Denise has 15 years of experience in public affairs and community relations.

Before joining District Three, Denise spent eight years providing public relations and community outreach services to various government organizations. Her client experience includes a statewide consumer protection agency and various water districts. She most recently managed Woodenship, a local advertising and public affairs firm.

Denise has worked at both the community and statewide level, handling community and media relations for elected officials including Speaker Emeritus Antonio Villaraigosa, Assemblymember Mike Gotch and San Diego City Councilmember Valerie Stallings. Denise has lived and worked in Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento, giving her vast familiarity with Northern and Southern California communities.

In 1993, Denise worked in Sacramento assigned to the Assembly Ways & Means, Natural Resources and Local Government Committees. Prior to her legislative experience, she practiced urban planning as both a Land Use Planner for the City of San Diego and a Planning Assistant for the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG).

Denise holds a masters degree in public administration and bachelor of arts degree in urban planning from San Diego State University. She currently serves on the California Department of Health Services Domestic Violence Program Advisory Council.

Denise can be reached by email at dzprice@sandiego.gov.