Experience

PUBLIC SAFETY, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Leads the Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP), Highway Safety section in the development and implementation of the state’s Highway Safety Plan in accordance with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rules, federal regulations and policies. Leads the Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs (OHSJP), Highway Safety section in the development and implementation of the state’s Highway Safety Plan in accordance with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rules, federal regulations and policies.



University of South Carolina

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Feb 2018

  Manage, direct, and lead program design, implementation, and daily activities, for the Interpreter Qualification Project (IQP), Education and Technology (E-Tech) Project and the Hispanic Assistance and Bilingual Language Access (HABLA) Project. Develop grant and contract proposals for various state agencies serving as principal investigator and contract administrator. Facilitate and coordinate efforts of the SC Citizen Review Panel, a federally mandated all volunteer panel which monitors South Carolina’s child welfare program, acting as consultant/staff to the Panels and the state-sponsored child welfare agency and maintaining liaison between them. Prepares annual report and serves as state representative.



Fairfax County Government

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Analyst

  • 2005 - 2005

  Provided consultation to the Fairfax Area Disabilities Services Board. Served as expert on accessibility, housing, the Americans with Disability Act and Section 504 issues.

• Assistant Director Senior and Specialized Housing Programs

  • 2003 - 2005

  • Directed the management and oversight of senior facilities and specialized housing programs distributed throughout the county. • Directed and supervised six property managers operating facilities serving 414 affordable active adult rental apartments in Fairfax, Herndon, Springfield, Lincolnia, McLean, and the Mount Vernon/Gum Springs areas of Fairfax County.• Provided contract administration for three privately managed independent living facilities including Request for Proposal (RFP) development and review and managing multimillion dollar contracts to statements of work.• Oversaw property management for seven group homes, two homeless shelters and a mobile home park, leased to the Fairfax County Community Services Board and the Fairfax Department of Family Services by Fairfax County Rental Programs.• Developed grant proposals for tenant self-sufficiency through HUD’s Resident Opportunities for Self Sufficiency Program (ROSS). Project awarded. • Analyzed the agency’s policies for compliance with relevant disability laws and Federal requirements and proposed changes as necessary