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Senior FEMA Public Assistance Specialist | Brenda Matthews
Brenda has an array of expenence working alongside disaster recovery programs, starting in 2005 where
she worked with a prime contractor for the State of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. Her |5 years
of experience includes working on FEMA Public Assistance grant programs, Community Development
Block Grant Recovery projects, and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs following presidentially declared
_ disasters Hurricanes Rita and Maria. She has strong experence in the federal grarit application process
| and grant management. Brenda is skilled in monitoring all aspects of the PA and HMGP grant programs
from application to closeout, and works with homeowners, contractors, and local, state, and federal staff
to effectively and efficiently secure individual mitigation projects. Recently, Brenda worked in Puerto Rico
on Hurnicane Maria under the FEMA PA contract to conduct site inspections, formulate Damage Description and Dimensions (DDD)
and Statements of Work (SOW), formulate project descriptions using Grant Manager, and manage applicants.
Outreach Coordinator| Tessa Hartley
y Tessa brings vast expenence in project management, GIS analytics, research, and data analysis to the
Metric team, She specializes in geographic and demographic analysis of urban areas. Her work history
highlights roles of increasing responsibility where she gained experience in designing and implementing
long-term resilience efforts. Most recently, she supported the City of Lowell, Massachusetts in policy
development to support their COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Prior to this engagement, Tessa
served as Public Policy and Rental Program Coordinator for the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance,
In this role, she facilitated all activities regarding Outreach and Advocacy, Rental Housing and Emergency
Preparedness Committees for an affordable housing coalition, working at the intersection of the
nonprofft, public, and private sectors, Her experience in housing advocacy makes Tessa uniquely suited
to aid households facing risk of homelessness by connecting households in need with supportive services to help see them through
the COVID-19 pandemic with a roof over their heads. Tessa is a skilled communicator and stakeholder manager who is well versed
in project management, research, data analysis and presenting her findings. Tessa is a results-oriented professional with several years’
experience in CDBG-DR Action Plan and unmet needs assessment development, emergency preparedness, and housing advocacy
programs.
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