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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Served as an information conduit between grantees and anti-discrimination group staff at The Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, to ensure ongoing compliance with grant requirements and improve program review processes. Reviewed over 400 Civil Rights Evaluation Tool submissions from recipients of federal funding from DHS and provided feedback and guidance on their submissions to ensure compliance with grant requirements.Drafted templates, reviewed guidance and tested new CRET recipient portal alongside development team to ensure functionality and identify issues and/or errors.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Managed the Housing Stability Counseling Program (HSCP) grant disbursement process and coordinated with team for accurate and timely disbursements for 128 grantees (NeighborWorks organizations, Housing Counseling Intermediaries and State Housing Finance Agencies). Prepared and disbursed over 250 payments totaling more than $57.8 million to grantees.Provided programmatic support for the national housing counseling grant program, funded through appropriated funds from the American Rescue Plan Act totaling $100 million. Assisted with compilation and distribution of biweekly production reports to grantees to notify them of their progress against goals reported. Assisted with the implementation of the award notification process and grant agreement distributionManaged the collection, filing, and distribution of documents and notices and prepare tracking and feedback reports.Supported the implementation of the HSCP grant extension and reallocation process.Assisted Sr. Quality Control & Compliance Manager on disbursement schedule adjustments, SAM.gov registration tracking, insurance policy tracking and other tasks as needed. Assisted Sr. Data Analyst with data-related communications, data report review, tracking grantee progress on goals, and trouble shooting online reporting system and HSCP Dashboard issues for grantees

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Assisted with the administration of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) allocation from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of approximately $3.5 million dollars. Carried out citizen participation process and provided technical assistance to local communities and organizations in Franklin County to ensure high quality projects that addressed a wide range of community development needs.Tracked and monitored projects for compliance with federal, state and local requirements using HUD reporting systems.Prepared and processed mortgage lien releases on properties that participated in the Franklin County Down Payment Assistance program.

Cleveland, Ohio

Collected and analyzed program data for grant reporting to support the growth of the $6.9 million dollar Employer-Assisted Housing program in partnership with Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University Hospitals, The Cleveland Foundation, Judson Retirement Community and area nonprofits.Processed a collective 160 applications through the home purchase (down payment assistance), home rehabilitation and rental assistance processes. Managed and facilitated 17 home closures, 7 home rehabilitation projects and 136 rental assistance applications to enhance economic inclusion in 10 Cleveland neighborhoods.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Worked with six chapters of public and private sector workers totaling 1100 members to enforce their contract through the grievance/arbitration processDeveloped and strengthened chapter leadership to create positive change in the workplacePlanned and implemented three campaigns for negotiation of collective bargaining agreements

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Organized, marketed and managed the Cleveland Truth Commission on Poverty eventAssisted with the implementation of social actions for the Ohio Poor People's CampaignFacilitated informative presentations regarding the Ohio Poor People’s Campaign (PPC)Maintained a social media presence related to six weekly events at the Columbus Statehouse for the Ohio PPC and other events related to the work of Organize! Ohio

Toledo, Ohio Area

Responded to and assessed Disaster Relief cases in Northwest Ohio. Composed and submitted a grant for $10,000 to provide smoke detectors for Central Toledo residents

Toledo, Ohio Area

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Community Practice For Social Change

Activities and Societies: Mandel Council for Student Community Leadership (Advanced Standing Representative)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Honor Society (Founder and President, 2015-2016) BG Alternative Breaks President 2015-2016, Vice.