Sydney Bennet, MPP

Leading high-impact team using data to prevent and end homelessness

Berkeley, California, United States · 1 connection

California Interagency Council on Homelessness

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About

Driving data-informed homelessness policy as the Director of Research at the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH). Formerly a Housing Data Specialist with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) responsible for authoring the state's first 10-year Housing Data Strategy. 2020 Master in Public Policy (MPP) graduate from Goldman School of Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley with a background in housing policy, economics, and quantitive research methods. Previously worked at Apartment List producing original studies on the housing market that earned coverage in national publications including the Washington Post, CNBC, and CityLab.

Experience

Director of ResearchCalifornia Interagency Council on Homelessness
Dec 2022

Senior Housing Policy & Data SpecialistCalifornia Department of Housing & Community Development
Aug 2022 to Dec 2022

Housing Policy & Data SpecialistCalifornia Department of Housing & Community Development
Jul 2021 to Aug 2022

Housing Policy & Data AnalystCalifornia Department of Housing & Community Development
Jul 2020 to Jul 2021

Head Graduate Student InstructorUniversity of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Jan 2020 to May 2020

Graduate Student InstructorUniversity of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Jan 2019 to Jan 2020

Graduate Student Researcher (Housing Policy)University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Aug 2018 to Jan 2019

Policy ConsultantCalifornia Strategic Growth Council
Jan 2020 to May 2020

Graduate Intern, State and Local FinanceCalifornia Legislative Analyst's Office
May 2019 to Aug 2019

Policy ConsultantBerkeley Food Institute and Praxis Projects
Jan 2019 to May 2019

Senior Research AssociateApartment List
Nov 2017 to Aug 2018

Research AssociateApartment List
Feb 2017 to Oct 2017

Finance AssistantCatherine Cortez Masto for Senate
Apr 2016 to Nov 2016

InternQvivr
Jul 2015 to Jan 2016

Project AssistantElecting Women & WomenCount
Sep 2015 to Dec 2015

InternClose the Gap California
Jun 2015 to Sep 2015

InternOffice of Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
Mar 2015 to Jun 2015

Campaign ChairTerry Godfrey for School Board
Jun 2014 to Nov 2014

InternPlanned Parenthood Mar Monte
Jun 2014 to Sep 2014

Chief of Staff and Campus Organizing DirectorUCSB Associated Students External Vice President of Statewide Affairs Office
May 2012 to May 2014

PresidentSigma Alpha Epsilon Pi
Nov 2012 to Jun 2013

Chair and Outreach and Recruitment CoordinatorUC Santa Barbara
May 2013 to Jun 2015

Guest Services RepresentativeUC Santa Barbara
Jun 2012 to Sep 2012

Campaign InternLois Capps for Congress
Mar 2012 to Jun 2012

Business InternGenomera: Internet Health Start-up
Jun 2011 to Sep 2011

Regional Vice President of Recruitment and OutreachBBYO
May 2010 to May 2011

Education

University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Masters in Public Policy
2018 to 2020

University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor's Degree, B.A. in Economics and Political Science with a minor in Feminist Studies, 3.8 GPA
2011 to 2015

University of Cape Town
Political Science
2013 to 2013

Henry M. Gunn High School
High School
2007 to 2011