Renee Wott, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Leads the efforts to market the company’s Economic Development services to target markets of cities, counties, and economic development organizations as well as facilitates identification of new potential regional.
• Formulates and leads proposals for contract opportunities to pursue under strategic priorities for the Economic Development department.
• Leads a cross-departmental team in securing and managing grant applications and administration of Federally and State funded Economic Development projects
• Provides expertise in fundamentals and principles of economic development to assist the Economic Development department in understanding the needs, requirements, terminology, strategy, and goals of projects and.
• Engages with clients expressing interest in an economic development project or activity by assisting in defining the need or goal and exploring the services and support that the company can provide.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed the grants monitoring process (pre- and post-award) of various grant recipients and programsProvided expert technical assistance to grantees throughout the life of the grant award
• Monitored a portfolio of 40 Economic Development grants through various federal funding sources of over $40 million dollars.
• Processed programmatic requirements of Federal grants; amendments, progress reporting, and evaluation
• Processed the financial reporting of Federal grants including reimbursements, advance payments, and quarterly financial reports

• Assisted implementation of process flow in a new website.
• Launched a new website around personal and lived experiences of minority populations.
• Curated content of the website for enhanced user experience

Bowling Green, Ohio

• Implemented a new volunteer-based mentor program which yielded a 90% persistence rate of program participants
• Planned and executed all orientation and training for new volunteers
• Conducted interviews and selection of all volunteers in the program
• Planned a series of timely and focused workshops and programs geared towards enhancing studentacademic success
• Supervised 10 volunteers for the duration of the program

Chicago, Illinois

• Assisted Visitor Experience team with facilitating events in Millennium Park
• Supported vendor and artist relations for large scale events such as; Taste of Chicago, Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago City Markets and Maxwell Street Market
• Processed PRF’s (payment request forms) for vendor and artist performances
• Assisted team with marketing on the City of Chicago’s website for the promotion of City Markets andspecial events
• Created a SWOT analysis of the City Markets program, and presented it to the Commissioner of theCultural Affairs and Special Events Department
• Updated City of Chicago City Market Vendor Application, including a Spanish translationversion

Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

• Researched the regional land plans and economic development plans to compile for ComprehensiveEconomic Development Strategy for 2020 to be presented to regional stakeholders
• Researched the effects of regional and local health and its impact on communities for the first time in theNorthwest Ohio CEDS
• Compiled a table of individual county, city and township plans to present to a committee

Guadalajara, Spain

At this internship, I worked with the teachers to give lessons to native Spanish speakers in English. I also interacted with the children in both English and Spanish. I gave directions and planned my own lessons as well. I learned how to interact with children with a language barrier and how to speak in a way that is easy for the students to understand. I.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Economic Development, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Ambassador; President of Master of Public Administration Student Association; President of.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International/Global Studies And Spanish

Activities and Societies: International Relations Organization (IRO)

Spanish Language And Literature

During my sophomore year in college I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain. I attended this university for an academic year while living with a.