PAMELA GREENE

Senior Grants Management Specialist offering 30+ years of public service experience managing federal grants through non-profit, state, and federal agencies. Incumbent seeks a leadership position within a Grants Management Division where my grants management Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) may be fully utilized when managing federal grants that serve at-risk culturally diverse communities. Career experience include supervising permanent, volunteers and contractual staff, processing timekeeping and completing performance reviews, team building and managing change, leading special assignments and projects, award processing and obligating, and approval of post award amendments. Incumbent has performed grants management SME support to the application review process of complex high-volume awards. All roles have required networking and collaborating with interagency offices and external stakeholders. Grant related positions include non-profit agencies Program Director for CDC Cooperative Agreements for at-risk communities, Special Assistant for Federal Grants; tracking compliance requirements for sub-awardees receiving federal discretionary grants, block grants and cooperative agreements awarded to Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), FEMA Grants Assistance Officer (AO) with Warrant Authority for assigning, obligating and finalizing awards, GPD FFATA Coordinator responsible for guidance to (15) GMS within ten (10) FEMA Regions and headquarters. Special Assignment Coordinator for FEMA Annual Administrator Award, FEMA Sensitive Security Coordinator, Directorate Records Liaison Officer and Financial Monitoring Team Leader. Monitoring team leader responsibilities involved; coordination of the desk review and site visit process for staff, job-aid development with contractual staff, perform quality review of financial monitoring protocols for 2 CFR 200 and 44 CFR Part 13 regulation compliance. Approve corrective action plan for non-compliant grant recipients. Acting Mitigation Branch and Section Chief as needed. Incumbent is recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to FEMA, DHS program offices, GPD and assigned branches.

Program Administrator responsible for administering the Tobacco Restitution Program, Waiver for Older Adults and the “Living At Home” (for disabled individuals) Waiver program(s) for the State of Maryland. Supervise program staff, assign, review and approve work; conduct staff evaluations, approve time sheets and leave. Oversee, Review and Edit State Plan submitted to HCFA; COTR for the Maryland Departments of Aging and Human Resources contract; Amend State program regulations (COMAR), Approve provider applications and monitor and authorize payments request; Provide Expert testimony at State fair hearings on the Waiver program for Older Adults and "Living At Home" in accordance to federal and state statues and regulations; Coordinate and integrate Waiver program services with local agencies and partners and establish new partnerships and linkages; Conduct special research and studies on the elderly and physical disabled to develop new operating policies and procedures. Coordinate site-visits to provider facilities with local partners and federal officials. Participate on special task and focus groups (HIPPA)