Responsible for generating business capital, maintaining fiscal stability, ensuring general and specific federal and state compliance within the organization, guiding, leading managing and directing the organization and KPA team members to empower approximately 620 income eligible, potential first generation college students toward academic and personal success via the wonderful and impactful services, programming, and resources of KeyPoint Alliance, Inc.

Extensive administrative experience in writing, procuring, implementing, and directing federally funded grant projects, as well as managing federal and state budgets supporting educational programs that promote higher education opportunities for under-represented students. •Develop, implement, supervise and manage federal grant programs dedicated to improving the retention, graduation and transfer rates of under-represented students.•Principal investigator/steward for the fiscal management of multiple federal and state budgets of approx $25+ million for several consecutive grant cycles.•Provide outstanding leadership while effectively supervising a staff of 10+ professionals.•Recruit, hire, train and evaluate staff.•Coordinate and frequently conduct staff development training, activities and events.•Ensure compliance with governmental (state and federal) budget mandates as well as GEPRA, EDGAR, OMB and other applicable rules and regulations for federal programs/grant project adminstration.•Developed, implemented, and evaluated process and procedures, programming components, activities, initiatives, etc. that ensure core objectives for the project are measurable and attainable.•Monitor and maintain database for participant data collection in order to assess project's effectiveness.•Provide sound leadership in developing and implementing strategic planning, and results oriented. programmatic outcomes.•Devise comprehensive reports to university constituency and U.S. Department of Education.•Created innovated programming and expanded current program services to positively impact student success.•Serve on various university and community committees.•Act as an advocate for and liaison between grant project, state and community agencies, educational institutions and the U.S. Department of Education.•Represent the project's interests at the university, local, state and federal levels.

Adjudicated assigned cases from claimants to assist in determining Title II and Title XVI eligibility decisions. Determined further need for additional medical, employment, or educational documentation to analyze the presence and extent of a disability claim that prevents an applicant's ability to perform work. Studied and evaluated evidence received to decide on claims.•Responsible for making eligibility decisions for assigned disability claims filed throughout the state of Georgia in compliance with the federal government's Social Security/Disability laws and regulations.•Reviewed and assessed the severity of medical impairment(s), as well as the educational and vocational history of claimants to determine the likelihood of sufficient performance of past work, other work, and/or transferable skills.•Counseled rejected claimants regarding their rights to the due process of appeals.•Directed income eligible claimants to appropriate medical and vocational resources that provided assistance to meet their needs.•Delivered quality, timely and thorough departmental and customer oriented services while effectively managing and maintaining a significant caseload.

Provided counseling and support to emotionally and socio-economically challenged children, youth groups, and their families in concert with the grant objectives of a federally funded grant program administered through Chris Homes Inc.•Served as a liaison & advocate for clients and their families with community & governmental agencies.•Developed and implemented individual and family treatment plans as well as provided activity therapy for clients.•Effectively intervened in crisis situations in a professional manner as needed.•Actively explored and referred appropriate community resources to assist clients and their family needs.•Maintained accurate and updated documentation for the purpose of accountability and proof of services rendered.•Assisted with the evaluation process related to the impact of program services on the clients served