DeAnna Poon

Experience

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  ABG, Inc

  Aug 2000 - Aug 2001

  Account Coordinator

  Organized calendars and travel for several supervisors.Drafted and edited contracts and proposals. Misc. administrative tasks.

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  Office of the Indiana Attorney General

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2007

  Deputy Attorney General

   Associate editor of OAG contract manual, provided contract training and support for other agencies and presented at continuing legal education seminars regarding protecting social security numbers and contract drafting best practices. Actively involved in drafting, negotiating, reviewing State contracts. Researched, drafted, and edited advisory opinions from requests sent by legislators and state officials interpreting and/or applying Indiana laws. Advised commissions and boards on their rules and statutes, Indiana Open Door law, and AOPA. From 05/06 to 07/07, served as associate general counsel for the Indiana Office of Technology two days per week. Conducted focus groups and meeting with State contract leaders to glean best practices and draft an IT contracts manual. From 10/05 – 05-06, worked in the Criminal Appeals Division, managing a high-volume case load. Show less

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  Indiana State Department of Agriculture

  Jul 2007 - Feb 2009

  Chief Counsel and Policy Administrator

   First General Counsel for newly created agency and was responsible for creating and enforcing office policies, including the creation of an employee handbook, orientation policy and public records policy. Duties included drafting contracts and public record responses, being ethics officer, analyzing statutes, overseeing record retention, and working with the Attorney General’s office on litigation. Non-legal duties included being the Director of Human Resources, supervising the HR assistant, operations assistant, accountants, and grants coordinator (five employees), and being Co-Director of Budget, responsible for a $5 million budget. Show less

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  Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2021

  Assistant General Counsel

   Drafted all internal contracts and manage procurement processes including requests for information, requests for proposals (RFP) and managed service providers MSP); experience with PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management (e-contracting) and Adobe for e-signature.  Counseled the Pipeline Safety Division and the Underground Plant Protection Advisory Committee (UPPAC), providing legal advice on all matters surrounding enforcement of gas pipeline safety statutes and rules; in this position I created the process for the administration and review of UPPAC cases, with staff processing about 400 cases per month through a four-letter process and using Microsoft CRM. Promulgated administrative rules, including rules with controversial subject matter and engaged in lengthy rule development with internal and external stakeholders. General legal duties included reviewing affiliate contracts, analyzing statutes, responding to public record requests, advising on records retention, and advising as an ethics officer. Provided multiple speaking engagements throughout Indiana regarding pipeline safety and excavation damage prevention. Show less

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  TechSoup

  Oct 2021 - now

   Providing contract drafting, negotiation and review to assist TechSoup in delivering products and services to support civil society organizations.  Reviewing charitability considerations to protect the company’s nonprofit status and ensuring compliance with international data privacy laws. Interaction with, and support of, local and international teams and vendors. Leading cross-functional team task force for grants best practices. Reviewing and drafting contracts; learning about nonprofit work.

  • Associate General Counsel

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Legal Counsel

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2023