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- 28 years of progressive experience in the community development industry- Served as Mayoral Appointee and Chief Operating Officer for the Housing and Revitalization Department in the City of Detroit, with supervision responsibilities of 77 staff members. Divisions include Programmatic Underwriting, Housing, Public-Private Partnerships, Policy, Immigrant Affairs and Administration/Finance- Responsible for all city of Detroit HOME, CDBG, CDBG-DDR, ESG, and HOPWA programs and compliance. Program activities include;o Affordable Housing Developmento Public Serviceo Economic Development and Microenterpriseo Tax Incentives and Development Financeo Demolitiono Public Facility Rehabilitationo Public Improvementso Homeless Services and Continuum of Careo Immigrant Affairs and Economic Inclusiono Nonprofit Capacity Buildingo Federal Funding Compliance o Audits and Record Keeping- Responsible for an annual budget of $66 million- Underwrote and provided technical assistance on over $19 million in LISC investments for real estate development in Flint and Genesee County, leveraging over $65 million in total development- Managed over $7 million annually in federal grants for the State of Michigan- Supervised 26 program directors who administered local, state and federal programs in the State of Michigan- Provided technical assistance and professional development for staff- Implemented human resource policies and procedures for program participants- Monitored compliance with all federal requirements- Maintained compliance for all federal, state and local funded programs with nonprofits across the State of Michigan- Provided technical assistance and training to organizations in the areas of financial management, real estate development, neighborhood planning, strategic planning, community relations, facilitative leadership, grant administration, reporting, evaluation, policies and procedures, human resources, NSP/HOME/CDBG.