Chad Sebastian Davis-Montgomery

Experience

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  AmeriCorps NCCC

  Feb 2004 - Nov 2004

  Corps Member

  Served as a team member in national service program with service projects that focused on the priority areas of disaster response, education, unmet human needs, housing, environment, and public safety.Supported federal disaster response goals and objectives by deploying under FEMA Mission Assignment(s) with the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide various individual assistance and public assistance response and recovery activities.In coordination with Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, such as the Christian Contractors Association, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and others, assisted low-income, disabled and senior homeowners with temporary blue tarp "dry-in" solutions to prevent further damage while awaiting permanent repairs.As Assistant Team Leader, provided leadership to team members, coordinated a safety plan and emergency evacuation plan, facilitated group dynamics and mediated conflict resolution.As Corps Ambassador Program Representative, generated, developed, and facilitated recruiting events to increase the number of program applicants from diverse backgrounds and skills.Served on community based service projects that included trail restoration, environmental education, construction of camp lodges, Habitat for Humanity home construction, and mentoring of developmentally disabled adults. Show less

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  AmeriCorps NCCC

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  Team Leader

  Provided guidance and leadership to national service members focusing on projects in the priority areas of disaster response, education, unmet human needs, housing, environment, and public safety.Supported federal disaster response goals and objectives by deploying under FEMA Mission Assignment(s) with the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide various individual assistance and public assistance response and recovery activities.In collaboration with FEMA, State Service Commissions, State Emergency Management Agencies, and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, provided critical staffing support in Emergency Support Functions of Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services to affected individuals in Louisiana and Mississippi.One of 50 first AmeriCorps members deployed to pre-position in response to oncoming Hurricane Katrina.Provided travel logistical support to remaining teams in field on disaster response assignments.Supervised nine Corps Members assigned to my team including executing required disciplinary procedures and actions to ensure compliance with national program standards.Coached and mentored team members to achieve maximum personal potential in each individual resulting in an efficient and functional team.Coordinated large-scale one-day service events for regional teams to highlight National Service on strategic days of service. Show less

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  AmeriCorps

  Dec 2006 - Jan 2015

  Served as primary point of contact for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial governments, nonprofit, voluntary organizations, and other external stakeholders facilitating their interaction with the agency and its departments related to grants management. Managed entire life-cycle of CNCS grants (AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, VISTA, Nonprofit Capacity Building Fund, Volunteer Generation Fund, Social Innovation Fund, Learn and Serve America, and several smaller initiatives) to include pre-award, award, post-award, close out, post-close out processes and cooperative agreements. Provided grant administration and management oversight of a $40million+ portfolio. Primary federal staff member responsible for monitoring both programmatic and financial aspects of all grants in portfolio. Provided intensive programmatic coaching and technical advice to CNCS partners in Alaska Native communities.Provided thorough and insightful analysis of AmeriCorps grant applications that strengthened the Corporation's public and private partnerships with demonstrated impact in CNCS Priority Focus Areas of Disaster Services, Economic Opportunity, Education, Environmental Stewardship, Healthy Futures, and Veteran and Military Families.Supported and coached partner organizations to foster improved performance, innovation, and improved program effectiveness.Initiated and maintained collaborative relationships with diverse communities, many of which were extremely remote, and implemented outreach initiatives to educate stakeholders on CNCS policies and programs. Show less Designed and coordinated comprehensive training program for Atlantic Region NCCC Corps Members and Team Leaders to ensure acquisition of required knowledge, skills, and abilities.Coordinated deployments of NCCC resources in response to disasters. Initiated and maintained close working relationships with voluntary agencies such as American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, Mennonite Disaster Services, Save the Children, and United Methodist Committee on Relief to design training that resulted in expanded disaster services portfolio with a focus on increasing the average skill of Corps Members in order to broaden the assistance NCCC could provide to communities affected by disasters. Conducted outreach to external stakeholders such as community organizations and voluntary agencies (both those familiar and unfamiliar with CNCS programming) as potential future project sponsors, facility and housing providers, and other critical partnerships.Coached and mentored portfolio of projects to develop long-term sustainability plans for programs and where possible leverage other CNCS, federal, and non-federal resources to ensure continued programmatic success and outcomes for communities.Orchestrated in-service training including all logistics, procurement, and staffing.Developed eight community-based service projects per year in Baltimore City that addressed compelling unmet needs in CNCS strategic focus areas including disaster services, education, and environmental stewardship. Show less Enhanced regional member development efforts and programs while ensuring accurate and efficient member personnel actions.Strengthened partnership with the local American Red Cross chapter to streamline the on boarding of AmeriCorps members into the Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR) system.Advised and consulted with management on the interpretation of policies, procedures, rules, and regulations related to medical benefits, payroll, and education awards.Wrote program reports for the Deputy Director, Region Director, and the Office of the National Director in relation to member development and retention outcomes.Initiated and maintained close working relationships with NCCC staff and NCCC members in order to provide exceptional coordination of services and benefits.Developed and delivered training workshops using experiential approach to learning member benefits and procedures for a primary customer base of 18 - 25 year old adults.Coordinated all travel logistics for members and staff as well as all guests traveling on invitational travel orders. Show less

  • Program Officer

    Feb 2010 - Jan 2015

  • Assistant Program Director of Training

    Oct 2007 - Feb 2010

  • Member Support Specialist

    Dec 2006 - Oct 2007
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  FEMA

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2018

  Served as the Senior Emergency Management Specialist, Recovery Division, Individual Assistance Branch of FEMA Region IX comprehensively managing all aspects of the Individuals and Households Program (IHP) and related activities.• Deployed as Deputy Housing Task Force Lead and Individual Assistance Group Supervisor for 7 ½ months after devastating October 2017 Wildfires in California. Supervised 18 – 25 staff working on Direct Housing Mission. Was primary staff responsible for the successful implementation of complex housing program that housed 250 households across seven (7) counties in Northern California. Project Managed $2.5M site improvement project at USACE campground in Mendocino County, CA to house 25 households with no other option for temporary disaster housing.• One of only two signature authorities for all allocations and obligations of federal funds for the Individuals and Households Program. Tracked all expenditures and assisted the Branch Chief with management of budget. Approved (programmatically) all purchase orders and resource requests. Monitored disaster and non-disaster budgets, often at the tens of millions level. Budgets included zero year, one-year, and multi-year appropriations. • Hand-selected to serve on Grants Management Modernization (5-year capital IT project), HOMES modernization (multi-year, direct housing IT solution upgrade project), and multiple headquarter workgroups on business process updates and policy revisions.• Non-supervisory team lead responsible for the initiation, management, monitoring, oversight, and closeout of all Individuals and Households Program activities related to all federal major disaster declarations in Region IX Area of Responsibility (Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands). Show less Served as the Senior Grants Management Specialist managing various aspects of the complete lifecycle of DHS/FEMA grants in Region IX area of responsibility.• One of two Senior Grants Management Specialists for the entire region with an award portfolio value of hundreds of millions of federal investments across four states and three territories. Grant Programs included: Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP), Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP), Port Security Grant Program (PSGP), Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program (AFG), Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), and other smaller or one-time grant initiatives. • Non-supervisory team lead who provided guidance and direction to teams of three staff engaged in grant monitoring, including directing work on-site visits, dividing report tasks, and ensuring quality work performed for final grant review report(s). Conducted over 10 on-site reviews a year.• Primary training and technical assistance lead, providing both internal and grantee focused trainings and technical assistance workshops related to the comprehensive grants management regulations and policies.• Worked extensively with a challenging territorial government on fiscal restriction with manual drawdown requirements that had to be reviewed for every single reimbursement request. Worked to make incremental progress toward returning grantee to self-sufficiency in grants management.• Performed all on-site and desk reviews of grantees in portfolio, including annual risk assessments, quarterly reviews of required grantee reports (FFRs, programmatic reports, cash analysis, drawdown trends, etc.). Assisted management in the scheduling and planning of yearly monitoring plans and ensured fellow team members executed monitoring plans as developed. Show less Served as the primary Response Division/Operations representative for FEMA Region IX, Pacific Area Office, with Pacific jurisdictions, partner organizations, and as a liaison with the remainder of Region IX. Also served as the primary Logistics representative for the Pacific Area Office.Worked with Pacific Area States and Territories (Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands) to build their experience, expertise, and plans for all-hazards emergency response and recovery operations.Applied broad emergency management knowledge and skill to a range of response and recovery issues, many of which are complex and controversial. Addressed a broad range of issues concerning the regional application of FEMA's enabling statues; wrote and reviewed guidance documents; drafted and commented on emergency management policy documents.Attended stakeholder forums held throughout the Pacific area to deliver briefings on key Response and Recovery programs, and their implementation in state and local communities, focusing on emergency recovery efforts from a crisis/disaster. Developed partnerships with communities of interest including State Operations and Logistics, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to ensure outreach and awareness, information sharing, and emergency programs.In absence of Logistics Management Specialist, reviewed and oversaw the development of logistics plans, policies, procedures, programs, and doctrine in support of the Region IX Pacific Jurisdictions including SmartBook and port continuity plans. Managed and coordinated various disaster assistance components required for rapid federal response to Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Act and the National Response Framework, including emergency assistance, search and rescue, mass care (evacuation, sheltering, feeding), disaster damage assessments, infrastructure, and individual assistance. Show less

  • Sr. Emergency Management Specialist - Recovery Division/Individual Assistance Branch

    Jun 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Senior Grants Management Specialist

    Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Emergency Management Specialist - Response Divison/Operations Branch

    Feb 2015 - Sept 2016
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  FDA

  Jul 2018 - Feb 2020

  District Administrative Officer (SAMS)

  Served as the Administrative Officer responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing comprehensive mission support functions for the US Food and Drug Administration, San Francisco District that increased the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative and customer support for approximately 180 personnel across 15 office locations.• Directly supervised, directed, and evaluated five Administrative Management Specialists whom under my leadership, provided administrative and customer service support ranging from budget formulation, execution, and reconciliation; physical and personnel security; human capital actions including all onboarding and exit processing; acquisitions and supply ordering; contract oversight; facility repairs and relocations; fleet vehicle management; travel authorizations, vouchers, and policy compliance; diversity and staff development training opportunities; and numerous other miscellaneous support functions.• Served as the budget officer for the San Francisco District, including developing, maintaining, monitoring, and reconciling three different budgets affecting the district offices and operations. • Provided comprehensive facility-related support to eight Resident Post Offices spanning from Honolulu, Hawaii to Las Vegas, Nevada and partial facility support for two International Mail Facilities in coordination with the United States Postal Service and the United States Customs and Border Protection.• Project Management Lead on major District Office relocation, a multi-year, 69,000 square foot $80M facility relocation project completed in September 2019. • Directed human capital planning and execution for the Office of Human and Animal Food Operations West, Division 5, comprising an approved staffing level of 110 employees. Show less

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  USDA

  Mar 2022 - now

  Provide strategic senior level direction, leadership, and management to regional division charged with partnerships, training, technical assistance, and oversight in seven FNS nutrition assistance programs in 10 states, territories, and with dozens of sovereign tribal nations. The Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs include the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), USDA Foods in Schools, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Show less Served as the Supplemental Food Programs Branch Chief for the Western Regional Office of the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. In his role as Branch Chief, Chad led a team of 12 Program Specialists working with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Chad began his role in February 2020 and quickly found himself leading in a time of rapid response to COVID-19 and the impacts on food security and nutrition programs. Show less Temporary promotion to Acting Director of Program Integrity and Monitoring Division for the Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs at USDA Food and Nutrition Service. Provided strategic director level leadership to division, including two branches focused on program integrity and program monitoring in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), USDA Foods, and the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Show less

  • Regional Director of Supplemental Nutrition Division

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Supplemental Food Programs Branch Chief

    Feb 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Acting Director, Program Integrity and Monitoring Division

    Jun 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Acting Director, Special Nutrition Programs Division

    Mar 2022 - May 2022