Grace Daniels Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, La, Us

Edmonds, Washington, United States

- Managed 6 projects within the first 5 months of my employment, including renovation, redevelopment, and ground-up construction projects - Managed the development process at various pre-construction stages for a sum total of close to 1500 residential units and over 1M sq. ft. - Bidded, hired, and coordinated with the necessary consultants for each project, including but not limited to arborists, civil engineers, fire engineers, structural engineers, landscape architects, etc. - Led meetings with internal design and development departments, and with external 3rd party stakeholders- Developed relationships with various municipalities, including but not limited to the cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Edgewood, Everett, and Edmonds- Assisted in the implementation of a new internal project management structure - Provided support to development team to push projects through permitting stages, including EDG, DRB, MUP and BP processes

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Created an internal schedule of values and compiled all required financial documents for a construction loan draw request for a multifamily housing complex in the Central City neighborhood• Drafted a company-wide handbook for Standard Operating Procedures for both field and office work • Led project to track internal and city-required unit inspections and collect data for internal reviewo Trained staff on inspection tracking procedure and operated as a point of contact between the third-party inspectors and our staff• Led hiring for and manage New Orleans Apartment Management & Marketing housekeeping crewso Trained staff on company policy, as per the current draft of the Standard Operating Procedure Handbook o Maintained and managed necessary equipment and supply stocko Assigned housekeeping schedule in accordance with inspection requirements and Ida damage repair/renovation crew needs • Handled various applications for Short Term Rental permits, building permits, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project rent adjustments

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Developed database and fieldwork system for damage appraisal following the Category 4 hurricane, Ida, that hit New Orleans and surrounding regions in September 2021• Collaborated with the Redmellon team in modeling various aspects of the financing of hurricane repairs throughout the insurance negotiation period• Provided technical support for various aspects of business and established technical improvements across the multiple office locations• Designed inventory management system through the development and implementation of both on-site procedure and a database to streamline inventory stock control of associated property management company, New Orleans Apartment Management & Marketing

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Assisted Dr. Han “John” Park, M.S., PhD. in evaluating student performance and formatting instructional material• Provided technical and conceptual supplementary lesson material for students• Met weekly to discuss strategies for student success and areas to improve the course in the future• Supported Dr. Park throughout the semester in various technical and student communication aspects

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Partnered with a Tulane PhD student in the research for a community oral history project tentatively titled “At the Cornerstone of Cultural Arts In The Crescent City: Community Conversations along Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard.”• Conducted historical and contemporary research regarding the longstanding impact that the Ashé Cultural Arts Center has in the New Orleans and Central City communities, with a special priority in the work of its leadership: Carol Bebelle, Douglas Redd, and Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes. • Synthesized decades of historical and contemporary research and wrote a report on the importance of Ashé Cultural Arts Center, its founding members, and local and national accomplishments • The collaboration between myself and the Tulane PhD student will culminate in an article to be sent for journal publication consideration

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Facilitated dialogues around issues of identity, power and privilege (i.e. race, class, gender and sexuality, ableism, etc.) for a variety of classes, residence halls, student organizations, and service learning groups. • Led and engaged in broad public conversations amongst students and faculty which foster equity and inclusion on campus

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Partnered with a Tulane PhD student and local organization, Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative, to create and analyze data regarding evictions within the city of New Orleans• Performed community outreach to educate tenants facing eviction of their tenant rights under the COVID-19 eviction moratorium• Focused research on the spatial distribution of filed evictions and their outcomes in relation to an intervention effort to educate tenants about their rights prior to the court hearing• Synthesized existing and new data into coherent documents for later trend analysis• The results of this project resulted in a published journal article and instituted an early intervention program ran through Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative which continues to help tenants facing eviction gain access to legal assistance

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

o Worked closely with owner and president of company on historic renovation project financing documents o Project includes the rehabilitation of existing building into multi-use artist housing and retail mix and utilizes both federal and state historic tax creditso Attended construction meetings throughout the progress of the projecto Created and collaborated on essential documents throughout the development process including, but not limited to loan interest calculations, draw requests, development analysis reports, etc. o Organized and monitored financial information regarding the projected expenses, budgeted funds, and actual uses as the project comes to fruition

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Assisted on the fabrication of an art installation project titled Iris of Memory, to be placed on Lafitte Greenway• Digitally rendered various components of the project using Rhino6• Welded, grinded, and assembled sheets of steel during the fabrication process of the project• Attended project meetings with NORD (New Orleans Recreation Development Commission) and landscape architects