*See the Projects section below for specifics about where I've been toiling.As President of MitiGate, I support the HUD housing counseling industry (consumer finance and mortgage professionals who represent non-profit counseling and education services to modest, marginalized, and distressed income communities). Much of these advisors' tasks involve stabilizing and energizing household incomes, identifying responsible financial products, and facilitating mortgage default resolutions as trusted third party entities. My responsibilities to the field range from technical assistant, policy advocate, certifications trainer, program analyst, monitor, grant reviewer, and volunteer for national, state, and local audiences.The nuances of my work include: Evaluating and advising housing programs for compliance in grant management in HUD Housing Counseling, Housing Stability Counseling Program, Hardest Hit Fund, and the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program; supporting HUD Community Compass TA awardees in housing program regulation, policy and procedures, and agreement execution; and instructing courses offered by national professional certification providers. Experience in evaluating efficiencies and effectiveness are woven in these efforts in the pursuit of sustainability. Recent key vendors: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Connecticut Department of Housing, NeighborWorks America, Chicanos Por La Causa, ROC USA, ICF, Next Step Network, Unidos US, and San Francisco HDC. My duties also include management and administrative functions of the corporation. This includes operations, marketing, research, product development, strategic planning, communications, agreements and subcontractor oversight, and accounting.