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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Supporting Brightspeeds mission to connect the most rural communities by leveraging available grants against private investment. Managing the end-to-end of broadband grants through lead generation, application, award, compliance and closeout.

Deputy Project Manager - $8 million contract with California's HCD $1.6 billion in federal disaster funds, City of Mobile Alabama disaster recovery local recovery planning, Baldwin County Alabama disaster recovery local recovery planning.• Support end to end delivery for 20 complex concurrent interdependent program timelines, under 7 grants.• Project manager for technology and software product development for program administration, in coordination with external vendors and internal stakeholders. • Spearhead contract project management and client leadership team project controls, including all project management administrative tasks; manage vendors, contracts, change orders, billing. • Manage coordination of 20 subject matter experts delivering grant management services across administration, technology, and programs. • Optimize strategic delivery across the full spectrum of administrative and programmatic management and oversight, and program design and management. • Maintained recurring rolled up updates for leadership including timelines, budgets, key policy decisions and project activity. • Developed high quality content for reporting up presentations to state government leadership, state partners and stakeholders throughout California, federal oversight and program teams. Project Manager - NYS ConnectAll's Affordable Housing Connects Program Direct Outreach Campaign, NYS HCR HUD Technical Assistance • Develop and implement clear scope definitions across internal division, including planning, communications, change management, and implementation.• Maintained recurring rolled up updates for leadership including timelines, budgets, key policy decisions and project activity. • Capture, resolve, and escalate risk & impediments for controlled on time program delivery within budget. Articulate rationale for making difficult trade-offs and prioritizations.• Advocate, train, and build capacity of project and client staff.

New York, United States

Staff Augmentation Contract with NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities (formerly The Governor's Office of Storm Recovery), $400 million Economic Development Disaster Recovery grant funds; Small Business Recovery Program.•Project manager for 96 simultaneous forward-facing construction projects, coordinating with five parallel business groups, (engineering, environmental, grants, construction management, program management) through full project life cycle• Project manager Economic Development Recapture Program.•Project manager for grant management system development, collaborated with internal stakeholders and external vendors to build data information system for application reviews, data collection, project management tracking and integration to master applicant database.• Policy lead, developed case studies and policy recommendations for Public Affairs and Executive Policy Officer. •Program operations, task and compliance management, maintained compliance, policy planning and implementation. Assisted Program Director and Manager with daily operations, articulating rationale, making difficult trade-offs and prioritizations.•Internal risk assessment execution, monitoring compliance management and audit response.•Managed project controls reporting and vendor operations for complex construction projects including housing and small businesses within 100-year flood plains, environmental remediation needs and mitigation efforts.•Single point of contact with regional partners throughout New York State.•Conducted direct outreach to applicants throughout complete grant life cycle.

Mountainville, New York, United States

•Coordinated construction management schedules for lead-based paint and asbestos abatement with contractors and client NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities (formerly The Governor's Office of Storm Recovery).• Labor compliance reporting for $ 8 million Prime Contract with NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities (formerly The Governor's Office of Storm Recovery). •Supported completion of Environmental Site Assessment’s for civil projects•Supported NEPA Part 58 reviews for federal clients.

New York, New York, United States

Contracted Staff Augmentation with NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities (formerly The Governor's Office of Storm Recovery), $400 million Economic Development Disaster Recovery grant funds; Small Business Recovery Program.• CDBG-DR Duplication of Benefits Specialist• Project lead for development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)• Team lead & point of contact for coordination with state partners. • Project policy lead• Team mentor and trainer.

Harris, New York, United States

•Program development, staff mentorship and shaped cross team standard operating procedures. •Ensure consistency in program goal implementation across teams. •Advocated for individual educational plans of individuals served. •Maintained all state compliance records on behalf of New York State Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). •Provided staff training and support

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Ethical Leadership

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology And Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: SUNY Cortland Students Advocating a Valuable Environment (CSAVE)