Experience

The Cloudburst Group

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  Provides vision and leadership for long term strategy development and short term execution through oversight of Cloudburst’s programs, personnel, business development and client relations for The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and a growing portfolio of State, local, and private sector clients. With Cloudburst… Show more Provides vision and leadership for long term strategy development and short term execution through oversight of Cloudburst’s programs, personnel, business development and client relations for The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and a growing portfolio of State, local, and private sector clients. With Cloudburst since its start up in 2006, Ms. Hayes has contributed significantly to Cloudbursts growth, expanding into new markets while maintaining the integrity of a top performing small business that provides technical assistance, management consulting, capacity building, training, strategic planning, research and evaluation to improve the effectiveness of community-based programs that create and support housing, economic opportunities, secure property rights, and sustainable living environments for vulnerable people and communities, in the U.S. and internationally. Throughout her career, Ms. Hayes has overseen over $120M in federally-funded contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants and provided oversight of project management on the delivery of high quality, timely, and effective assistance. Ms. Hayes is trained as an applied researcher and has 20 years of experience as a leading national expert and policy advisor to State and local governments and non-profit providers on uses of social service data for policy, planning, research, and evaluation.

• President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2016 - Present

• Executive Vice President

  • Oct 2006 - Present

  Michelle Hayes is responsible for financial oversight, contract compliance, staffing management and business development for a $30M+ portfolio of domestic and international projects for The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Veterans Administration (VA). As Executive Vice President, Ms. Hayes oversees a growing portfolio of federally-funded contracts… Show more Michelle Hayes is responsible for financial oversight, contract compliance, staffing management and business development for a $30M+ portfolio of domestic and international projects for The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Veterans Administration (VA). As Executive Vice President, Ms. Hayes oversees a growing portfolio of federally-funded contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants and provides oversight of project directors and managers on the delivery of high quality, timely, and effective assistance. These projects provide technical assistance, management consulting, capacity building, training, strategic planning, research and evaluation to improve the effectiveness of community-based programs that create and support housing, economic opportunities, secure property rights, and sustainable living environments for vulnerable people and communities, in the U.S. and internationally. Ms. Hayes is trained as an applied researcher and has almost twenty years of experience serving as a national expert and policy advisor to Federal, State and local governments and non-profit providers on uses of social service data for policy, planning, research, and evaluation, most of this focused on HUD’s Community Planning and Development programs.