Melissa M. Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

Oversee development and delivery of Kiwanis Youth & Service and Leadership Programs' (SLP) education and training initiatives. Student member servant leadership curriculum and courses include Key Leader, Global Leadership Certificate, and Culture of Care. Adult volunteer training and education curriculum includes youth protection and advisory position. Enhance the educational offerings of the department and work with the team, to evaluate, evolve and elevate the training and education products that are available to SLP members and our Kiwanis International volunteers.

Assist in the development, implementation and management of Kiwanis International youth protection initiatives for youth and adult audiences; oversee, develop and train in-person and virtually Kiwanis members and non-members volunteering with youth program members on abuse prevention and Kiwanis International youth protection policies and procedures. Assist members and non-members obtain their criminal history background check through Kiwanis approved vendor, Safe Hiring/Visitor Solutions. Provide technical support for members and non-members accessing youth safety training through the Praesidium Inc.'s Academy learning management system. Oversee the development and implementation of the youth Culture of Care Champion certification initiative and workshop trainings. Provide technical and procedural support for the development and implementation the Global Leadership Certificate program for Circle K International and Key Club registered students.Serve as Kiwanis International liason to the National Alliance of Youth Serving Organizations for Child Protection.

Work in agile tech environment with in-house software developers creating and enhancing legislative administrative applications. Created a knowledge repository of all OTS business processes, procedures and protocols. Created several business process checklists, technology support guides and application user guides to share and increase staff and user knowledge. Produced and delivered new staff onboarding and training presentations and materials several times a year.Administered internal LSA/OTS intranet page on Mezzanine platform writing blog posts and updating materials. Elicited feedback from multiple departments and end users on their experiences with our website and customized applications. Supported, evaluated, tested, and recommended new opportunities for enhancing several proprietary customized applications, including IGA INscribe applications (User Management, Reports, Agency Reports Portal (ARP), Video Management and Folio.

Managed fiscal compliance of multi-million dollar grant funded state health projects, collaborating with agency program and other finance managers. Provided daily management and oversight of grants management staff, ensuring compliance with standardized grant development and award procedures and submission of accurate reporting requirements. Coordinated agency compliance with State review regulations and approval paths. Utilized PeopleSoft Financials to track and monitor grant awards through the Project Costing module.

Managed $60+M DCS Fund and Federal Grant Award financial data for HHS/ACF Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance funds. Ensured agency grant data was processed and reconciled in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and methodologies implemented with the State's Financial Account System (ENCOMPASS). Monitored and reconciled transactions associated with DCS Funds and Projects. Routinely interacted with and coordinated solutions with DCS Budget Analysts and Program Accountants. Assisted with the preparation and submission of federal financial reports.

Supervised, instructed, trained, managed work assignments of Human Services Consultants II staff on the Centralized Eligibility team, who were responsible for daily Title IV-E Foster Care program eligibility determinations for JD/JS cases. Co-coordinated preparations for a federal Title IV-E Foster Care program audit as a federal reviewer of cases that resulted in a passing achievement.

Co-developed a tool to assess maturity levels of government grants offices using the Grants Management Assessment Process (GMAP). As part of a Performance Audit and Cost Savings Analysis for the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor, I analyzed business processes and procedures of their grant and financial staff. Served as Project Manager in development of a current environment assessment of the Indiana Family and Social Services Agency (FSSA)’s eight HHS ARRA grants and reporting processes and necessary compliance. Provided business process improvement recommendations related to grants administration, grant balance reconciliation and standardized reports, as well as coordination of Section 1512 of ARRA reporting processes to be used by FSSA personnel involved in the grant reporting process. Developed a grant administration central repository for FSSA’s financial leadership.

Strategic Planning Project, Marion County Information Services Agency, City of IndianapolisCo-facilitated a series of interviews and focus groups with approximately 60 city and county IT stakeholders, recording and summarizing participant feedback to identify current and future business needs. Researched industry best practices and comparable government agency structures. Assisted with the developing a road map for strategic technology initiatives.

Indiana Family and Social Services agency; Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) Assessment Project (clent) Provided business analyst support for the FSSA Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) Assessment Project. Reviewed procedure manuals, policy documents and co-led focus groups to identify the state’s current Medicaid business and financial management processes. Mapped FSSA processes and technology capabilities to the national MITA framework that supports improved systems development and health care management for the Medicaid enterprise.

Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS)Supported and prepared State of Indiana DCS for Federal Title IV-E Foster Care Audit conducted by federal Health and Human Services departments by reviewing hundreds of electronic/paper CHINS case files for policy compliance and enhancements.

Indiana Department of Child Services (client)Coordinated Indiana's Community Based-Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Grantee network development, financial peer reviews and training presentations.Conducted Title IV-E Foster Care federal funding cost reporting financial reviews of over 100+ Indiana residential child care facilities to establish Indiana's maintenance rate for federal reimbursement and ensure statutory compliance. Conducted annual training on cost principles and allocation methodologies to Indiana Association of Residential Child Care Agencies.Collected & analyzed quantitative & qualitative training & technical assistance data conducted by the FRIENDS National Resource CenterProposed external evaluation recommendations for FRIENDS National Resource Center servicesPrepared & presented six-month interim and annual external evaluation report to CBCAP National Advisory Committee, Washington D.C.

Managed $2M+ state and federal criminal justice sub-recipient grant awards, including community prosecution, community court initiative and victim services advocate grants. Responsible for quarterly and annual program performance and financial reporting to state ICJI and federal DOJ awarding agencies. Participated on Marion County, IN city/county-wide Juvenile Justice Block Grant management team to leverage and coordinate grant projects.

Administered $60M+ federal and state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funds to 175+ Indiana sub-grantees and $2.5M federal STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant funds to 40+ sub-grantees. Trained at the Bureau of Justice Assistance,Office of Justice Programs Federal Financial Management Training on A-133 and A-87 cost principles. Collected and monitored sub-recipient activities and use of grant funds to achieve program outcomes.

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Provided support and collected qualitative and quantitative data on Indiana's victim services funded by federal grant, Office of Victim Services funds passed through by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. Co-developed survey instruments and databases to collect data from local law enforcement and prosecutor's victim advocates, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault centers, and child advocacy centers.Hare, Sara, David Ford, William Barton, and Moland, Melissa (1998). The Indiana Victim Services Assessment Project. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.

B.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Christian Student Fellowship (CSF)

Graduate Certificate In Nonprofit Management

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