Roberto Regas

About Roberto Regas

Current Director of Grants Management at Lee College

Experience

1. Director - Grant Management (Division of Campus Advancement and Lee College Foundation)

   Lee College

   Mar 2024 — Present

   Work with external grant contractors, managing their efforts, scheduling development meetings, and reviewing and approving all applications.•Supervise indirectly all Grant Project Directors regarding compliance.•Create and manage departmental budget.•Identify and research federal, state, and private grant opportunities that align and support the mission and strategic plan of the institution.•Write, edit, and submit institutional grant proposals that are comprehensive, accurate, executable, and sustainable.•Oversight of all post-award activities of grants and contracts, including sub-recipient awards, to assure compliance with fiscal, programmatic, and reporting measures from award notification to grant close-out.•Informs new project directors on internal policies and procedures, fiscal and reporting responsibilities, and the rules and regulations of the funder.•Review and negotiate terms and conditions of grant contracts/agreements.•Act as the liaison between the college and federal, state, and private agencies.•Act as a point of contact with external partners on grant compliance and management issues.•Provide expertise, guidance, support, and evaluation for colleagues pursuing grant opportunities, ensuring accuracy, completion, and timely submission.•Ensure that the partnering college\'s grant staff promptly provides information and data •Develop and conduct in-house grant project director training.•Develop, implement, and manage internal project processes to ensure compliance with relevant College and grant-related rules and regulations.(i.e, eligibility, purchasing, equipment inventory, closing documents).•Work with grant accountants to ensure financial compliance and budget monitoring•Schedule, prioritize, and finalize grant assignments to grant contractors and grant writers.•Maintain a centralized grants office, including an accurate and comprehensive reporting and tracking system for all grants awarded to the college.

Education

• University of Houston

  Bachelor's degree

  1998 — 2008

• Texas A&M University-Commerce

  Doctor of Education - EdD

  2022 — 2026

• Sam Houston State University

  Master's degree

  2018 — 2021