LILLIAN PAINTER

• Implement the existing broadband strategy, aligning deployment and non-deployment activities with County goals and objectives
• Collaborate with County departments, community organizations, educational institutions, and industry partners to build effective partnerships that support broadband expansion, digital equity, and community outreach
• Coordinate the planning, execution, and management of broadband deployment initiatives, ensuring adherence to budgets, timelines, and quality standards
• Gather, analyze, and interpret broadband access data, usage statistics, and demographic information to identify underserved areas, determine deployment priorities, and make data-driven decisions to optimize broadband expansion efforts
• Contribute to the development and refinement of County broadband deployment policies and regulations, working in conjunction with legal and regulatory authorities to ensure compliance and alignment with community goals
• Generate regular and ad hoc reports on County broadband activities, outcomes, challenges, and recommendations for improvement, providing updates to relevant County officials and stakeholders

• Managed and administered $750M+ in Federal grant funding, including the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan Act.
• Provided program and project development, implementation, and analysis.
• Served as a point-of-contact for questions relating to the management and administration of the County's CARES and ARPA funding.
• Served as a point-of-contact for infrastructure and broadband projects and programming.
• Coordinated with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, members of the community, vendors, consultants, nonprofits, private businesses, County departments, and local governments.

• Served as internal point-of-contact for budget, operations, transportation, and special projects within the County Judge's Office.
• Developed and analyzed both compiling of a 70+ million dollar budget and budget process itself.
• Worked directly with County Auditor to develop FY2020 proposed budget with overall reduction in expenditures and 49% reduction in funds budgeted to be drawn from fund balance.
• Independently created and implemented user-friendly, paperless, County-wide budget request process in fewer than 3 months.
• Documented, compiled, and maintained knowledge of County-wide policies and procedures.
• Coordinated directly with department heads, including 15 elected officials.
• Provided ad hoc consultation to outside departments to aid professionalization efforts (e.g., efficiencies, record-keeping, operations, budget preparation, etc.).
• Researched topics and provided briefings.
• Coordinated directly with project stakeholders, including representatives from other government entities.
• Prepared agendas for Commissioners Court meetings.
• Provided support for various software applications, including agenda and budget software.
• Provided administrative support for the County Judge's Office.

• Exercised executive duties.
• Provided adequate and proper representation for both the Board and the District.
• Monitored and approved expenditures.
• Advocated for best interest of community and developers.

• Provided executive, administrative, and analytical support to the Department and the University.
• Provided budget oversight, including reporting, forecasting, purchasing, travel, and asset management.
• Provided internal controls, requiring knowledge of institutional policy and resources.
• Collected and analyzed data, prepared materials for meetings and conferences, and provided administrative support for the completion of reports.
• Identified issues or challenges associated with program areas and researched optimum solutions.
• Coordinated a variety of logistics, events, and the timely delivery of materials to stakeholders as a university-wide liaison.

(Interim Coordinator December 2016 - June 2017)

• Hired, supervised, and trained several work-study student assistants.
• Managed front office operations, including professional and office personnel.
• Implemented a paperless timekeeping process in less than one month in coordination with the UNT Human Resources Department.
• Collaborated with the Dean's Office and departments within the college to create and maintain environment conducive to academic, personal, and social growth.
• Screened and scheduled appointments for the Assistant Dean, academic advisors, and academic counselors.