City of Albany, California
Michelle Plouse is a Community Development Analyst at the City of Albany, California, since October 2021, with prior experience as a Community Development Intern in the same department. In this role, Michelle specializes in sustainability, transportation, and city planning, leading the development of Albany’s Green Building policy and authoring staff reports and resolutions for the City Council and various committees. Additionally, Michelle has experience in education as a Humanities Teacher at Fusion Academy and Halstrom Academy, and as a Humanities Tutor for high school students. Michelle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
City of Albany, California
The City of Albany is dedicated to maintaining its small town ambience, responding to the needs of a diverse community, and providing a safe, healthy and sustainable environment. Albany is a small city of 18,539 (2010 census) residents, located within the greater San Francisco Bay area. Albany today combines a small-town ambience with its central location in a major metropolitan region. Albany prides itself on being a safe, community-oriented city, with strong services and programs for youth, families and the elderly. It is a city made up largely of single-family homes and small businesses. Albany's small town character is exemplified by its "Main Street," Solano Avenue, a pedestrian friendly business district composed primarily of small "mom and pop" shops, and home to some of the Bay area's best restaurants! Albany's public schools have an outstanding reputation with student test scores at the elementary, middle and high school levels among the highest in the state. Our city is beautifully located on the eastern shoreline of the San Francisco Bay, directly east of the Golden Gate Bridge.