Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
New York, NY · Jul 2024 – PresentSenior Community Development Officer
- Steward LISC NY's statewide HUD Section 4 capacity-building portfolio — ~$770K across 13 grants — owning underwriting, budget structuring, indirect cost rates (10% de minimis, 2 CFR § 200.414(f)), drawdowns, subrecipient monitoring, and federal reporting.
- Architected an enterprise invoice and contract analytics system for the $6M+ NYCHA PACT consultant task order portfolio: 372+ invoices across 14 vendors, with cycle-time analytics, vendor scorecards, an amendment ledger, and an executive dashboard — cutting reconciliation time ~50% and surfacing procurement and scope exceptions before payment.
- Lead LISC NY's AI and data strategy — designing LLM-assisted workflows, automation, and analytics that convert grant, lending, and housing data into decision-ready insight for leadership and funders.
- Directed the 2026 Cashin Fellows Program with Prep for Prep: built the evaluation and matching model that placed seven scholars across NYC community development organizations, authored the curriculum, capstone rubric, and cohort report, and emceed Launch Day at 28 Liberty Street.
- Manage $6M+ in NYCHA PACT consultant task orders across architecture, planning, and legal vendors — scoping, procurement review, amendment negotiation, arithmetic verification, and payment — coordinating with finance, legal, compliance, and NYCHA counterparts, and flagging false procurement certifications and scope errors before disbursement.
- Produced the 2026 LISC NY Community Partner Convening: run of show, panelist preparation, executive remarks, and marketing strategy for a statewide audience of housing and economic development partners.
- Prepare the portfolio analyses, dashboards, and recommendations that inform executive decision-making — briefing senior leadership, funders, and government partners on capital deployment, risk, and grantee performance.
- Deliver compliance and technical assistance to CDCs and CBOs statewide — resolving state registration holds, procurement findings, and reporting gaps ahead of federal deadlines — and advise executive directors on budget structure and capacity-building strategy.