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Tia Dawson

Baton Rouge,LA

Summary

Motivated individual with exceptional planning, administration, customer service and leadership skills. Maintains problem-solving capabilities while providing respectable role modeling to staff. Has over 5 years of Public Assistance Grant Management experience along with skills that exceed the employer's expectations in a highly stimulating and challenging environment.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Disaster Recovery Senior Project Specialist

ICF
Baton Rouge, LA
05.2023 - Current
  • Provide comprehensive disaster recovery guidance to staff and sub-recipients involving all aspects of the FEMA Public Assistance Programs with special emphasis on interfacing insurance claims with the FEMA Public Assistance Program.
  • Provide supervision to Disaster recovery staff and assist the assistant Project Manager as required.
  • Guide staff through the process of completing grant related tasks in the areas of Federal Disaster Recovery policies, FEMA Public Assistance Program, Insurance, 406 Hazard Mitigation, CDBG-DR, disaster recovery compliance and other federal grant programs.
  • Perform tasks associated to all phases of Disaster Recovery
  • Facilitate disaster recovery efforts from project formulation through project closeout.

Team Lead II

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Baton Rouge
11.2021 - 05.2023
  • Provides direct oversight for the activities and staff related to the daily administration of Public Assistance Grants programs
  • Interprets applicable law, rules, and regulations relating to public assistance programs
  • Provides guidance, oversight, and general assistance in preparing documentation, invoices, and information to request reimbursement for approved, federally funded public assistance grants from FEMA
  • Monitors the progress of each assigned applicant to ensure that all Federal and State grant requirements are met and that files are closed in a timely manner
  • Serves as a subject matter expert in the FEMA Public Assistance grant program
  • Supervises a team of Disaster Recovery Specialists
  • Directly supervises the scheduling, maintenance, and training of the Public Assistance Grants Management Section staff
  • Provides technical assistance to Public Assistance grant program subgrantees and the Grants Management Section staff
  • Works with established processes, policies, and procedures pertaining to the FEMA and State recovery programs
  • Seeks resolution to short- and long-term problems affecting efficient delivery of public assistance grant programs.

Disaster Recovery Specialist II

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Baton Rouge
04.2018 - 11.2021
  • Provides administration and management of grants awarded from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) public assistance grants program
  • Interprets applicable law, rules, and regulations relating to public assistance programs
  • Provides guidance, oversight, and general assistance in preparing documentation, invoices, and information to request reimbursement for approved, federally funded public assistance grants from FEMA.

Supply Specialist

LOUISIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Hammond
03.2012 - 10.2018
  • Monitors the progress of each assigned applicant to ensure that all Federal and State grant requirements are met and that files are closed in a timely manner
  • Coordinates and/or works with applicants to gather/compile information and/or documentation to request eligible reimbursements
  • Seeks resolution to short- and long-term problems affecting efficient delivery of public assistance grant programs.

Department Manager

WALMART
Lafayette
08.2016 - 06.2017
  • Worked actively with the management team to create daily and weekly sales plans based on sales trends, projections, and store needs
  • Oversee all aspects of operations, including staffing, inventory management, sales goals, and customer service
  • Responsible for overseeing scheduling, performance reviews and disciplinary action of multiple departments
  • Supervised and trained up to 8 employees in sales and customer service skills
  • Purchased and controlled inventory of the warehouse and the department
  • Performed quality control, property management, and repair parts management
  • Maintained automated supply system for tracking supplies and equipment
  • Bookkeeping, accounting and business administration
  • Receive, inspect, inventory, load/unload, store, issue and deliver supplies and equipment
  • Prepared all unit supply documents
  • Issued and receives small arms
  • Controlled and secured weapons and ammunition in security area.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology: Health Promotion and Wellness -

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

High School Diploma -

ACADEMY OF OUR LADY

Skills

  • Conflict resolution
  • Team supervision
  • Adaptability
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Applicant support
  • Multitasking
  • Collaborative leader
  • Strategic planning
  • Customer focused
  • Quality Assurance
  • Project management

Certification

  • ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
  • ICS-400 Advanced Incident Command System
  • IS-100.B Intro to Incident Command (ICS)
  • IS-100.c Intro to Incident Command Systems
  • IS-1000 PA Program and Eligibility
  • IS-1001 PA Delivery Model Orientation
  • IS-120.c Introduction to Exercises
  • IS-200.c Basic ICS for Initial Response
  • IS-230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management
  • IS-235.c Emergency Planning
  • IS-240.b Leadership and Influence
  • IS-241.b Decision Making & Problem Solving
  • IS-242.b Effective Communication
  • IS-244.b Developing & Managing Volunteers
  • IS-253.a Environ & Historic Preservation
  • IS-393.b Intro to Hazard Mitigation
  • IS-634 Intro FEMA PA Program
  • IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
  • IS-700.b Intro to Nat. Incident Management systems
  • IS-775 EOC Management and Operations
  • IS-800.c National Response Framework, An Introduction
  • IS-907 Active Shooter

Timeline

Disaster Recovery Senior Project Specialist

ICF
05.2023 - Current

Team Lead II

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
11.2021 - 05.2023

Disaster Recovery Specialist II

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
04.2018 - 11.2021

Department Manager

WALMART
08.2016 - 06.2017

Supply Specialist

LOUISIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
03.2012 - 10.2018

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology: Health Promotion and Wellness -

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

High School Diploma -

ACADEMY OF OUR LADY
Tia Dawson