Directly manage two federal contracts for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Oversee and authorize spending of 5M. Responsible for two sub-contractors and over 30 professionals across four time zones who support 147 grantees across the US and Alaska. Staff assist Native American and Alaska Native grantees with suicide and substance use prevention in their communities and organizing a national Indigenous art and community project competition. Monitor and track key deliverables and timelines for three federal contracts, achieving a 98% on-time submission rate for all work products. Contract work consistently receives annual exemplary rating from HHS. Designed and developed user- friendly project management platform to enhance communication across stakeholders.Duties include:• Budgeting contract expenses, labor allocation, and overall project funds management to ensure budget adherence and efficient spending• Responsible for delivering accurate monthly and annual progress reports on contract Statement of Work, ensuring transparency and accountability in contract management• Annual data base update and management • Strong communicator, adept at conversing and engaging with diverse audiences• Develop and implement project management tools that enhance efficiency and organization for stakeholders, while establishing multiple communication channels to improve information transfer and transparency• Spearhead and maintain an annual workforce development program for American Indian/Alaska Native youth, achieving a 50% conversion rate of participants into staff positions• Plan and execute rollouts for change management in processes• Supervise the planning and facilitation of grantee meetings with 30% of grantees attending

Provide leadership and guidance for successful execution of federal contract requirements for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. • Supervise a remote team of professionals across five time zones. Key work products include guidance of over 100 grantees in Strategic Action Plan development and implementation.• Successfully collaborate with two sub-contractors on dissemination of tasks for annual contract outcomes. • Responsible for reviewing and authorizing contract expenses, labor allocation, and overall management of program budget.• Development of project management tools for stakeholders increasing efficiency and organization.• Implement multiple communication channels for successful transference of information and increasing transparency. • Administer innovative work force development program for American Indian/Alaska Native youth resulting in 50% of participants moving into FT positions at the end of the their internship.

Leadership of programs, community initiatives and partnerships for a children’s discovery center. Managed all aspects of informal education department consisting of over 250 programs a year, serving over 3,000 students ages 3-12. Responsibilities included: standards-based curriculum development; strategic program planning and growth; private and public grant research, writing, preparation, final reporting; financial management, purchasing; human resources, personnel management; systems improvement; program evaluation; marketing and public relations.Major achievements:• Successfully designed the strategic direction, creation, execution and evaluation of all interdisciplinary museum programming• Aligned program content to meet Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards• Successfully managed multi-level budget of earned revenue and public and private grants• Established team building and learning opportunities for museum staff and volunteers• Joint author on over 30 federal, foundation and local grants and corporate sponsorships• Created department wide project management system to ensure all deadlines, outcomes and budget requirements were met • Increased community support by connecting programs with local businesses• Implemented research-based evaluation of science, technology, engineering, art and math programming• Established working partnerships with four area school districts, Washburn University, Kansas State University and area museums• Instituted two community advisory boards• Developed museum wide program scheduling system and class structure

Managed and administered all aspects of visual arts education program. Developed standards-based curriculum, docent training, and community instructional workshops. Trained, guided and supervised volunteers and guest artists. Created Visiting Teacher/Artist Guide. Responsible for program growth and strategy, fiscal management, purchasing, systems improvement, growth and development forecasting and marketing and public relations.