Samantha Smithies
Project Coordinator
California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Campus Mailcode: 149606
Pronouns: she/her
Samantha Smithies is the CCSC project coordinator.
A UCLA graduate, she’s committed to advancing sustainable, equitable, and resilient communities through environmental justice and planning work. Prior to joining CCSC, she served as a UC President’s Climate Action Fellow and worked with the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
Her previous projects include a study on the integration of environmental justice in California local planning under SB 1000; UCLA’s inaugural climate resilience plan; pilot campus engagement and planning strategies; California’s general plan reporting requirements; and California’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing mandate.
Outside of work, Samantha is passionate about getting involved with her community, from serving on the Albany, CA Climate Action Committee to the North Westwood Neighborhood Council.
