Experience

Watershed Agricultural Council

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Contract Administrator

  • May 2011 - Present

  • Coordinate with Project Managers for the research and preparation of all contracts and grant proposals, subcontracts, and business agreements; responsible for the formatting of grants and subcontracts to WAC and agency specifications• Develop RFPs, place ads, and review proposals for all subcontract work • Maintain and follow WAC policies and procedures regarding procurement, contract and grant administration for contract amendments, reporting requirements, insurance requirements, etc…• Prepare for approval contract budget modifications, prepare financial reports as required by grants• Review and approve all accounts payable to ensure funding, procurement, and accuracy • Serve as backup to the payroll officer and AP clerk • Maintain and monitor grants and subcontract budgets; insure compliance with funding agency requirements as defined by OMB circulars• Maintain up to date knowledge of the complete contracts with funders, monitor deliverables under those contracts

• Executive Assistant

  • Jan 2007 - May 2011

  • Provide support for the program including but not limited to: agendas, minutes of meeting, computer work, faxing, answering and placing phone calls, scheduling meetings and appointments, filing, and keeping track of activities within the program. Act as a liaison between the Program Manager and the Committee, assisting with committee correspondence• Track bills for the program, check to see if funding is available by line item, prepare purchase orders, sharing with Program Manager and giving to the Executive Director in a timely manner for approval and signature• Input and maintain databases, and analyze survey results and create databases for yearly reporting • Assisted in tracking all watershed farms with regard to status of participation and inquiries about the WAP• Coordinate program events and organized event registration and displays; assist the Outreach program



U.S. Army Contracting Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contract Specialist

  • Feb 2006 - Sep 2006

  • Supported the local installation through centralized procurement activity; conducted market research and used Simplified Acquisition Procedures for the procurement of supplies and services • Reviewed requisitions to determine proper specifications and purchase descriptions were in solicitation documents; evaluated bids and proposals for compliance with these solicitation documents; monitored progress of contractors and prepared change orders • Selected specific clauses from the FAR, DFAR, and AFAR for contracts to cover special conditions, such as inspection and acceptance, marketing and packaging, quantity variation, price differential, or transportation costs • Acted as a liaison between the requesting activity and the contractor, contacted technical personnel to resolve questions of applicability of specifications, classification of terms, or acceptance of substitute items • Coordinated contracting activities with other Government agencies (obtaining wage rate information, requesting audit reports) • Verified contractors were registered with the Central Contractor Registry and were U.S. companies, assigned priority to small businesses, woman and minority owned businesses