Pandemic-related federal programs: American Rescue Plan and State and Local Fiscal Recovery Plans (SLFRF) also the HUD-related CDBG-CV and HOME ARP funds for both entitlement and non entitlement entities; Working with local governments to provide technical assistance, planning and strategic resourcing for funding to meet federal pandemic-related goals and objectives.

Policy and Planning Team for the State of North Carolina's Office of Recovery and Resiliency; Assisting the State of North Carolina's disaster recovery and rebuilding effort from both Hurricane's Matthew and Florence; Assisting in the resiliency planning and redevelopment effort from both storms as well assisting in the administration and management of their $800 plus million allocations of CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Urban Consulting Group, LLC is a minority management consulting firm has work with such firms as Hagerty Consulting, SAIC/BDR Group, MPACT, and Hunt, Guillot Associates (HGA) providing grants management and compliance solutions while working in conjunction with majority firms and local, state and federal governments in the distribution of federal resources for purpose of rebuilding housing, infrastructure, small business and other community reconstruction projects. Competent in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) programs grant management, administration, compliance and monitoring. My professional expertise, experience, compassion, leadership skills, interpersonal skills, strategic thinking and my willingness to serve as a team member gives me the core competencies to be a quick study and valued contributor to any organization. Armed with 20 plus combined years of procurement, financial management, Section 3, minority and women-owned business (MWBE) participation, non profit capacity building, technical assistance, civil rights and diversity, FEMA IA and PA, buy out, initial Action Plan drafting, federal grant management and writing and compliance monitoring and reporting.Adept | Passionate | Proven ResultsSpecialties: Demonstrates the ability to understand and facilitate complex, comprehensive federal regulatory guidelines effectively while meeting local needs, goals, and objectives.- Proficient in procurement, Section 3, MWBE Participation, and Civil Rights and Diversity.- Competent grants management and administration.- Skillful in capacity building and technical assistance for non profits, units of general local government, subrecipients or other sub grantees.