Whitney Morgan
Civil Rights Dbe Program Manager @Kcata
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WORK HISTORY
Civil Rights Dbe Program Manager @Kcata
Responsible for leading the administration and compliance of KCATA’s civil rights programs across grants, finance, procurement, and planning. Works internally and externally to ensure and determine DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise)/MBE (Minority Business Enterprise)/WBE (Women Business Enterprise) organizational goals. Compliance is directly related to maintaining KCATA’s federal funding. Manages and analyzes contractor compliance against (M/W/S/DBE) goals and monitors subrecipients, contractors and subcontractors for compliance. Receives, investigates, and makes recommendations on formal and informal complaints. Manages and analyzes KCATA’s compliance with areas of Title VI, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), EEO, DEI, with specific knowledge of 49 CFR Part 26. Receives, investigates, and makes recommendations on formal and informal complaints. Subrecipient oversight for the same areas. Works with buyers to review procurements for DBE participation opportunities. Participates in all M/W/S/DBE goal setting, goal requests, determinations, and / or set-asides, and selects proper federal methodology. Gathers and analyzes forecasted projects, determining whether the DBE goal aligns with KCATA’s goals, requirements and mission. Designs and implements monitoring and reporting systems and determines the progress toward meeting goals and objectives. Using B2Gnow software. Conducts onsite CUF interviews with M/W/S/DBE participants, determines whether corrective action is necessary, ensures FTA standards are being met, and provides guidance to vendors and subcontractors. Represents KCATA and acts as liaison between KCATA’s DBE program and a variety of outside organizations, including enforcement agencies, minority organizations, minority vendors, community groups, the Missouri Regional Certification Committee and the Unified Certification Program. Attends meetings, seminars, workshops, classes, conferences, conference calls, and certification hearings.
EDUCATION
University of Kansas
BA, Architectural Studies and Political Science
University of Kansas
Masters, Urban Planning
ABOUT WHITNEY MORGAN
I help small businesses become successful.
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