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Community Engagement

About Community Engagement

Community Engagement

About Community Engagement

Our main goal

To create a platform that educates, engages and empowers people, businesses and places, especially areas and residents that have been disproportionally underserved.

How we meet our goal

Eliminate communication barriers, including but not limited to values, culture and/or language
Creating social events and programming that can be catered to specific communities, neighborhoods and/or language groups
Develop and foster an environment of trust and confidence between community, stakeholders and City Council.

Comittment to historically underserved residents

A key aim is to educate, engage, and empower historically underserved residents by:

Acknowledging the barriers that people of color and marginalized communities experience in accessing City government programs and services or participating in public process
Recognizing diversity as both a strength and opportunity
Recognizing every project and initiative is different and therefore the approach to engagement must be different

The CE Team uses best practices to conduct meaningful outreach by eliminating cultural and language barriers with a focus on reaching the underserved.

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Lynette Hall

Lynette is the Community Engagement Manager for the City of Sacramento, whose team is responsible for providing creative and innovative ways to reach residents and businesses that have been historically disconnected with government. She oversees the community engagement team, volunteer services program, City’s internship program and the financial empowerment center. Prior to this role, she served as the Supplier Diversity Small Business/DVBE manager at PG&E and CalPERS. Her goal is to create a platform that educates, engages and empowers residents and businesses. She is a Sacramento (Oak Park) native and is most proud of being a mommy to the best kid ever, Gabrielle. Fun Fact: I will talk to any and everybody, including on the elevator! I love people and can find the best in most.

Randy Singh

Randy Singh is the Volunteer Engagement Specialist for the City of Sacramento and plans, directs, and supervises the City’s Volunteer and Internship programs as part of the Community Engagement Team. Born and raised in the Sacramento Valley, Randy has spent most of his professional career in the public sector working in all levels of government. He studied Political Science at Sacramento State University and UC, Davis as well as Microbiology/Biotechnology and Social Science at American River College. Prior to this role, he was the Neighborhood Resources Coordinator for the City in the Neighborhood Services Division overseeing community engagement, programs and events. Randy enjoys travelling, hiking, and entertaining family and friends.

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Amy Williamson

Amy is the City’s Financial Empowerment Manager. She joined staff in the fall of 2019. Prior to her move to the public sector, Amy had 15 years of experience building and managing economic mobility initiatives in Sacramento through local nonprofit organizations.

Jessica Dávalos-Prieto

Jessica is a Community Engagement Analyst for the City of Sacramento. She was born and raised in South Sacramento. Jessica graduated from Sacramento State with a bachelors in Business Administration, with concentrations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining the City in 2022, she worked with both the Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation (FNDC) and the Franklin Boulevard Business District (FBBD) supporting the district's culturally diverse businesses. Her work included marketing, business engagement, and program and event coordination.

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Greg Garcia

Greg Garcia is a 2nd generation Filipino American. He grew up in Vallejo CA, went to school at UC Davis for Psychology and Asian American Studies and then received his Master’s in Counselor Education at Sacramento State. He started his career in the nonprofit field working with youth of color in Sacramento. Greg also worked in Seattle for thirteen years running a behavioral health organization for youth in the greater Seattle area. Greg has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit field with emphasis on racial equity, mental health and philanthropy. Greg is a musician, audio engineer, husband, son and most importantly a dad to his two kids.

Danielle Susa

Danielle Susa joined the City of Sacramento in 2023. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a degree in Government, she spent the next four years in the nonprofit sector. Driven by a passion for community-based work, she first served as an AmeriCorps Member with City Year Sacramento from 2019 to 2021, where she provided daily academic and social-emotional support to students in Sacramento. She also interned with Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA), where she conducted policy research and assisted in the planning of statewide events for Asian Americans Advancing Justice-California and the Asian Law Caucus.

Most recently, Danielle worked as the Communications & Research Coordinator for Sacramento-based nonprofit Valley Vision. Through this work, she built strong partnerships with industry stakeholders, workforce development partners, and educational institutions. Outside of work, Danielle is an avid foodie and Dungeons & Dragons player.

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Mudasir Nazar

Muda is a dedicated public service administrator with a strong educational foundation and a wealth of practical experience in public, nonprofit, and humanitarian services. He completed a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance (MAHA) from Tufts University. Upon completing his degrees, he embarked on a career journey that has spanned over 11 years.

Muda has had the privilege of working with different organizations in different capacities in Sacramento, Uganda, and Afghanistan. In Sacramento he worked with Opening Doors, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Second Chance Education, Inc., and the United Nations (UN). Mudasir’s educational background and hands-on experience equipped him with skills related to the importance of social cohesion, fairness, diversity, inclusion, and equality in public services.

Ari Green

Ari A. Green (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in American Studies at UNC, Chapel Hill where she studied gentrification and displacement with an emphasis on community-based studies. Ari returns to Sacramento from Durham, North Carolina after spending the past 4 years in NC in pursuit of her doctoral degree. Ari previously worked for Raleigh’s Planning Department where she developed the Complicated Legacies project which situates Black Raleigh’s complicated history with infrastructure at the center of Raleigh’s Bus Rapid Transit Corridor. She also worked for Durham’s Planning Department assisting with historic preservation. Some fun facts about Ari are: she is a Sacramento native (Pacer for Life!), loves sushi, lover of maps, an avid concert-goer, solo traveler, her favorite architectural style is Spanish Revival, and her favorite color is GREEN.

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Contact the team

Contact the Community Engagement Team for more information or to discuss how we can help you.

Community Engagement team

New City Hall
915 I Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Contact information

Email: CE@cityofsacramento.org
Phone: (916) 808-6789
Fax: (916) 808-5959

Office hours:

Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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