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Provide professional grant consulting and guidance to local government agencies, non-profits, and tribal governments to efficiently identify, secure, and administer federal and state grant funding.

Boston, Ma, Us

+ Monitored compliance of over 50+ public and private funded grant awards+ Provided high level grant compliance support and guidance to international site colleagues + Supported health orgs in Navajo Nation, Haiti, Lesotho, Rwanda, Malawi, Peru, Sierra Leone, and Mexico+ Developed policies/procedures, facilitated organizational change management, and trained site executives

Albuquerque, Nm, Us

+ Consult elected officials and executive staff for municipalities, counties, and local government entities on obtaining federal and state funding for infrastructure projects involving water, sewer, airports, and roads+ Responsible for securing large grant awards including $25 million USDOT INFRA grant and $27 million USDA award along with several other grants/loans for a number of municipalities+ Provide technical assistance to municipalities, counties, and local government entities to administer and manage grants from a range of federal and state programs including FEMA, USDA, Bureau of Reclamation, HUD-CDBG, DWSRF, CWSRF, Water Trust Board, Colonia Infrastructure Fund, Rural Infrastructure Program, and state appropriated capital outlay+ Facilitate the development of infrastructure capital improvement plans (ICIP) and submission of infrastructure capital outlay requests to the state legislative representatives+ Initiate and maintain strategic partnerships with local organizations and state/federal agencies on special projects such as the annual New Mexico Infrastructure Conference+ Spearhead company website re-design and social media initiative

+ Administered a $6.4 million state-wide public safety Edward Byrne JAG grant program + Conducted site visits, audits, and risk assessments while monitoring federal grant sub-recipients+ Developed and provided workshops and training materials for grant sub-recipients+ Ensured continued compliance with Federal and State guidelines and regulations+ Lead IT projects for entire bureau including development & maintenance of website, conference room technology, and grant management information system + Initiated bureau business process improvements in areas of financial management, knowledge sharing, training, and customer service

Albuquerque, Nm, Us

+ Assisted with administrating contract and grants ranging from $5,000 to $5 million+ Facilitated proposal submission process and develop annual grant reports+ Coordinated support programs for over 20 PhD student fellows+ Executed fellowship recruitment and assisted in developing content for training sessions

Albuquerque, Nm, Us

Oversaw day-to-day operations of $2.8 million 5-year US Department of Education grant funded student service center focused on serving the academic needs of masters and doctoral students at the University of New Mexico.+ Promoted from Graduate Assistant to Program Coordinator to Program Specialist over 3yr period+ Spearheaded fundraising effort to raise $127,000 toward institutionalization of the center + Visits to website increased over 250% and workshop attendance doubled due to successful implementation of social media, email, and campus outreach marketing plans+ Established the first annual university-wide conference and grew attendance from 250 to over 1,000 attendees and from less than 75 to more 250 presenters over four years+ Developed, planned and implemented the institution's first ever university-wide program aimed at recruiting undergraduate students into graduate school by establishing a workshop series, one-on-one guidance by appointment, walk-in hours, and partnerships with undergraduate programs such as Gates Millennium Scholars, McNair Scholars, and others.

Assisted clients in attaining social security disability benefits by completing applications or appeals on their behalf and interfacing between clients and the Social Security Administration. Setup case management software, attended Social Security Administration conferences, and trained new staff.+ Stared $8/hr and ended $16/hr+ Installed client management software and trained office staff on its use+ Responsible for assisting over 120 clients rewarded social security benefits+ Assisted over 300 clients in their applications for social security benefits and managed all files

Maintained a continuing education dental laboratory equipped with over $2.6 million of dental equipment operated by world renowned endodontics specialist, Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan.+ Stared $9/hr and Ended $14/hr

Master'S Degree, Community And Regional Planning

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Public Administration

Ba, Political Science