Dean Nelson Email & Phone Number

Forsyth, Georgia, United States

Macon, Georgia Area

• Administers Community Development Block Grant projects totaling over $3 million for water system improvements and health department rehabilitation
• Collaborates with local governments on recreation projects, including the administration of Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants for project totaling $100,000 and the preparation of LWCF application for a.
• Collaborates with local emergency management and first responders in Middle Georgia to ensure emergency readiness through the development of 7 grant applications to support rural fire departments through FEMA and.
• Assists local governments in public personnel policy management through the development of over 70 job descriptions and updating personnel policy manuals
• Collaborates with local governments to provide housing development assistance, including developing housing tax credit developer criteria and providing guidance for housing programs and activities
• Assists local governments in Middle Georgia with varied planning initiatives, including Developing Georgia Revitalization Area Strategy and PlanFirst applications for two cities and updating city-county comprehensive.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed a $20 million HUD funded program for 80 local government grantees to build and rehabilitate over 400 homes
• Trained new grantees federal and state policies and compliance with single family construction underwriting and HUD procurement requirements
• Led the annual listening sessions in Atlanta, Macon, and Columbus soliciting comments and concerns from over 40 grantees, grant administrators, and local governments

Southwest And Middle Georgia

• Served as the primary point of contact for all DCA housing programs and services connecting local governments, nonprofits, and individuals in a 51-county service area
• Marketed and promoted the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) resulting in program participation from the 3 communities: Byron, Troup County, and Arlington
• Led the facilitation of GICH 3-year housing plans for Lithonia, Garden City, Pine Mountain, and Rockmart
• Led discussions and tailored presentations to audience needs for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities regional forums, Houston County Family Connection, Randolph County Community Forum, Fulton.
• Led 9 community forums to solicited comments for the agency’s consolidated plan
• Scored and reviewed applications for 3 grant programs: CHIP, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HUD Balance of State Continuum of Care grant for emergency shelter

Southwest Georgia

• Served as the first point of contact for all agency programs for a 14-county region in Southwest Georgia
• Connected regional services coworkers with housing resources and answered questions
• Promoted, recruited, and directed the Region 10 Georgia Academy for Economic Development for over 40 local government and community participants
• Provided technical assistance in downtown development through site visits to two rural communities, Pelham and Meigs

Cuthbert, Georgia

• Wrote all letters of appreciation for donations and fundraising visits for College President
• Wrote letters of inquiry and proposals for individual, corporate, and alumni donors
• Developed applications for major foundations such as the Saint Mary’s United Methodist Church Foundation and the Coca-Cola Foundation
• Researched and established annual development plan in collaboration with development staff, development consultant, and the College President
• Served as Interim Development Manager for 3 months

Cuthbert, Georgia

• Led development of Southwood Village, 18-unit HUD Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly apartment community, from application to completion under budget and on time
• Managed work of consultants in the transfer of two USDA Section 515/HUD Project Based Section 8 apartment communities in rural Georgia, Tanglewood Apartments and Pepper Ridge II Apartments
• Assisted with development of Millennium Center, a family drug rehabilitation center financed with HOME Investment Partnership, State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless, and USDA-Rural Development funds

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

• Provided public management assistance to local governments in central Kentucky in state and federal labor law, budgeting and finance, and general administration
• Wrote public personnel policy manuals for a county and a water authority
• Wrote FEMA Volunteer Fire Department Grants
• Coordinated Regional Planning Council workshops and newly elected officials training
• Coordinated monthly Lincoln Trail Municipal Clerks Association workshops

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Social Work