Jared Schumacher

Career professional in municipal government administration, management, and grant-writing. Background in local, state, and federal programs, including researching, writing, submitting, managing, and successfully completing dozens of grant-funded projects. Highly organized and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams. Well versed in public administration with over 16 years of experience working with elected officials, local businesses, stakeholders, citizens, and organizations.

• Coordinated and managed public projects involving infrastructure, economic development, parks/recreation, streetscape reconstruction, historic preservation, hiking/biking trails, wetlands protection, sustainability, and projects to benefit lower income residents.
• Managed over 21 FTE including Public Works, Water/Wastewater, and Police.
• Managed millions of dollars in grant-funded projects including program management, contract oversight, county/state/federal permits, municipal procurement, and funding/payment tracking.
• Successfully applied for dozens of grant-funded municipal projects from local, state, and federal sources.
• Distributed monthly special reports and program monitoring reports to the mayor and town council.
• Represented the mayor and town council at various meetings, functions, and events.
• Served as town liaison to various governmental departments, committees, and commissions.
• Prepared financial management reports, end-of-month accounting reports (including balance sheets, journal entries, and reconciliation), program funding charts (identifying grant funding balances and payment records), monitoring status reports, and agency correspondence.

Certified Public Manager through the University of Baltimore’s Schaefer Center for Public Policy.