Experience

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee
• EDGE Grant Coordinator

  • Jan 2017 - Present

The University of Southern Mississippi
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Assistant Director of Recruitment

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2016


FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lease Termination Specialist – Team Coordinator

  • 2005 - 2009

  • Held a Public Trust Security Clearance managing 600 cases serving as the primary source for customer service, participant information, document retrieval, database entries, contact and response letter generating, and file management. • Interim Home Replacement Lead supervising two associates and managing all assigned cases by determining eligibility, discussing program requirements, obtaining necessary documents, contacting insurance and mortgage companies , and submitting eligible packets for payment. Daily query of Federal database for status reporting. • Conduct mobile home sales in accordance with federal/state/county regulations. Manage all assigned cases. Complete sales agreements, meet with buyer, inspect unit for sale viability, complete sale of unit, and file necessary ownership documents. File management of all original documents.



Beau Rivage Resort & Casino

• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • 2003 - 2005

  Serve as purchasing liaison. Representative at national, regional, and local vendor fairs. Highlights of Contributions: • Identify, recruit, train, and mentor new diverse sources of supply capable of providing goods and services. Full responsibility for providing counseling, referrals, and guidance in establishing a firm business foundation. • Contract development, negotiations, revisions, property tours, evaluations, and terminations. Maintain a database of suppliers, total expenditures, and certification and renewal dates. Query purchasing database and develop and present monthly, quarterly, and annual reports utilizing spreadsheets, graphs



Avenues for Success

• Assistant Director

  • 2000 - 2003

  Corporation was awarded a $900,000 grant through the Department of Labor to serve high-risk youth ages 14-21 in Harrison and Hancock Counties. Highlights of Contributions: • Assisted in the development of DOL grant. • Market program, recruit, application review, eligibility determination, discuss program options, rules, and regulations, enrollment processing, and counseling. • Conduct individual and group instruction in GED preparation, language, life, and workforce entry skills utilizing various teaching methods. Establish clear objectives and counsel students regarding their challenges. • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by Grant.



Gulf Coast Business Services

• Individual and Family Services

• Operations Manager

  • 1997 - 2000

  • Private non-profit operations management of a federally funded employment and training program serving economically disadvantaged, veterans, and dislocated workers. • Coordinated annual Summer Youth Employment and Training program comprised of over 300 youth placed with public and government agencies in five coastal counties. • Market program, recruit, application review, eligibility determination, discuss program options, rules, and regulations, enrollment processing, file management, counseling, biweekly follow-up, and job search services upon completion. • Supervise nineteen associates at three training and college sites and two base offices. • Job Training Partnership Act Program (JTPA) budgets of $900 thousand to $3 million.