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Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX, US

• Collaborated to develop and administer a grant program providing $10 million annually to fund community-based projects through which nonprofits and local units of government provide mental health and supportive.
• Developed a concept for a Learning Community, or Community of Practice, through which grantees collaborate using convenient, relevant methods to learn with/from one another while sharing best practices and challenges.
• Supported program growth from five to over 60 grantees.
• Developed and led risk identification/assessment efforts enhancing fund accountability and stewardship. Developed and led efforts to strengthen grantee internal controls.
• Led and influenced development of grant-related processes and procedures internally and in coordination with agency areas including procurement, legal, external relations, and budget (instrumental activities, as grant.

Austin, Texas, US

• Wrote and edited grants for the entire organization with an emphasis on consumer financial stability programs. Enhanced institutional giving operations for efficiency, consistency, fluidity and accountability. Key.
• Wrote, edited and coordinated grant proposals resulting in over $1 million in awards from federal, state and private funding sources.
• Created customized, fully-searchable prospect database for all Foundation Communities programs.
• Developed development portfolio and schedule to manage internal resources and raise awareness of progress as well as need.
• Identified needs and created written procedures to clarify, document and improve grant-related processes.
• Led cross-departmental effort to enhance data integrity, data tracking and reporting processes.

• Created, redesigned and led administrative, marketing and development efforts for membership association serving nearly 4 million Texans with disabilities in areas including civil rights, employment, housing.
• Increased funding from $3 million to $13 million annually. Guided movement of funds from state-managed to community-driven model through advocacy and marketing.
• Led design of an outcome-based performance reporting system and process regarded as a national model within the Independent Living movement.

Austin, US

• Managed and improved two programs serving Texans with disabilities under a $22 million annual budget. Led policy/procedure evaluations and redesign in concert with all levels of staff and external stakeholders..
• Reduced consumer wait times from 6 months to less than 1 month.
• Reduced number of consumers waiting for services by one-third by identifying processes and resources to use in serving them the same day or week they applied for services.
• Developed model to forecast, allocate, monitor and share caseload budgets resulting in the most effective, efficient allocation and use of funds seen in the programs’ 30+ year histories.

• Led multiple cross-agency and multi-program projects. Redesigned and streamlined project management processes. Trained and mentored project management staff. Developed, maintained and monitored agency project portfolio.
• Implemented reliable, audit-ready project portfolio and business planning systems lauded by executive management and adopted by other Texas state agencies.
• Developed and managed user-friendly, intuitive reporting systems enabling project staff to collaborate in real time.
• Project and review findings led to:o Increases in numbers of consumers the agency was able to serve, including hundreds who previously were unable to access services.o Greater consistency and enhanced consumer outcomes.

• Led multiple, highly-visible projects as part of cross-agency consolidation. Designed and facilitated creation and integration of programs and services to sustain and improve outcomes. Designed, maintained and.
• Led statewide review to address and prevent situations potentially placing consumers in jeopardy with regard to health and safety.
• Completed executive development program accepting 20 applicants annually.
• Successfully managed high-profile, complex project consolidating contracting operations across agencies.

• Led and coordinated internal affairs and consumer-related investigations. Compiled, analyzed and reported fraud-related data for all programs. Streamlined and updated performance reporting systems and processes. Key.
• Conducted investigations leading to recovery of millions of dollars in agency assets.
• Led development and implementation of fraud case management system on time and under budget.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Key Achievements:
• Led quality management activities to monitor performance of US and overseas vendors.
• Created escalation procedures enhancing consumer outcomes and reducing employee workload.
• Managed events recognizing technical support and escalations personnel in Round Rock and Nashville, TN.

Houston, Texas, US

• Key Achievements:
• Conducted prospect and development research for $500 million capital campaign.
• Wrote, coordinated and submitted proposals resulting in over $10 million in awarded funds.
• Designed and managed events recognizing the College’s most prominent and generous donors.