Mary Giudice

About Mary Giudice

Leader recruited throughout career for ability to marshal the myriad of resources, people, and assignments required to run an organization efficiently in conflict-affected and fast-paced environments requiring problem-solving and talent to redirect as circumstances change. Record of success stepping into operational ambiguity to drive vision and influence staff and stakeholders to reach goals. Executive-level communications skills combined with multicultural business acumen to analyze issues, solve complex problems, implement programs, and deliver results.

Experience

1. Public Assistance Deputy Infrastructure Branch Director

   Fema

   Mar 2016 — Present · National, US

   KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (HELD MULTIPLE EMS POSITIONS)• Supervised, and mentored staff working 169+ Public Assistance Projects for North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming, obligating $148,065,369.55 in project grants with $70 million in process.• Provided leadership, managed, and mentored a team that worked on 250+ Public Assistance Projects valued at $100 M for the City of Miami, FL and supervised, mentored, and provided leadership to a team working $80M in projects for 40 applicants in California.• Established strong relationships with multiple State partners, communicated and discussed policy, focused on State priorities, and linked State counterparts to internal resources such as Environmental and Historic Preservation and Mitigation.• Motivated and supported staff in resolving complex issues with grant applicants.• Communicated concerns, challenges, trends and needed policy qualifications to leadership. Provided input on staffing needs.• Created and implemented multiple monitoring and tracking strategies in support of the multiple teams, dependent on the disaster type and staff technical capabilities.• Utilized technology to track monitor, evaluate and analyze team progress.Ensure that staff understand, and are clear of the organizational objectives, expectations and set the stage for program delivery in a consistent, efficient and customer service centric to the applicant supporting their recovery. Routinely evaluate, and analyze staff outputs, and provide inputs on staff administrative aspects of the program, as requested by leadership. In support of leadership and staff, I represent the agency to applicants: state and local governments and selected nonprofits receiving grants for complex, disaster-recovery projects to rebuild public infrastructure. The state and applicants often require qualifications on policies, technical resources or problem solving. Worked to develop after action report with region, as requested by leadership

Education

• Purchase College, SUNY

  Bachelor’s Degree

  1998 — 2001

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Program Management
• Grants
• International Relations
• International Development
• Policy
• Civil Society
• Community Development
• Program Development
• Policy Analysis
• Program Evaluation
• Training
• Non-Profits
• Federal Grants Management
• Community Outreach
• Government
• Conflict Resolution
• Change Management
• Project Planning
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Capacity Development
• Operational Excellence
• Analysis
• Emergency Management
• Project Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Nonprofits
• Public Policy
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Fundraising