Fundraising- *Organize Activities, *Design promotional materials, *Solicitation of Sponsors, *Raise awareness of business, organization, or individual, *Development/Maintenance of social mediaGrant Management- *Identify Grants, *Grant Writing/Submission, *Budgeting, *Administering, *Auditing, *CloseoutCommunity Engagement- *Cultivate relationships with specific clientele, *Facilitate regular community meetings, *Coordinate community events for cultural observance, job fairs, workshops, trainings, etc, *Increase student and alumni engagement

 Assist Acting Director of Finance with the leadership of division Participates in strategic planning as a member of the senior management team Forecasts and tracks Division payout to meet legal requirements and program goals Ensures legal compliance across the Division’s functions Fosters the use of innovative program strategies. Helps structure external communications on Division’s mission, goals and programs Provides clear and concise grants administration policies and procedures for grantees and staff Contributes to and coordinates publications, including the annual report and website Helps identify sub-grantees with capabilities for additional or new projects Communicates Division policies to staff, grantees and applicants Develops funding applications, brochures and the Division website

Oversee the City’s CDBG-PS , ESG, HOPWA, CSBG, CARES ACT and Treasury Funds totaling over $32 million with an additional projected total of over $40 million with the American Rescue Plan dollars expected later this year. Participates in strategic planning as a member of the senior management team. Forecasts and tracks foundation payout to meet legal requirements and program goals. Ensures legal compliance across the Division’s functions. Helps structure external communications on the Division’s mission, goals, and programs. Provides clear and concise grants administration policies and procedures for grantees and staff. Contributes to and coordinates fountain publications, including the annual report and website. Helps identify grantees with capabilities for additional or new projects. Communicates Division policies to staff, grantees, and applicants. Develops funding applications, brochures, and the Division website. Prepares and processes resolutions, agreements, and amendments for approval by City Council. Processes reimbursement requests and monitors the Project Sponsor’s performance activity andfunding source expenditures to ensure that objectives are accomplished. Collects and analyzes data and prepares reports involving resource allocation, services delivered,and contract compliance for the City’s annual CAPER Submission to HUD. Obtains needs assessment data and develops comprehensive program planning for the City’s Action Plan. Assists in the negotiation of contract terms for the conduct of grant preparation with representativesof City departments and outside agencies.

 Responsible for the oversight of federal, state and local grant funding including, SuperNOFA (HUD), Emergency Solutions Grant (HUD), Community Service Block Grant (DCA), and Homeless Trust Fund (County) totaling almost $6 million with about 27 projects and supervise 4 program specialists. Facilitate two advisory boards; Homeless Trust Fund Advisory Board and Comprehensive Emergency Assistance Systems and Continuum of Care; subcommittees that include Code Blue/Hotel/Motel Task Force and Coordinated Entry Working Group. Maintain relationships with local non-profit organizations, local law enforcement and other leaders to ensure a greater connection to the community to enhance collaborations. Prepare requests for proposals for grant funding with a rigorous process that includes public notice, selection committees for reviews, and awarding of funds. Supervise staff and provide guidance with vouchers, monitoring responses, and contracts between the County, non-profit organizations and public housing authorities to ensure accurate funding, budgets, levels of measurement and population served. Assist division director with submitting of the annual competitive HUD SuperNOFA application that brings in over $4 million in funding and CSBG grant through DCA that brings in over $600k. Attend and participate in various committees, federal and state trainings and conferences to maintain updated with regulations, opportunities and the needs of the community

Coordinated site visits from grant sponsor organizations Reorganized and maintain grant information that includes budget, award letter, application, andendorsement forms Assisted Senior Grant Administrator with budget, expenses, and reconciliation of funds for adivision that receives over 1 million dollars in grant funding through research foundations andpharmaceutical studies Followed process of grant submission, renewal through RAPPS Submitted quarterly reports for NJ State grant Submitted request for travel expenses, purchase orders, replenish supplies for division inMarketplace Responsible for taking minutes and provided structure and organization to biweekly team meetings

*Receive phone calls and distribute messages to appropriate administrator.*Update and maintain information on special education programs using Word and Excel by comparing rosters in a district wide program Genesis for Elementary, Upper level and Autism programs.*Update and maintain Resource, In Class and Self Contained student database with information given by the school’s social workers, psychologists and learning consultants.*Prepare documents for student cases in litigation for attorneys, parents, and other administrators. *Submit NJ SMART reports into state programs with the upmost accuracy and demanding deadlines*Work together with financial services Director and human resource Secretary to create formula summaries that were used to determined student/staff ratio. *Responsible of recording administrators’ daily mileage using Excel and submit to financial services for reimbursement.*Organize preparations for staff development meetings or parent workshops for 15 to 100+ participants.*Input state required staff observations into Staff list Evaluation v4 and distribute to staff, principals, and human resources.*Maintain calendar using Outlook for tracking parent and staff meetings to ensure the best possible use of time.

*Held a position of increased responsibility for this special education private school with 22 districts throughout New Jersey.*Maintained an organized and efficient filing technique, to ensure student and personnel files were handled according to state procedures.*Provided administrative support to the Principal and Supervisor of Instruction with a demonstrated ability to improvise, improve procedures, and meet demanding deadlines.*Coordinated meetings with district Case Managers, state agencies and other child study team members.*Prepared purchases for office and school needs, and had direct vendor relations to be able to obtain the best prices.*Generated and maintained office-tracking records of petty cash, school checking and credit card accounts.*Processed daily expenses reflecting supporting documents and followed NJ state budget code indexes.*Registered daily student attendance in New Jersey State legal registers and submitted at the end of each year to the NJ State Board of Education.*Processed monthly attendance report for billing of over 100+ student to over 20 districts.*Organized numerical purchase orders, maintained school checking accounts, petty cash, deposits, and post to school yearly budget.*Calendar Management in Microsoft Outlook, document preparation, and conference arrangements for student IEP meetings and/or evaluations attended by child study team members and parents.*Upon request, summons emergency services such as police, fire, and ambulance for students with severe medical or behavioral conditions while keeping composed and following emergency procedure.