Mallory Thomason Email & Phone Number

United States

Baton Rouge, La

Policy Specialist for the City of Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish School Board and Baton Rouge Parks and Recreation handling numerous and complex grants, funding requirements, and project management tasks, providing critical resources and support for policy strategies, capturing emergency protective measures costs, reconciling the labor, materials, equipment, contents and other associated recovery reimbursable expenses, reviewing eligibility, documentation support and providing Quality Control, and ensuring all funding is submitted for reimbursement properly. Participated in seeking alternate funding sources through the crafting of improved project and appeal drafts and letters.

Baton Rouge, La

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Recently applied and qualified for a role as a program specialist (Jul 2012) where I have written several project worksheets of different variety including new projects, de-obligation projects, project re-writes and versions as requested by management in order to meet the requirements of the Office of Inspector General audit reports. I’ve also had the opportunity to be out in the field to do building and site assessments/inspections, attend applicant/state meetings and interact with the applicant to ensure expedient flow of projects and documents.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Skilled and dedicated Administrative Assistant with 5+ years experience coordinating, planning and supporting daily operational and administrative functions while getting exposure to and experience with everyday organizational operations Computer skills: Proficient in Federal Emergency Management based programs (NEMIS, Data Warehouse, EMMIE), Microsoft Office Suite, Windows Operating System, Adobe Acrobat, navigating the Internet and utilization of various social media outlets. Knowledgeable in the FEMA Public Assistance Program and Operations and Debris and Demolition Operations from both an operational and a supportive standpoint. Determined, dependable, self-motivated, quick to learn, adaptive, responsible, able to work both independently and as part of a team. Proven track record of accurately completing research, reporting, information management and operations support activities with demanding time frames.  Adept at developing and maintaining processes that reduce redundancy, improve accuracy and efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives.  Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting complex, deadline-driven operations; able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages.  Emergency Management Institute coursework (including job-related cross development): Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance (L-253), Public Assistance Operations I (L-381), Introduction to Incident Command System (IS-100), Basic Incident Command System (IS-200), Government Ethics, and Diversity Awareness, Project Worksheet Writing, Debris Operations I and II; Data Warehouse, Basic Records Management, How to Deal with Difficult People. (transcript available upon request)