Samantha Shields

About Samantha Shields

I am a highly skilled and motivated, and adeptly collaborative, contract specialist with experience in full lifecycle contract management, legal research and analysis, data evaluation, and business development. Outside of my passion for I contract management, I strive to master financial literacy and offer Bookkeeping consultations.

Experience

1. Contract and Grants Coordinator

   Palm Beach County

   May 2023 — Present

   Assists in the development of projects, programs and contracts and grantspolicies, procedures and schedules.Performs analysis of grants, contracts and/or leases; prepares statisticalreports, project reports and related data.Researches and writes new grant proposals.Provides professional level staff assistance to an administrative superior,division or department head in specially assigned areas of operation; assists andadvises on matters pertaining to contract, grant and/or lease project assigned.Assist in planning, coordinating and directing the work of subordinatesas required by work assignment.Facilitates the accomplishment of work through providing, obtaining andcoordinating a variety of grant related services.Provides administrative liaison among various county operational andadministrative functions related to an assigned contract grant and/or lease;interprets and explains policy regulations and operating procedures.

Education

• University of Central Florida

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

• Lynn University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Mass Communication/Media Studies