ANGIE MIMS MAGEE
Seattle,Washington
Summary
Insightful Subject Matter Expert, Senior Grant Manager, and Relocation Manager with extensive knowledge of the Uniform Relocation Assistance Act. Excelling in policy writing and compliance oversight. Proven track record in grant management, delivering expert technical assistance, and enhancing audit readiness. Adept at fostering stakeholder relationships and driving project success through effective problem-solving and strategic planning.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Relocation Manager
Contract Land Staff, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
10.2024 - Current
- Supervises the right-of-way relocation processes and ensures compliance with regulations.
- Manages project schedules and facilitates communication between team members and agencies.
- Monitors progress on right-of-way acquisition/relocation projects, and provides updates as needed.
- Provides guidance on technical issues related to right-of-way relocation processes.
- Attends meetings with stakeholders, such as local government officials, developers, and attorneys.
- Coordinates with stakeholders to identify relocation needs and requirements.
- Develops and implements relocation policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Manages vendor relationships to ensure cost-effective services are provided within agreed timelines.
Sr. Grant Manager/Subject Matter Expert - Buyout
GrantWorks
Houston, Texas
06.2021 - 06.2025
- Coordinated the development of and modifications to program-related policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures.
- Aided with problem-solving, including the identification of issues, and proposing solutions to the client.
- Provided expert technical assistance/training as needed to clients, subrecipients, co-workers, and direct reports.
- Provided QA/QC for staff-reviewed grant applications, financial draw requests, and other document submittals.
- Prepared program files, assist with ongoing audit readiness, and provide support for monitoring and audit reviews.
Sr. Grant Manager/Subject Matter Expert - Buyout
GrantWorks Inc.
Houston, Texas
06.2021 - 06.2024
- As a Senior Grant Manager, Team Lead, and Subject Matter Expert for all buyout programs, Angie oversaw various aspects of the program funded by the federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program.
- These projects are typically for the buyout of single-family and multifamily housing units, primarily for lower-income individuals and areas affected by major natural disasters.
- She worked with GrantWorks and Texas General Land Office (GLO) staff to oversee programs administered by the GLO or its subrecipients, including the City of Houston and Harris County.
- Stakeholders included state agency staff, local government staff, and program beneficiaries.
- Angie also served as the Buyout/URA Manager.
- She provided project management and consultative support services to the GLO for recovery projects funded by HUD's CDBG-DR program.
- Angie developed guidelines and standard operating procedures to conduct routine operations that achieve efficiency, quality output, and uniformity of performance.
URA Relocation Program Manager
Harris County Community Services
Houston, Texas
05.2020 - 06.2021
- Liaised between the Consultant and County management.
- Delivered the relocation component for the buyout program.
- Represented the County at public meetings and other project related presentations.
- Managed the preparation of offer packages, relocation notices, and the calculations for residential and business relocations.
- Audited project files for accuracy and completeness.
- Reviewed and created policies, procedures, checklists, and guidelines for oversight of residential and commercial Buyout Programs and other active programs with Uniform Relocation Activities.
Relocation Manager
Texas Central Railroad Incorporated
Dallas, Texas
02.2020 - 05.2020
- Oversaw relocation activities and personnel for 5 northern counties in Dallas.
- Provided relocation assistance to landowners, business owners and tenants throughout the right-of-way in support of the Project Manager and members of the project team.
- Ensured compliance with applicable laws, rules, policies, and procedures.
- Prepared relocation plans, notices, entitlements, referrals, and calculations.
- Calculated and determined eligibility for benefits, prepared claim forms and processed payments through the displacing agency.
- Provided ongoing advisory services to minimize hardship for the displaces.
Relocation Manager
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Fresno, California
08.2017 - 01.2020
- Oversight of all relocation activities and personnel.
- Worked directly with Project Manager and/or Assistant Project Manager to ensure project expectations are achieved.
- Maintained relocation status report.
- Provided specific directions to relocation staff and subcontractors concerning processes and timelines and for direct oversight of all relocation staff.
- Reviewed reports and documents prepared by staff before submitting to Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager and Client.
- Performed quality assurance reviews.
- Prepared project reviews and documents project activities.
Acquisition Manager
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
Seattle, Washington
03.2019 - 04.2019
- Temporarily assigned to provide support with acquisition management.
- Oversaw acquisition activities and personnel.
- Worked directly with Project Manager and/or Assistant Project Manager to ensure project expectations are achieved.
- Maintained acquisition status report.
- Reviewed and corrected Acquisition offer and closing packages.
Senior Right of Way Agent
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
Seattle, Washington
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Provided relocation assistance on complex relocations involving individuals, families, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and farm operations displaced as a result of a federally funded or federally assisted project, and the administration of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
- Effectively communicated with displaced persons to ensure the understanding of the Relocation Assistance Program and requirements.
- Provided advisory assistance to displaced persons, including personal interviews, preparing, issuing, and explaining required notices.
- Located comparable housing and computes rental assistance and price differential calculations.
- Prepared Mortgage Interest Differential Payments and Incidental Expense calculations.
- Performed Decent, Safe and Sanitary Inspections.
- Located and informed non-residential displaced persons of suitable replacement sites.
- Prepared and/or obtained Moving Cost Estimates.
- Evaluated and prepared Re-establishment payments.
- Prepared Fixed payment In-Lieu of Moving Expenses payment.
- Prepared the displaced person's claims for payments.
- Maintained, accurate and detailed parcel files.
- Ensured accuracy of data input into status tracking reports and/or databases.
- Attended public or private meetings to discuss project or parcel information with property owner and the displaced person.
Relocation Manager
TXDOT Houston District
Houston, Texas
09.2015 - 05.2016
- Provided ongoing relocation assistance and advisory services to displaced persons affected by the acquisition of right of way, including business relocations, government assistance program recommendations and the administration of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
- Coordinated, built, and fostered relationships with moving companies and other necessary bidders to obtain reasonable quotes.
- Executed relocation offers to displaced persons and discuss eligible benefits.
- Performed property inspections on replacement housing for residential displaces for comparability.
- Coordinated and monitored moves with displaced homeowners, business owners, tenants and with moving companies per Department procedures.
- Prepared relocation notices and payment claim submissions.
Relocation Manager
TXDOT Dallas District
Dallas, Texas
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Provided ongoing relocation assistance and advisory services to displaced persons affected by the acquisition of right of way, including business relocations, government assistance program recommendations and the administration of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
- Coordinated, built, and fostered relationships with moving companies and other necessary bidders to obtain reasonable quotes.
- Executed relocation offers to displaced persons and discuss eligible benefits.
- Performed property inspections on replacement housing for residential displaces for comparability.
- Coordinated and monitored moves with displaced homeowners, business owners, tenants and with moving companies per Department procedures.
- Prepared relocation notices and payment claim submissions.
Relocation Manager
TXDOT Strategic Projects Division
Houston, Texas
01.2015 - 05.2016
- Oversaw all relocation activities and personnel.
- Worked directly with Project Manager to ensure project expectations are achieved.
- Maintained all relocation status reports.
- Provided specific directions to relocation staff and subcontractors concerning processes and timelines and for direct oversight of all relocation staff.
- Reviewed reports and documents prepared by staff before submitting to Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager and Client.
- Performed quality assurance reviews.
- Prepared and updated Relocation Plan per TxDOT Right of Way Manual.
- Supervised other relocation staff.
- Provided ongoing relocation assistance and advisory services to displaced persons affected by the acquisition of right of way, including business relocations, government assistance program recommendations and the administration of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
- Coordinated, built, and fostered relationships with moving companies and other necessary bidders to obtain reasonable quotes.
- Executed relocation offers to displaced persons and discuss eligible benefits.
- Performed property inspections on replacement housing for residential displaces for comparability.
- Coordinated and monitored moves with displaced homeowners, business owners, tenants and with moving companies per Department procedures.
- Prepared relocation notices and payment claim submissions.
Relocation Agent
TXDOT Strategic Projects Division
Houston, Texas
07.2013 - 01.2015
- Provided ongoing relocation assistance and advisory services to displaced persons affected by the acquisition of right of way, including replacement home locating, government assistance program recommendations and the administration of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of state/federal rules, regulations and codes related to Uniform Relocation Act of 1970 (49 CFR §Part 24).
- Computed relocation housing/rental supplements and relocation benefits for businesses.
- Obtained lease agreements and other required documents for tenant's replacement to determine relocation eligibility amounts.
- Coordinated and monitored moves with displaced homeowners, business owners, tenants and with moving companies per Department procedures.
- Prepared relocation notices and payment claim submissions for displaced persons.
- Performed quality assurance/quality control checks of relocation files and payment requests for accuracy.
- Pre-audited files for Federal Highway Administration audit, yielding zero deficiencies.
Manager of Compliance & Monitoring Department
Chicago Bridge & Iron
Metairie, Louisiana
01.2013 - 07.2013
- Supervised and provided technical guidance for a staff of 8 Reviewers and 5 Field Inspectors.
- Coached, mentored and assigned tasks to team.
- Ensured the effective implementation of the quality program checks were performed for assigned project tasks.
- Documented inspection, monitoring, sampling, testing activities and implemented findings/recommendations.
Team Lead
Chicago Bridge & Iron
Metairie, Louisiana
02.2012 - 01.2013
- Directed project management activities which included conducting file/data reviews and monitoring project activities at various stages.
- Performed sampling and testing activities and assisted with development of tests to maximize project efficiencies.
- Monitored quality assurance activities to determine conformance with program policy and procedure.
Compliance & Monitoring Specialist
Innovative Emergency Management
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
12.2009 - 10.2011
- Ensured that applicants of the SRPP program were conforming to all applicable URA guidelines.
- If tenants were identified, due diligence was performed to relocate the tenant according to the Uniform Relocation Act.
- Monitored compliance dictated in the Small Rental Regulatory Agreements, loan documents, and other closing documents signed by all property owners.
- Scheduled and performed on-site inspections and on-site monitoring interviews.
Regional Liaison/Auditor
Louisiana Family Recovery Corp
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
07.2009 - 12.2009
- Conducted client interviews and obtained information from reviews of records, staff interviews, and personal observations relative to the operation of the agency participating in the program, compliance standards, and quality of services provided.
- Conducted on-site program monitoring, audits and evaluations, including file reviews, appointment spot reviews, and staff interviews.
- Compiled narrative reports detailing efforts made to assist displaced citizens.
Director of Mass Feeding and Recovery
Louisiana Housing & Finance Agency
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
08.2008 - 05.2009
- Developed current and long-range plans, policies, and procedures for mass feeding and recovery efforts in the event of a natural or manmade disaster.
- Cultivated liaisons with municipalities, parish departments and similar entities to facilitate plan development, recovery effort coordination and exchanges of personnel.
- Developed and activated vendor agreements, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), and memorandums of agreement (MOAs) with other states, support agencies, and vendors to provide necessary emergency preparedness resources.
- Served as liaison among the State Emergency Command and the State Department of Social Services Operations Cell and Field Operations during emergencies and disasters.
Program Monitor
Louisiana Housing & Finance Agency
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11.2007 - 08.2008
- Documented compliance with CDBG program procurement policies and procedures.
- Monitored subgrantees' activities for compliance with laws, regulations, and contract requirements and reported findings for review and corrective actions.
- Tracked and followed up on deficient findings until they are successfully resolved.
- Collaborated directly with contractor's fiscal officer to review the contractor's fiscal management system.
- Reviewed invoices, determined costs, and reviewed supporting financial documentation.
- Requested cost drawdown to contractor after determining conformity to program policies and procedure.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana01.1985
Skills
- Policy writing
- Grant management
- Audit preparation
- Compliance oversight
- Technical assistance
- Project management
Affiliations
International Right of Way Associations (IRWA), 01/01/13
Training
- Professional Development Series, FEMA, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 01/01/08
- Emergency Manager 101, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 01/01/08
Registrations Certifications
- Relocation Certification, Texas Department of Transportation, 01/01/15
- Notary, State of Texas, 01/01/15
Timeline
Relocation Manager
Contract Land Staff, Inc.
10.2024 - Current
Sr. Grant Manager/Subject Matter Expert - Buyout
GrantWorks
06.2021 - 06.2025
Sr. Grant Manager/Subject Matter Expert - Buyout
GrantWorks Inc.
06.2021 - 06.2024
URA Relocation Program Manager
Harris County Community Services
05.2020 - 06.2021
Relocation Manager
Texas Central Railroad Incorporated
02.2020 - 05.2020
Acquisition Manager
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
03.2019 - 04.2019
Relocation Manager
California High-Speed Rail Authority
08.2017 - 01.2020
Senior Right of Way Agent
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
07.2016 - 07.2017
Relocation Manager
TXDOT Houston District
09.2015 - 05.2016
Relocation Manager
TXDOT Dallas District
05.2015 - 05.2016
Relocation Manager
TXDOT Strategic Projects Division
01.2015 - 05.2016
Relocation Agent
TXDOT Strategic Projects Division
07.2013 - 01.2015
Manager of Compliance & Monitoring Department
Chicago Bridge & Iron
01.2013 - 07.2013
Team Lead
Chicago Bridge & Iron
02.2012 - 01.2013
Compliance & Monitoring Specialist
Innovative Emergency Management
12.2009 - 10.2011
Regional Liaison/Auditor
Louisiana Family Recovery Corp
07.2009 - 12.2009
Director of Mass Feeding and Recovery
Louisiana Housing & Finance Agency
08.2008 - 05.2009
Program Monitor
Louisiana Housing & Finance Agency
11.2007 - 08.2008
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Southern University and A&M College