Suzanne Doran
Executive Director Public Ethics Commission at City of Oakland
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolSuzanne Doran is an accomplished public ethics leader with nine years of progressive experience at the City of Oakland, now serving as Executive Director of the Public Ethics Commission after roles ranging from analyst to acting director. She combines a Master of Public Policy focused on gender, racial equity, labor and employment with deep operational experience in program administration, data-driven compliance, and civic technology integration. Known for translating complex policy and quantitative analysis into accessible communications, she has led innovation projects like Democracy Dollars and advanced civic engagement tools. Her background in labor organizations and labor studies at Cornell gives her a practical understanding of worker advocacy and organizational dynamics that informs ethical governance. Based in Oakland, she brings a rare blend of analytical rigor, hands-on program management, and strong stakeholder communications to public service.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Rhetoric, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Rhetoric at University of California, BerkeleyMaster's degree, Public Policy Analysis, Master's degree, Public Policy Analysis at Mills CollegeCertificate in Labor Studies, Labor Studies, Certificate in Labor Studies, Labor Studies at Cornell University
Github Skills (16)
california10
jekyll9
static-site9
social-network-analysis9
disclosure9
tax8
finance8
ruby8
secretary4
cal4
whenever3
database-access2
django2
python2
alerts2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
caciviclab/odca-jekyll
May 2018 - Sep 2022
New ODCA front end
Contributions:1 review, 18 commits, 21 PRs in 4 years 4 months
electionjekyll-siteopenoaklandjekyllfront-end
caciviclab/disclosure-frontend
Sep 2016 - Oct 2016
DEPRECATED (We're working on the "odca-jekyll" repo instead) California’s online source for local campaign finance data
Contributions:10 commits, 10 pushes, 13 comments in 6 days
working-onjekyllfinance-datafinancecampaign-finance
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