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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Designed and oversee the program management office for the organization.
• Create and update policies and procedures for program and project management processes.
• Identify grant opportunities and prepare proposals by collaborating with partnering public sector organizations.
• Coordinate and facilitate monthly community meetings within low income and communities of color within Metro-Atlanta. Providing public education and awareness on climate change and resiliency, environmental injustices.
• Track, allocate, and maintain budgets, processes, and schedules for federal funded grant projects and programs, totaling $3 million.
• Designed, developed and maintain the organization’s cloud-based management system, implement reporting and tracking processes that readily organized key records such as files, invoices, and contracts and other.

• Create and maintain a dashboard to collect and organize data for city actions towards the City of Dunwoody Sustainability Plan and the Atlanta Regional Council Green Communities program.· Generate and update electronic.
• Perform energy audits on city owned facilities and analyze data to develop energy/cost saving strategies for city departments.

- Provide administrative support to the Economic Development department- Develop and strengthen partnerships to support small business development programs.- Coordinate networking opportunities, seminars and training, mentoring sessions for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

United States

 Track, allocate, and maintain budgets for over 20 Georgia communities totaling over $50,000,000. Review and provide preliminary approval of monthly pay requests and payment applications. Collaborate across groups and partner with internal teams to refine finance data. Develop new project framework, schedules, and budgets. Recruit, inform, communicate.

Gary, Indiana, United States

• Developed and implemented numerous annual community engagement and education events, driving marketing/ promotional initiatives, resulting an expanded community outreach doubling participation numbers from previous.
• Oversee the development, coordination, and training of 350 + employees for annual NPDES Stormwater compliance according to State regulation.
• Developed and implemented work plans for conservation team members and facilitated employee feedback from the employee relations surveys, resulting in an increase of 85% in employee satisfaction.
• Oversaw the recruitment and hiring of 20+ contractors to provide environmental maintenance and regulatory services.
• Managed the installation and maintenance for 50+ green infrastructure, habitat restoration, stormwater project sites, and public parks, (resulting community metric 40% increase in maintained green spaces in the city).
• Established and maintained relationships with project contractors, local, regional, and federal partners, and community stakeholders.

Gary, Indiana, United States

• Performed general administrative duties including copying, filing, mailing, and typing.
• Drafted and edited legal pleadings, notices, and the submission of legal packages.
• Processed key records including letters, case files, invoices, and other correspondence.
• Verbal and written correspondence with attorneys, county courts and clients.

Chicago, IL

• Performed general administrative duties including copying, filing, mailing, and typing.
• Drafted and edited legal pleadings, notices, and the submission of legal packages.
• Processed key records including letters, case files, invoices, and other correspondence.
• Verbal and written correspondence with attorneys, county courts and clients.

Terre Haute, Indiana Area

Conducted research on Electronic Cigarettes and examined federal and state governments efforts in public policy for the regulation of electronic cigarettes.Collected and analyzed data on the effectiveness of cessation programs and projects in the State of Indiana and Vigo County.Educated 50-100 community members each week at local health fairs on cessation.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Association for Future Attorneys NAACPConcentration: Civic Leadership and Legal Studies

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Management And Policy