Nadia Ford

● Conduct high-stakes internal investigations involving sensitive and complex issues such as harassment, retaliation, discrimination, and ethics violations, maintaining neutrality and discretion throughout.

● Objectively apply labor and employment policies, regulations, and procedures across diverse geographies, ensuring consistent, fair, and compliant outcomes.

● Draft comprehensive investigation reports and executive summaries for HR, Legal, and senior leadership, clearly presenting findings, trends, and policy implications.

● Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, HR, Compliance, and Operations across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe to resolve incidents and implement policy recommendations.

● Analyze data from investigations to identify trends and systemic issues; contributed to quarterly reports used to drive policy updates and training initiatives.

● Managed coordination of $150M+ in grant programs for Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF), including timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communications, utilizing platforms such as Grants.gov

● Prepared briefing materials, policy summaries, and recommendations for senior leadership to support decision-making

● Drove process improvement by facilitating the transfer of grant programs into the HHS SimpleNOFO database, including leading stakeholder training sessions

● Designed operational guidance for grant review in Grants.gov, and led subsequent training, adopted by ~400 contractors, improving consistency in program delivery and internal processes

● Provided support to potential grantees, totaling $3.1 billion in grant requests, by providing clear guidance on application and submission requirements, including interpretation of program regulations, handbooks, and technical materials for the new Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) and Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) competitions

● Led PRO Housing and PRICE review panels as a subject matter expert, reviewed application submissions and proposed projects for alignment with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and competition goals and eligibility requirements

● As a representative of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Grant Programs, reviewed program data reports, grant progress, and performance reporting using the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) and Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) systems to prepare briefings for senior officials and memorandums for local government officials

● Facilitated webinars, meetings, and stakeholder engagements to ensure alignment with program, policy and operational objectives

● Interpreted and applied Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) to develop funding announcements and program guidance across the grants lifecycle

● Managed preparation and clearance of a Proposed Rule by coordinating with senior officials, reviewing and coding community comments, synthesizing feedback, and ensuring deliverables were completed on schedule

• Planned and implemented short-term professional exchanges in the United States for U.S. Department of State-sponsored participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)

• Set priorities to successfully manage, disburse, track and reconcile Federal funds, totaling $2 million 

• Regularly led procurement process for contracts over $100K, including reviewing solicitations and making supply purchases in accordance with grant outlines

• Developed budget proposals and submitted final budget for project, including narrative justifications

• Applied program management techniques to write analytical reports on International Visitor Leadership Program

• Interacted effectively in situations where changes, delays, or unexpected events arose that caused shifts in priorities, timetables, or work assignments

• Prepared, wrote, and maintained administrative records of comprehensive investigative reports and assessments related to civil rights issues

• Regularly interpreted and applied civil rights and equal opportunity laws, procedures, and regulations, including analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, advising and negotiating on activities which are subject to regulations, drawing conclusions and communicating recommendations and decisions to a variety of stakeholders

• Diffused confrontational situations and develop trusting relationships with the public and colleagues

• Regularly coordinated among inter- and intra-organizational policy issues that require analyzing and recommending program changes 

• Conducted briefs to upper management and agency employees regarding programs, policies and procedures