-Lead on managing the Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) and Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Programs through Federal and City funds-Develop rapport and maintain partnerships with 11 nonprofit, domestic violence (DV) victim service provider agencies, monitoring their progress and program implementation in serving DV victims citywide, through all 21 LAPD divisions.-Collect, Input, Review, and Follow up on data collection of programmatic efforts and the services victims of DV/sexual assault are receiving through DART and SART-Helping agencies communicate best practices and lessons learned in programmatic impact citywide-Streamlining resources and program protocol for interagency connection and collaboration- Approve or deny grant expenditures based on compiled backup documentation from sub-grantees and their compliance with grant requirements.- Work in close partnership with the Mayor's Office of Public Safety (MOPS) fiscal/accounting team to ensure that the sub-grantees that are deemed compliant with grant regulations receive their grant reimbursement and retention checks, upon their expenditure approval.- Responsible for updating the Homeland Security and Public Safety (HSPS) team on the status of JAG close out progress and any reporting/monitoring issues.- Participate in monthly Domestic Violence Task Force and Gang/Domestic Violence Nexus Committee meetings and assist in briefing the Deputy Mayor on meeting synopses.- Assist in domestic violence arrest policies contract writing, development, execution, and implementation by serving as a liaison between the LA City Attorney’s Office and the contracted service provider(s).-Attend and aid in grant-funded psychoeducational trainings of LAPD and DV service providers on topics including: Healthy Relationships, Teen Dating Violence, Identifying the Dominant Aggressor, PTSD, Strangulation, Trauma-Informed Care, Elder Abuse/Abuse Later in Life, Domestic Violence/Gang Violence Nexus, etc.

-Provide tactical, hands-on planning, execution and oversight, jointly working with all City of Dallas departments to collect, collate, and submit timely performance data, semi-annual progress reports, and quarterly financial reports.-Increase revenues from public and private agencies to support City Services by developing consistent procedures in identifying, applying for, and monitoring grant opportunities.-Provide some grant writing, grant editing, and final grant review assistance for departments citywide, to ensure compliance with all grant submittal requirements. -Utilize Powerpoint skills to develop presentations for City Council Briefings of grant-related progress. -Develop and manage Excel spreadsheets depicting and tracking financial expenditures of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus grants and posting them to the City’s website, ensuring grant transparency compliance.-Oversight and coordination of biweekly stimulus meetings, quarterly Data Integrity Review Team (DIRT) meetings, quarterly 1512 Reporting, timesheet collection, and grant closeout. -Serve as a liaison between citywide departments and the City Manager. -Work with the accounting management system (AMS Advantage) to process IGS department bill payments, grant money transfers and incoming wires, payment of professional services rendered, and grant salary reimbursements. -Archive grant records according to proper record-keeping procedures/federal regulations. -Oversight of obligated funds and expenditures of the following stimulus grants: 1. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)2. Community Development Block Grant Recovery Program (CDBG-R)3. Weatherization (WAP)4. Homelessness Prevention and Rapid-Rehousing Program (HPRP)5. Internet Crimes Against Children Initiative (ICAC)6. COPS Hiring Recovery Program7. Clean Cities8. Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

Was recruited and hired weeks post-graduation by a District Manager. Completed a 10 week Manager in Training (MIT) intensive. Focused on the 3 company-wide managerial positions:1) Recruitment/Staffing or “People Manager”; 2) Impact and Store Operational Systems or “Impact Manager”; 3) Visual Merchandising or “Visual Manager." Aced all weekly examinations and was promoted to full Assistant Manager 4 weeks sooner than the average trainee. Applied leadership, communication skills, time management, strong work ethic, and problem-solving expertise to successfully manage about 60-75 store associates. Responsibilities included but were not limited to:1. Promoting diversity awareness through recruitment and hiring processes2. Supervising and managing store operations such as:Register audits, schedule making, processing payroll, properly zoning & tasking out sales associates, developing associates through training, coaching, & consistent positive/negative feedback, updating and understanding hourly business reads, stockroom systems, ordering supplies, processing shipment, making product transfers, conducting bi-weekly group interviews for part-time hires, making new hire offers, overseeing new hire orientation etc.3. Promoting Loss Prevention through training efforts and leading by example4. Collaborating with fellow management weekly to: a) Discuss storewide/district-wide issues and develop improvement strategies b) Develop a Shortage Reduction Plan5. One-on-one relationship building and associate developing, which was most fulfilling for me in retail management.