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Berkeley, California, Us

Responsible for all aspects of planning for and reporting on the City’s Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Programs. This includes developing a five-year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plans, monitoring compliance with federal Fair Housing requirements, annual reporting on the results of federal funding through the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), and web-based reporting on CDBG, ESG and HOME grant funds. Supervises staff working on CDBG-funded community facility improvements. Includes monitoring staff to ensure that federal, state and local requirements pertaining to renovations of facilities which are open to the public and serve low-income populations are followed. Supports staff in working with representatives of other City departments, especially Planning and Public Works, and non-profit agencies and other contractors to provide technical assistance on administrative and other CDBG requirements.Manages, plans, and coordinates the City’s RFP process, through which the City administers over $8 million to over 50 non-profit agencies. Works with HCS staff, four review commissions, two staff in City Manager’s office and the Housing Advisory Commission CDBG subcommittee during the allocation process.Supervises the City’s Senior & Disabled Rehabilitation Loan Program which provides zero-interest loans from federal and state funding for senior and/or disabled homeowners to enable them to make major repairs to their homes.Supervises staff who ensure that the City follows local and federal labor and employment ordinances/regulations, standards and enforcement. The Berkeley Municipal Code contains several locally adopted labor and employment programs including Berkeley’s Minimum and Living Wage Ordinances, the Berkeley Family Friendly and Environment Friendly Workplace Ordinance, the Community Workforce Agreement and the First Source Agreement.

Berkeley, California, Us

Responsible for ensuring that the City is in compliance with local and federal labor and employment ordinances/regulations, standards and enforcement. The Berkeley Municipal Code (BMC) contains several locally adopted labor and employment programs. The City is also an entitlement jurisdiction, and receives an annual award of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD funding requires that federal labor and employment programs are met on all construction projects including but not limited to, Davis Bacon and related Acts and the Section 3 Final Rule.Assist in the planning and reporting on the City’s Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Programs. This includes assisting in the development of a five-year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plans, monitoring compliance with federal Fair Housing requirements, drafting annual reports on the results of federal funding through the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), and web-based reporting on CDBG, ESG and HOME grant funds. Duties also include tracking and supporting other required federal reports, including those pertaining to workforce reporting and environmental review reporting for accurate and timely submission.

Berkeley, California, Us

Review and improve upon systems that monitor the City’s, and it’s subgrantees, use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds, including include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and those funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (2020).Provide technical assistance and training to City subgrantees to help comply with Section 3, Lead Safe Housing Rule, and other HUD requirements.Assist with training and provide support to City staff monitoring subgrantees for compliance with HUD regulations.

San Francisco, California, Us

Assisted the SF Port, SFMTA, SFPD, SFD, SF Rec and Park and four other departments with their questions about the budget, including responding to requests for new equipment, supplementals and releases of reserves.Contributed to the SF Countywide Cost Allocation Plan (COWCAP), State Mandated Claims Reimbursement Program (SB90), Five-Year Financial Plan, Master Fee Schedule of Budget Submissions, Mayor’s Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, Revenue Letter, Fee Certifications, Gann Limit, Six-Month and Nine-Month Budget Status Reports.Assisted with trainings for departments to make entries into the Budget and Performance Management System.Assisted with set up of journal entry structure for Proposition C, Gross Receipts Tax for Homelessness Services, and Vacancy Tax in PeopleSoft.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Review and report on fiscal issues for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Budget and Legislative Analyst. Assigned to the Budget and Finance Committee.Review multiple Budget Units throughout the County of Santa Clara for FY2019, FY2020 and FY2021 budgets leading to finding over a million dollars in additional revenue.Recommended to the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors methods to reduce the potential for bidders to collude in major public works projects subject to the competitive bidding process.Reviewed and recommended improving the record retention policy for department based transfers throughout the County of Santa Clara.Responsibilities:Perform Management Audits for County Departments and Agencies. This includes analyzing funding sources, examining financial statements, reviewing internal policies and procedures, monitoring for compliance and assessing for efficiency. Produce special reports for Board of Supervisors and investigate whistleblower complaints. Analyze the annual County budget through analysis of SAP reports, interviews with Department and Agency Directors and working with the County Office of Budget Analysts.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Registered lobbyist who used persuasive, political strategy and comprehensive data to provide effective advocacy to create a more equitable Arizona economy.An essential member of the leadership team that supported and directed the Arizona Responsible Lending Coalition. A coalition which successfully fought to keep usurious interest rates from being reenacted into Arizona statute via the legislative process. Testified in legislative committee, co-authored press releases, participated in press conferences and wrote op-eds as a method for achieving this goal.Named to the National Steering Committee for Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT and co-chair of the Policy Working Group. Educated KIDS COUNT Network members across the country on the efficacy of messaging around economic issues, the rules around advocating and lobbying as a 501(c)3 and the importance of racial and ethnic equity.Responsibilities:Worked with University professors of Economics, business leaders, former legislators and other stakeholders to develop consensus around policies that would create greater economic opportunity for all Arizonans. Once consensus was reached, determined which complex data sets from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Bank, Tax Policy Center, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Census Bureau; to use to convey the findings in a manner that was accessible to a lay audience. As a member of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, State Priorities Partnership network, worked closely with their research and analysis team to produce reports and maximize their potential for influencing the public on matters of economic policy. Worked with reporters to provide data analysis that was relevant to their work on issues of economic importance.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Public policy analyst, lobbyist, communication specialist and researcher who contributed to the efforts:Restoring state health insurance funding for 40,000 Arizona children Facilitating hundreds of grandparents raising grandkids to qualify for state financial assistanceStopping dozens of revenue draining tax cuts that would reduce vital public supports from all of Arizona’s 1.6 million children.Passing the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, that helped tens of thousands of Arizona children in the foster care systemResponsibilities:Co-developed and maintained the organizational website. Created and maintained social media presence. Primary operator of Blackbaud email distribution list. Wrote weekly emails advocating for public policies to help working families. Authored press releases, spoke to news media, pitched stories to local media and maintained media list. Participated in community meetings to strategize around advocacy goals and helped organize community members to attend press conferences, in addition to helping with the logistics of press conferences. Analyzed public policies, monitored legislative processes for such policies, met with state and federal elected officials to lobby for implementation of child and family friendly policies. Built coalitions of unusual allies to create powerful advocacy campaigns. Maintained database of KIDS COUNT network indicators for the state. Performed primary research to add context in order to effectively advocate for the children and families of Arizona. Analyzed data from the U.S. Census, state agencies and iPums and used that data to effectively communicate the necessity for public policies supporting families and children. Managed grants from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Applied for grants from local and national foundations. Worked with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities as a member of the State Priorities Partnership.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

First person in organizational history to provide comprehensive data analysis of case management department goals. Set up reports measuring outcomes for all 4,000 individuals served per year.Managed pilot Housing First project for individuals who were chronically homeless with a severe mental illness and helped hundreds of formerly homeless individuals find permanent housing.Assistant supervisor for all 10 case managers. Case manager for the largest, single adult homeless shelter in the state.Responsibilities:Used Crystal Reports to create reports for the Single Adult shelter and the Family Emergency Shelter, based on data collected of residents, in order to measure program effectiveness for up to 4,000 individuals a year. Worked with other programmatic officials to use the data to make changes to programs in an effort to improve their effectiveness. Worked as a liaison between central intake Day Resource Center and Single Adult Case Management department, to facilitate smooth delivery of services to residents of the Single Adult shelter. Managed pilot Housing First project for individuals who were chronically homeless with a severe mental illness and helped hundreds of formerly homeless individuals find permanent housing. Assistant supervisor for all 10 case managers. Met with residents of shelter to resolve disputes between case managers and residents. Facilitated weekly staff meetings in the absence of primary Case Management department Supervisor. Case manager for the largest, single adult homeless shelter in the state. Helped residents develop goals to attain self-sufficiency and navigate government support systems. Worked with state Social Service staff to educate case management staff on supports available to residents of the shelter.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Created the first social media presence for the organization and maintained that presence for the organization. Created interactive maps of community resources and distributed to staff at the nearby Day Resource Center staff, in addition to the entire organization. Case manager for the largest, single adult homeless shelter in the state. Helped hundreds of residents develop goals to attain self-sufficiency and navigate government support systems. Worked with state Social Service staff to educate case management staff on supports available to residents of the shelter.Responsibilities:Created the first social media presence and maintained that presence for the organization. Created interactive maps of community resources and distributed to staff at the nearby Day Resource Center staff, in addition to the entire organization. Case manager for the largest, single adult homeless shelter in the state. Helped residents develop goals to attain self-sufficiency and navigate government support systems. Worked with state Social Service staff to educate case management staff on supports available to residents of the shelter.

Under the direction of the Governor's special project: Interagency Integration Coordination Initiative, helped the Governor's Office develop a better understanding of the needs of dually adjudicated youth, by creating a survey distributed to group home staff and youth.Improved the lives of children in Arizona who were victims of abuse and neglect by being part of the grant reviewing, scoring and reporting process for the Children's Justice Act Grant.Assisted the Division of Substance Abuse Prevention and the Governor's Methamphetamine Task Force by reviewing and reporting on the effectiveness of anti-methamphetamine campaigns in Arizona.

Tempe, Az, Us

Trained direct service providers and administrators from all homeless service providers receiving funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments in Maricopa county, (one of the largest counties in the country), on the data standards for the Homeless Management Information System.Created standardize training materials for future trainers to develop a consistent and thorough curriculum.

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Created and taught a two-tier life skills curriculum to over 50 Transitional Living Program residents, ages 18-21, in order to prepare them for independent living.Instituted program outcome feedback that facilitated program improvements across the organization.Improved efficiency of data flow for the entire organization by mapping inventory data collection procedures.

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Helped hundreds of 18-21 year old homeless youth find permanent housing by helping them reach their goals towards self-sufficiency while living at a Transitional Living facility.Improved data collection methods for monitoring progress of residents of Transitional Living Facility.

Washington, Dc, Us

Strategized, facilitated meetings, and provided data analysis reports to and with public and private organization, both for profit and not for profit, throughout Maricopa County to ensure that all children and youth had access to a Safe Place, Caring Adult, a Health Start, Effective Education and Opportunities to Help Others.

Master'S Degree, Public Affairs

Master'S Degree, Social Work - Special Emphasis On Planning, Administration And Community Practice

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Botany - Plant Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

Biology

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