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Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed and executed grants and contracts consistent with federal, state, and local funding requirements • Assisted in the development of implementation of contract/grant policies and procedures consistent with the city and funding source requirements• Provided technical assistance to grantees, contractors, and vendors regarding funding requirements and compliance, specifically regarding fiscal operations and budgeting in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements e.g.… Show more • Developed and executed grants and contracts consistent with federal, state, and local funding requirements • Assisted in the development of implementation of contract/grant policies and procedures consistent with the city and funding source requirements• Provided technical assistance to grantees, contractors, and vendors regarding funding requirements and compliance, specifically regarding fiscal operations and budgeting in accordance with federal, state, and local requirements e.g., directives, allowable costs, and Workforce Investment Act funding restrictions• Created, prepared, and analyzed data reporting to ensure effective management of contracts• Drafted grant/contract agreements and amendments, negotiated budgets, collected scopes of work and answered grantee/contractor questions concerning the agreements• Facilitated effective communication among contractors, grantees, and Department of Economic and Workforce Development staff regarding contract activities and fiscal reporting• Monitored and processed monthly invoices and reviewed monthly expenditures for grantees, vendors and other city departments to facilitate prompt payment for grantees in accordance with fund source requirements• Helped coordinate and track the grant/contract agreement signature process for all agreements flowing through the team• Assisted finance staff with monitoring and/or review of grantee fiscal and program yearly assessments as needed• Assisted with reviewing solicitation proposals when needed to ensure that the department was fairly and appropriately allocating resources to needed programming• Prepared templates for monthly and quarterly expenditure reports for assigned grant portfolio to update program as well as management staff on grantee fiscal process Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

• Monitored and processed grant disbursements; Pell, Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants (SEOG), and CAL Grants for campuses in Northern California, Hawaii and Oregon• Provided extensive training, both group and one-on-one, for new staff on all processing functions • Participated and assisted Stockton Campus office of financial aid in the improved entrance and exit interview training with Edfund• Streamlined operational processes by analyzing data and recommended process… Show more • Monitored and processed grant disbursements; Pell, Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants (SEOG), and CAL Grants for campuses in Northern California, Hawaii and Oregon• Provided extensive training, both group and one-on-one, for new staff on all processing functions • Participated and assisted Stockton Campus office of financial aid in the improved entrance and exit interview training with Edfund• Streamlined operational processes by analyzing data and recommended process improvements• Authorized and certified loan funds. Problem-solved financial aid issues, as well as system issues• Provided technical assistance to financial aid advisors and financial directors on all campuses in the processing of federal grants and loans Show less

Education record

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration