Deputy Director

• Mar 2023 - Present

Deputy Director

• Oct 2018 - Present

Deputy Director

• Oct 2018 - Feb 2023

Director

• May 2022 - Dec 2022

Veterans Policy Advisor/Affirmative Action Manager

• Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

Career and Technical Education - Data Quality Assurance

• Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

Energy Incentive Program

• 2015 - 2015

Equal Employment Officer

• Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

Working under the state Office of Equal Opportunity as EEO/District Officer for five counties: Calvert, Charles, Anne Arundel, St. Mary’s, Prince George; ensuring the Title VI department maintains compliance with all required federal and state laws, and in compliance with appropriate Civil Rights Laws, statues, and Executive Orders. Developed policies and procedures relating to compliance reviews, and conducts in-depth reviews, detailing findings and corrective actions under Title VI and Federal regulations. Advised SHA Program Managers, county and municipalities staff on Title VI issues. Created written documentation for Senior Managers, and Administrators Collected data in support of OEO’s administrative needs. Worked closely with Planning, Highway Development, Right of Way, Maintenance, Construction, within the District 5 office to advise and participate in all district Title VI functions. Kept confidential records concerning meetings, issues, and action items; managed all district Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act cases, American with Disabilities Act, Environmental Justice, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Minority Business Enterprises, Contractor compliance, On the Job Training, Limited English Proficiency, Davis Bacon and all federal Equal Employment Opportunity laws were taught, implemented and maintained by employees of the State Highway Administration within this division. Worked daily to ensure the State Highway Administration was an organization free from discrimination in all programs and promoted equality in every facet of business activity. Show less

Finance

• Jun 2007 - Jan 2011

Collect, manage, organize, update and modify productivity and information in the 10,000+ Solomon Vendor Database. Coordinated a major system overhaul for the department to comply with account maintenance for Solomon/Maximo software interface. Created training for inter-office use, Developed a department Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manual, Analyze, review, and determine the status of vendors and work to obtain processing information for all vendors. Assign individual and confidential Vendor Identification that must be unique, and flow consistently within tight research parameters. Construct ACH Transfer information that must comply with specific administrative guidelines. Maintain confidential personnel records and office records and W-9 files for all vendors in the Solomon database. Handle Maximo activity which include the clearing of Maximo Purchasing Cards and Invoices. Maintain control sheets for the department for Maximo assignments. Process invoices. Responsible for providing responses to any inquiries, requests and issues that arise. Coordinate and ensure all Vendor Maintenance procedures meet office needs. Advise management and department staff daily and ensure understanding of administrative policy and procedural requirements. Show less

Finance Specialist

• Oct 1998 - Oct 2006

Six years of staff supervisory experience: assessing strategies and action plans to enhance organizational performance, productivity and outcome. Developed expenditure reports, personnel policy formulation, contacted debtors, arranged payments and investigated debtor’s financial information in order to settle debts. Worked with community-action grant writing committee in Clarksville, TN. Military Unit Equal Opportunity Representative; handled employee complaints, grievances, acted as liaison between employee and managers, took witness statements, compiled data files to submit to Joint Adjutant General. Prepared and instructed retirement and employee processing briefings. Created, edited, and provided editorial direction for internal and external personnel, constructed outreach material within the Military Finance Unit. Four years of experience as Unit EEO compliance officer. Handled all Title VII investigative cases to determine whether they should be forwarded to Internal General. Worked daily to ensure my unit was free from discrimination in all programs and promoted equality in every facet of business activity. Established, designed, primed and maintained confidential; files, records, general correspondence, legal legislation, memoranda, spreadsheets and processed special documents including invoices and expense reports. Five years of experience in personnel recruiting, calculating program eligibility, counseling and advising retiring and active duty personnel concerning employee benefits. Processed military specific pay documents, set up bank allotment forms, travel pay, military savings/bonds forms, direct deposit, and severance pay. Show less