Lark Johnson
Asheville,NC
Summary
Experienced with coordinating and managing multiple projects simultaneously. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to ensure seamless project execution. Track record of implementing process improvements and achieving project milestones.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
Mississippi State Department of Health
01.2021 - Current
- Serve as regional program manager for VOCA, VAWA and Community Projects subgrantees and contact for Performance Management Tool (PMT) reporting and technical assistance
- Provides remote or onsite training, technical assistance, and support to regional subrecipients
- Assist in the development of training webinars and PowerPoint presentations, as requested
- Conduct on-site visits for monitoring of grant compliance and compose and prepare correspondence, reports, and other documents as requested
- Assist with maintaining accurate federal grant files for each grant year
- Reviews monthly activity logs for grant allowables for grant compliance
- Assist with federal reporting by reviewing regional SARS report data for PMT submission and FFATA subaward data for FSRS submission
- Assist with verifying and collecting federal PMT data for quarterly and annual submissions
- Assist with reviewing and gathering performance measure data sent by subrecipients for desk reviews
- Assist with preparing all initial and modified subaward agreements through Q-Pulse
- Additionally, responsible for closing out each VOCA, VAWA and Community Projects grant within 90 calendar days from the end of the grant project period in Q-Pulse
- Responsible for assisting in resolving Q-Pulse escalations that pertain to regional providers
- Responsible for Match Waiver Process, verification for sources of match, and assist with reconciliation of match for grant compliance grantees
- Interprets and applies federal and state guidelines to sub-grantee administered by the OAIV and OVC
- Does second level review of reimbursement for requests from subgrantees through Q-Pulse to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations
- Attend all required trainings for VOCA, VAWA and Community Projects grants as required
- Complete all other duties as assigned by supervisory
Project Coordinator/ Victim Advocate
Mississippi Attorney General’s Office
01.2006 - 01.2021
- Coordinated the development of a statewide domestic violence documentation system for law enforcement
- Trained law enforcement, judges, court clerks, dispatchers/E911 and community groups on domestic violence and crime victims’ compensation
- Provided statewide advocacy and referral for victims of crime
- Provided technical support to law enforcement, court clerks and dispatchers
- Coordinated statewide Domestic abuse Conference
- Reviewed State grant applications for VOCA, VAWA, Family Violence Prevention recipients and DV State Funds
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS01.1982
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Project management
- Detail-oriented
- Strategic planning
- Team leadership and direction
- Decision-making
- Process improvement
Community Involvement And Achievements
- 01/01/07, Graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Instructors Course on Domestic Violence
- 01/01/06, 12/31/14, Member of the Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Advisory Council
- 01/01/91, 12/31/06, Vicksburg Kiwanis Club (Past President)
- 01/01/91, 12/31/06, Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Treasurer (Past President)
- 01/01/95, 12/31/06, Member of the Vicksburg Police Department’s Advisory Board
- 01/01/95, 12/31/06, Member of the Warren County Sheriff’s Department Advisory Board
- 01/01/01, 12/31/06, Member of the International Paper Company Community Advisory Council
Timeline
Program Manager
Mississippi State Department of Health
01.2021 - Current
Project Coordinator/ Victim Advocate
Mississippi Attorney General’s Office
01.2006 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Mississippi
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