Andre Parvenu is a multi-disciplinary professional with a strong background in Planning, Public Affairs, and Community Relations.

Mr. Parvenu has gained professional experience as a Geographer, Urban Planner, Community Outreach Specialist, and former City Planner and Zoning Analyst with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. He presently serves as a California State Redistricting Commissioner, and is a member of the Technical Advisory and Community Outreach Committees. He also serves as a volunteer Planning Consultant/Advisor for several Neighborhood Councils in the City of Los Angeles. Prior experiences have included Project Manager, Community Relations Manager, and Senior Communications Officer for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro); and Transportation Planning Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Community DASH program. Mr. Parvenu has also worked as a Community Partnership Specialist with the United States Census Bureau (Department of Commerce), a Crisis Relocation Planner with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and as a Migration Specialist with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central America, in association with the Belize Ministry of Home Affairs. Mr. Parvenu received a Master of Science Degree in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has completed undergraduate coursework in geography, cartography, and urban studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland; in addition to architectural and civil engineering coursework at Howard University in Washington, D.C.