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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Supports the design and implementation of the Data and Information System Consultation Center on behalf of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)• Improves the design and operation of core child care data and IT systems using agile product development techniques and human-centered design principles• Prepares national benchmarking tools and maturity models and conducts technology scans across Child Care Development Fund Lead Agencies• Provides intensive consultation, training, technical assistance, and capacity building to improve data systems for families, providers, and funders• Facilitates data sharing agreements and implementing data governance models to support data-informed decision making with early childhood care providers, education data partners, and other service providers and partners

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• Provides training and technical assistance to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), states, units of local governments, and nonprofit organizations for the company’s housing and community development portfolio. • Manages the development and delivery of training and technical assistance plans and products for multiple clients across projects and consulting engagements. • Coordinates with HUD leadership to set technical assistance priorities for funding from Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and American Rescue Plan Act.• Serves as data liaison between HUD and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) homeless programs leadership to improve data collection and reporting capabilities. • Project manager for multiple concurrent projects with varying budgets, project teams, and deliverables for different clients. • Manages end-to-end improvement cycles, including planning, implementation, and evaluation.• Responsible for translating statutory and regulatory requirements into effective and compliant programs for clients. • Develops new program implementation strategies as well as policy and process refinement solutions to existing programs. • Manages a team of three senior associates who lead training and technical assistance projects for nonprofit organizations and state and local governments. • Serves as hiring manager for business development and contingency recruitment efforts.• Develops and implements internal process improvements for a team of 20 consultants.

• Provided professional capacity building, consulting, and technical assistance services to communities on behalf of HUD to improve homeless crisis response systems • Led statewide data integration projects in Colorado and Massachusetts with state and local partners under HUD-funded cooperatives agreements. • Facilitated coordinated community planning processes to address the issues of youth homelessness in multiple communities. • Led the development of training resources and products across HUD contractors and ensured deliverables were met on time and under budget. • Improved organizational- and systems-level policies and processes for homeless crisis response systems nationally. • Provision of policy and regulatory guidance to communities on a wide variety of HUD and CoC issues, including documentation and recordkeeping requirements, financial management, and grant administration • Evaluated information systems and developed recommendations on data privacy, confidentiality, security, and governance.• Presented at national human services data conferences on behalf of HUD to increase attendee knowledge and capacity.

• Served as firm lead on national effort to end veteran homelessness in 10 communities. • Provided statutory and regulatory guidance to HUD Community Planning and Development Grantees on data privacy, security, and governance. • Provided on-site training to HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant recipients in Florida, Illinois, and Tennessee.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Conducted evaluations of human service programs to determine outputs, outcomes, and impacts using a variety of statistical techniques. • Assisted in the development of HMIS database applications, including business process modeling, writing of business rules and technical documents, data conversion and mapping, and workflow development.• Developed reports on a variety of human service programs and services.• Presented findings and recommendations from research and evaluations to organization leadership and other internal and external stakeholders.• Recommend improvements in business processes and service delivery across departmental offices and functions.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Reviewed and approved budgets and monthly invoices totaling more than $14 million annually for Allegheny County’s HUD-funded Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs• Provided financial oversight, program monitoring and technical assistance for contracted providers to ensure appropriate spending of federal funding• Assisted in the implementation of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s human services block grant in Allegheny County

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Provided policy development and implementation to support homeless assistance services through 80 discrete programs and across 40 nonprofit organizations in Allegheny County.• Reviewed and approved budgets for federal grant funding that exceeded $15 million annually.• Designed and administered policies and procedures for a new family homeless assistance program funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare’s Needs Based Budget. • Provided technical assistance and training seminars to contracted provider staff.• Coordinated with internal DHS offices and external agencies to improve service delivery.

Mpa, Public And Nonprofit Management

Activities and Societies: GSPIA Nonprofit Consulting Clinic, GSPIA Mentoring ProgramRecipient of GSPIA Merit Scholarship (2011-2012.

B.A., Political Science, Public Administration, Urban Studies