PlaceWorks
Joseph Ruiz is an experienced environmental planner currently employed at PlaceWorks since May 2023. Prior roles include a social media intern at the UCI Newkirk Center, where responsibilities involved designing campaigns, managing content calendars, and coordinating with the communications team. Additional experience encompasses internships in transportation planning at Mark Thomas, research internships focusing on public health and environmental issues in Southeast Los Angeles with Communities for a Better Environment and UCLA, and a position as a phone banker for Power California advocating for Proposition 15. Joseph Ruiz has a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UC Irvine and a dual Bachelor's degree in History and Chicano Studies from UCLA, complemented by an Associate degree from the Los Angeles Community College District.
PlaceWorks
Based in California, PlaceWorks is one of the premier planning, design and environmental firms in the U.S. The firm’s expertise and services span a wide range of planning, design, science and engineering, economics, environmental analysis and community outreach disciplines. Government agencies, corporations and developers, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations across the country rely on PlaceWorks to consistently provide thoughtful, accurate and thorough solutions to their most complex problems. For more information, visit the firm's website at www.placeworks.com.