Michael Mcdowell, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Oversee Re-entry programs, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs; Provide executive-level leadership, project financial management, and contract management; Skilled in team building, coaching, and mentoring.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

- Ensure that all programs are on track to meet or exceed contractual performance goals within the guidelines of the operating budget and program deliverables.- Interpret federal legislation, state guidance, and communique for appropriate implementation to ensure quality services- Establish policies and procedures for program services, safety, and crisis response management.- Assist with negotiating contracts.- Assist with the development of the program budgets and manage programs within budget.- Staff Training & Development in compliance with Eckerd's policies and contract requirements.-Supervises management and front-line staff to build community partnerships.- Ensures that staff is deployed appropriately and that staffing ratios are in compliance with the service plan.- Conduct business development activities and assist in responding to RFP's, grant opportunities, in an effort to grow business in the Region.- Community outreach service agencies to assist where necessary to fulfill delivery of contract compliance.- Assist in establishing linkages with other community service-related agencies.

-Ensure that the program is on track to meet or exceed contractual performance goals within the guidelines of the operating budget and program deliverables.-Oversees reentry classroom activities in the Wake County Detention Center ensuring staff adheres to the prescribed lesson plans and there is an environment conducive to the learning experience for all participants.- Utilize training and instructional methods that reinforce learning by using past experience and best practices from their professional experience learning experience.- Responsible for employee relations, effective communications, meeting with the customer, and professional growth at the program site. - Develops program improvement initiatives.

- Identify and recruit justice-involved target population inside the Wake County Detention Center for programming- Maintain case records detailing service needs and activities/arrangements for their fulfillment, according to data-management procedures established by program management and funding sources.- Deliver skills training in work readiness skills and the development of basic employment skills, decision making, problem-solving, life skills, and basic budgeting.- Developed presentations and facilitation skills to engage students in meeting program goals.- Deliver program curriculum/objectives in classroom/simulated workplace environment.- Job development by connecting participants with workforce career coaches, and community organizations upon their release from custody- Data and paperwork management

Durham, North Carolina, United States

- Prepared Pre-trial investigative, Pre-Sentence investigative reports and Supervised federal offenders for the U.S. District Court & U.S. Parole Commission.- Applied and taught STARR (Strategic Techniques Aimed at Reducing Re-Arrest) skills to offenders.- Served as the Location Monitoring Point of Contact (LMPOC) providing training, guidance, and support to the Court, line officers, and staff regarding location monitoring cases. - Assisted in developing the Middle District Location Monitoring Manual.- Resolved disputed matters made on behalf of the defendant or presented unresolved issues to the Court for resolution. - Acted as liaison to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and other community-based organizations. -Scheduled and conducted drug detection testing, criminal record checks, and collected data which drove the level of supervision needed.- Certified National Firearms Instructor, District Firearms Instructor from 2009 - 2016; Certified National Safety Instructor, District Defensive Tactics Instructor from 2010 - 2018. - Certificated Glock Armorer from 2009 -2017. -Trained line officers in officer safety, identifying and treating offenders/defendants with high-risk and specialized needs.

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

- Developed supervision plans, monitored, made recommendations, and maintained detailed records on juvenile offenders.- Testified facts during revocation procedures in family court and during parole revocation hearings.- Investigated potential supervision violations, reported violations to the court, and implemented appropriate alternatives and sanctions. - Maintained regular contact with DJJ Social Workers, the juvenile parole board, mental health facilities, and residential group homes, concerning offenders adjustment.- Served as the Electronic Monitoring Specialist for the York County office.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Correctional Leadership

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government