Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Responsible for oversight and follow through of several Federal programs for the State of West Virginia including the Public Assistance Grant Program, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, National Flood Insurance Program, Cooperating Technical Partners Program, Legislative Pre- Disaster Mitigation Program and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program
Responsible for managing staff and department processes to lead state, county, and local applicants through FEMA Public Assistance programming from damage assessment to grant closeout
Responsible for assisting staff and aiding the department processes to lead state, county, and local applicants through FEMA Public Assistance programming from damage assessment to grant closeout
Responsible for generating fundraising revenue through communications, solicitations, relationship building, and networking
Accountable for advising development team on communications and fundraising revenue plans through data-driven assessments
Responsible for maintaining the reliability of the department through accurate record keeping and document preparation
Completed Course List:
• Introduction to Incident Command System
• An Introduction to Exercises
• Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
• Fundamentals of Emergency Management
• Emergency Planning
• Leadership and Influence
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Developing and Managing Volunteers
• Introduction to Debris Operations
• Introduction to FEMA's Public Assistance Program
• An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• National Response Framework, An Introduction
• Public Assistance Program and Eligibility
• The Public Assistance Delivery Model Orientation
• FEMA Grants Portal-Transparency at Every Step
• The Exploratory Call, the Damage Inventory, and the Recovery Scoping Meeting
• The FEMA Site Inspection Process
• Public Assistance Alternative Procedures
• Disaster Damage and Developing Project Files
• Detailed Damage Description and Dimensions
• Scope of Work Development (Scoping and Costing)
• Conditions of the Public Assistance Grant
• Emergency Protective Measures
• Roads and Culverts
• Direct Administrative Costs
• Costing- Estimates and the Cost Estimating Format
• Integrating 406 Mitigation Considerations into Your Public Assistance Grant
• Insurance Considerations, Compliance, and Requirements
• Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Considerations/Compliance for Public Assistance Grants
• Scope Change Requests, Time Extensions, Improved/Alternate Project Requests
• Determination Memorandums and Appeals
• Codes and Standards
• Public Assistance Donated Resources
• Bridge Damage Considerations
• Substantiating Disaster-Related Damages to Buildings, Contents, Vehicles, and Equipment
• Electrical Systems Considerations
• Water and Wastewater Treatment System Considerations
• Grant Administration Decisions for Tribal Governments
• Eligibility of Private Nonprofit Organizations
• Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG)