• Grant oversight, administration and project management for the Federal Transit Administration in Region 5.

• Grants administration for Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of Human Services • Primary liaison to Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.• Directed and provided leadership in program planning, policy, finance administration and research evaluation.• Directed and guided all activities of statewide SNAP E&T and EPIC Pilot Program, a five region research program funded… Show more • Grants administration for Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of Human Services • Primary liaison to Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.• Directed and provided leadership in program planning, policy, finance administration and research evaluation.• Directed and guided all activities of statewide SNAP E&T and EPIC Pilot Program, a five region research program funded by the US Department of Agriculture’s FNS. Show less

• Directed the strategic marshalling and allocation of human and capital resources needed to support the mission of the College with direct responsibility for Finances, Human Resources, Information Services, Staff development, Public Relations, Facilities Management and other administrative services.

• Served as chief operating officer for the College of Nursing• Direct responsibility for college and research budgets • Developed and managed a full scale tracking systems to integrate all HR and Academic operations • Transformed operations team to support strategic goals

• Directed and guided all activities of the national Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Chicago site, a seven-site multifaceted community based longitudinal research study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)• Planned and managed direct and indirect spending of the budget and prepared grant applications for submission to NIH for funding

• Directed staff in the approval and processing of student loan applications annually • Ensured institutional compliance with federal student aid and loan requirements, and monitored spending from various loan programs

• Evaluated the effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and legality of federal agency operations• Conducted interviews of agency personnel; researched laws and directives; gathered data and statistics, and prepared written summaries and analyses for inclusion in reports to agency officials and Congress