Gomez Research

Experience

Sophia Gomez formed Gomez Research to provide marketing research expertise to public and nonprofit organizations and businesses marketing social responsibility programs. Her consulting experience includes focus group facilitation; the design, implementation, and analysis of survey research; program evaluation; and three years as President of a Los Angeles consulting firm. She holds a Master's Degree in Urban Planning with an emphasis in social research methodology from the University of California at Los Angeles and a B.A. in Journalism. Ms. Gomez has directed projects for a wide variety of public agancies and nonprofit institutions.

Conservation/Waste Management

• California Integrated Waste Management Board
• California Department of Transportation
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Works

Health Services

• California Department of Health Services
• Los Angeles County Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Programs
• Orange County Health Care Agency, Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Team (ADEPT)
• The California Endowment

Education/Workforce Development

• California Department of Education
• Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges
• Los Angeles Unified School District
• Weber State University
• L.A. Youth

Housing and Transportation

• Habitat for Humanity
• California Department of Transportation
• Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
• Metrolink
• Los Angeles World Airports
• John Wayne Airport
• Ontario Airport
• Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
• Omnitrans
• Riverside Transportation Authority (RTA)
• Santa Monica Bus Lines
• Golden Empire Transit District (GET)

Local Government

• Los Angeles County Community Development Commission (CDC)
• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP)
• City of Los Angeles, Office of the City Controller
• City of Los Angeles, Information Technology Agency
• Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

Management Consulting

• California Department of Social Services
• Los Angeles County Department of the Register-Recorder/County Clerk
• Riverside County Transit Operators

Private Sector Experience

• STAR Systems, Inc.
• First Data Corporation, Inc.
• Notification Technologies, Inc.

Partners

• Ogilvy Public Relations
• The Rogers Group
• Edelman Public Relations Worldwide
• Pulsar Advertising
• Parsons Transportation Group
• IBI Group
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• KPMG
• AMPG
• ETI