Angela Maher Email & Phone Number

Broadview Heights, Oh, Us

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Perform oversight of 531 Public Housing Authorities administering over $2.5 billion annually in federal funds and operating 353,934 Housing Choice Vouchers and 173,225 Public Housing units across a five state region.• Act as regional point of contact for quality control in all areas of oversight, monitoring, and evaluation, most notably the Process Reduction, Improvement, Monitoring, and Effectiveness (PRIME) Project, which utilized Lean Six Sigma methodology to ensure the effectiveness of Field Office business processes.• Assist in developing the risk assessment protocol currently being utilized nationally by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.• Complete analysis of user acceptance testing of a recently released national one-stop reference website for the Office of Public and Indian Housing.• Contribute to developing geospatial analytical capabilities within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.• Contribute as an active member of the Community Solutions Team of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities cross-agency federal initiative in Cleveland, which was designed to coordinate local and federal efforts to contribute to economic recovery in cities hardest hit by the recession. Featured projects include authoring a report for the City of Cleveland’s Department of Community Development’s Land Bank detailing areas in need of improvement and facilitating the development of region-wide action steps to improve workforce alignment efforts with the City/County Workforce Investment Board.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Analyzed Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects and alternative low-income housing programs in Marion County for the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership and City of Indianapolis• Created maps of low-income housing supply and areas of demand using a geographic information system• Compiled research on hard-to-count population evaluation methods and effectiveness of driver education programs• Identified data sources and compiled projected data for key Indiana and Midwest demographic and economic indicators• Completed extensive Indianapolis neighborhood reporting requirements for Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)• Compiled the results of the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations’ biannual survey of state and local government officials

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Co-authored a 76 page report on financial aid in Indiana in response to request from the Indiana General Assembly, in collaboration with the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana, which recommended changes to the state financial aid system designed to aid students in succeeding and completing college. • Coordinated the U.S. Census 2010 efforts among more than 25 public and private post-secondary institutions.• Facilitated communication and data collection between Learn More Indiana and external evaluation consultants, educated Learn More Indiana staff regarding standard evaluation procedures and practices, and clarified evaluation partnership expectations.• Developed the evaluation plan for Indiana’s College Success Coalition utilizing the Strategic Alliance Formative Assessment Rubric; an innovative method built on collaboration theory to measure relationship building efforts.• Reviewed Learn More Indiana’s federal and foundation grant applications requesting more than $250,000• Assisted in rewriting and clarifying Indiana’s College Success Coalition logic model• Tracked legislation concerning higher education during the 2010 Session of the Indiana General Assembly• Worked on revising Indiana’s Dual Credit policy

South Bend, Indiana Area

• Managed projects for five clients of a consulting firm serving exclusively nonprofit organizations• Facilitated communication between clients and remote grant-writer• Supervised two interns• Wrote, edited, and managed grants for five non-profit organizations• Coordinated annual Moose Krause Scholar-Athlete dinner, auction, and raffle• Designed websites, newsletters, donor solicitation forms, and annual campaign appeals for clients

• Wrote multiple grant requests resulting in $110,000 of grant money awarded.• Collaborated with Indiana Youth Institute and Elkhart Community Schools to submit a 21st Century Community Learning Center application built on performance based outcomes and community research.• Initiated corporate wide marketing strategy including an outcomes management and assessment process.• Coordinated all aspects of development campaign to open a Boys & Girls Club in Elkhart, including: developing print and radio marketing content to be read and heard by over 500,000 people; creating and maintaining website content; presenting to civic groups and individuals; and designing the campaign case statement, brochures, and pledge forms.• Coordinated donor tracking and stewardship.• Led the hiring process for an Associate Executive Director for the Elkhart Club.

Mpa, Policy Analysis

Was the 2011 Outstanding Master of Public Affairs student. Co-authored the 2011 report Building Co-location: A report for the Marion.

B.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Flipside, Amnesty International, Foodshare, Center for the HomelessGraduated summa cum laude a semester early.