelines and compre-
hensive plan.
Seattle Shorts Film Festival, Outreach & Social
Media Intern
Oct 2016- Feb 2017
• Event planning and coordination, maintaining
communication with filmmakers, sponsors and
the festival director, managing social media
accounts.
SKILLS
Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Project Management
Social Media
Photography
MailChimp
Organization / Time Management
Collaboration / Group Work
Community Outreach
OUTREACH
University of Washington, Research Coordinator
June 2018 - Present
• Serving as a coordinator between the City of
Westport and UW researchers to conduct com-
munity engagement for coastal resilience.
• Responsibilities include attending and orga-
nizing community meetings and conducting
stakeholder analysis.
Senior Project, Pacific Ave Park Master Plan
Sept 2017 - June 2018
• Indepentently created (using InDesign) a 35
page comprehensive park master plan for
the transformation of the City of Westport’s
vacant property into a public park.
CEP Communications Committee Chair
Jan 2017 - March 2018
• Directed the committee responsible for all
outward facing material of the Community,
Environment and Planning major.
• Oversaw and managed all committee projects,
lead committee meetings and design tutorials,
assisted the production of two promotional
videos, and managed the department’s website,
social media accounts and design publications.