•Key advisor for data, policy and monitoring and evaluation. •Analyze and evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of data, practices and systems and make recommendations that address issues impacting the division's ability to accomplish its mission. •Define procedures and/or standards, develop plans, proposals and requirements for data collection and monitoring tools and dashboards; provide guidance and input to divisions and teams on the cross-cutting information and data. •Identify needs and propose updates and development of various platforms. •Coordinate state performance reviews, lead data collection development and renewal, propose and coordinate annual processes for cross-divisional reviews and reports, draft and update various federal reports, review and approve various annual reports for all states. •Provide guidance and training to staff and states.

•Assist in the management and oversight of the Division by coordinating processes and programs. Provide training to states and staff and serve as a resource to state administered programs and staff on regulations, policy, and data, as they relate to performance and provide authoritative analysis, advice, guidance and clarification. •Coordinate and assist in the development of funding announcements and support program managers on grant administrative actions for discretionary programs.•Lead negotiation on performance goals with all 51 state programs and provide analysis and recommendations to leadership, develop performance justification for budget proposals and draft report on performance to Congress. •Lead monitoring efforts and provide technical assistance to states and federal reviewers.•Coordinate among divisions and lead state budget estimate and state plan reviews, develop new review mechanisms and provide management with advisory, consultative and summary reports based on in-depth analysis of refugee program performance and planning.•Lead the development of all division's data collection instruments through coordination among divisions, and externally with Administration and Office of Management and Budget. •Serve as liaison to grant policy, refugee placement policy, and grant solutions work groups.

•Lead State Analyst for federal grants to Arizona, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio (about $42 million in funding)•Lead Annual Outcome Goal Plan Analyst for all fifty states•Lead performance liaison with ACF and General Accountability Office on data and outcomes•Lead data collection and instruments approval liaison with ACF and the Office of Management and Budget•Lead drafter of the Annual Report to Congress on program outcomes•Lead liaison with Grants Policy Workgroup on grant policy and process development•National Placement Workgroup member and outcomes contributor•Training of all states and state analysts on performance outcomes and data collection instruments•Liaison with Grant Solutions federal grants management online platform•Lead web content liaison for the Division•Managed for two years $15 million School Impact grant to 37 states

Preside at all meetings and appoint all committees as may be deemed necessary.The Ohio Refugee Advisory Council serves at the invitation of the Director of the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services to advise the State Coordinator of Refugee Services and ODJFS on a variety of matters relating to refugee resettlement and to advocate for refugee concerns and serve as a resource to other state agencies, the Ohio General Assembly, local government agencies and refugee resettlement agencies.

Executed and was responsible for: U.S. Reception and Placement Program, a contract with the Department of State Matching Grant Self-Sufficiency Program, a contract with the Department of Health/Human Services Preferred Communities Program, a contract with the Department of Health and Human Services Refugee Resettlement Social Services Program, a contract with Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, administered by the Summit County Department of Job and Family ServicesMajor responsibilities for all programs included:•Program design and development, coordination of services and approval of service plans •Cost control and budget planning for all programs•Project management and program objective setting for managers and program assistants•Monitoring compliance and adherence to strict federal, state and county procedures and guidelines•Data analysis and generation of various program reporting requirements•Development of staff training manuals and client orientation and training programs•Supervision and training of staff members, evaluation of staff performance•Overseas documentation review, analysis and approval of assurances with the US government•Sponsorship and resettlement of refugees from various world regions into the local community•Extensive interaction with national offices of the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and other international organizations and national voluntary agencies•Technical assistance to community on social, immigrant and refugee issues•Development, outreach and retention of a network of community resources for program support •Development of partnerships with other service providers to secure opportunities for clients•Development of volunteer resources, manuals and training of volunteers for program assistance

Patent search, case preparation, court preparation, fillings, docketing, file systems management and client interaction including signing of sensitive materials.

Interned as analyst for Balkan countries: Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania and Turkey; worked on establishment of links and correspondence with regional contacts and governments, conducted information gathering, analysis, helped prepare report for "In Defense of Rights" publication and presentation at the United Nations.