Enid Yvette James

• Developed strong relationships with awardees, fostering mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Coordinate awardee meetings to discuss contract implementation, grant policies and compliance, and the vouchering process.
• Improved efficiency of contract management processes through the revising of awardee progress report documents and implementation.
• Achieved successful contract negotiations by thoroughly reviewing and analyzing proposals, agreements.
• Conduct efficient reimbursement voucher reviews for subsequent payment to awardees.
• Monitored contracts' performance to detect non-compliance with vendor responsibility certification and MWBE/SDVOB compliance terms and organize proactive resolutions when awardee is not in compliance.
• Successfully managed high volumes of contracts simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines and ensuring accuracy.

• Created a team of diverse parents ( know as the Parent Advisory Council) who provided guidance, best practices, process improvements and insights on childhood education strategies for the Early Childhood Education (ECAC).
• Identified opportunities for cross-functional collaboration, leveraging shared goals to drive collective impact across multiple state departments.

• Built partnerships with external organizations that enhanced program offerings and expanded outreach efforts.
• Designed evaluation tools that measured the success of various programming aspects against organizational objectives.
• Led staff training sessions on best practices in program delivery, increasing overall effectiveness across the organization.
• Launched new initiatives that addressed identified gaps in services, expanding the organization''s offerings to better meet community needs.

• Coordinated the WIC supplemental nutrition program, overseeing daily operations for a caseload of 2,900 participants in alignment with state and federal guidelines.
• Maintained detailed records of program activities and participant data, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Ensured full compliance with New York State Department of Health and USDA regulations, implementing program protocols and maintaining audit readiness

● Facilitated the building of a local disaster recovery group to address rebuilding of residences impacted by flood.

● Established and maintained partnerships between community stakeholders, local government, and national non-profit groups to seek funding and volunteer groups to assist residents to repair their homes.

● Worked in partnership with regional food bank and local food pantry to deliver 3,000 pounds of food to families without food.

• Remotely managed and supervised staff and program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
• Established strong relationships with government and Red Cross regional offices to ensure support for program initiatives.
• In concert with OEM, developed strategic marketing and educational plans for general public, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the program.
• Managed program budget, coordinate trainings that involved travel, and created and implemented travel manual guidelines.

• Developed and implemented marketing training series for program subcontractors.
• Disseminated new and revised performance, budget, contract policies via contractor website.
• Enhanced team collaboration between staff and subcontractors through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
• Monitored subcontractor spending to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
• Strengthened internal controls by reviewing existing policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.