Sabrina Walker Hernandez, MPA

Empowering Nonprofits, Associations, and Mission-Driven Businesses. I specialize in strategic planning, board education, and leadership development. With strategic planning sessions, workshops, leadership retreats, and personalized coaching, I help organizations enhance revenue, build strong relationships, and improve retention for long-term success.

Responsible for providing leadership and direction in overseeing strategic planning and operation of the organization in support of organizational mission and goals. The CPO provides leadership, direction and support to the board of directors in developing organizational goals, attaining/allocating and managing resources, and establishing policies; provides leadership and direction to staff management and partnership development in carrying out key roles.

Responsible for working with the Director to advance the mission and growth of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV and to oversee operations 16 Club Units and programs with the primary concern for program development and implementation; staff development; supervision of assigned staff; facilities; and budget management. Also work with the Board of Directors to promote the Boys & Girls Clubs while cultivating the connections between City of Edinburg, United Way of South Texas and other partnering agencies.

Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the Edinburg Teen Court program. Establish relationship with community organization and conduct presentation on services provided by the program. Promote and market program to the public (i.e. city hall, school district, and other organizations). Manage all aspects of administering the program in compliance with Criminal Justice Division's grant.

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Monitored contractor/subrecipient performance for compliance with federal and state requirements including follow-up monitoring for corrective action. Provided technical assistance to others (i.e. city administrators, contractors, other organizations) on policies, procedures, rules, regulations, standards, or requirements. Serve as a liaison for assigned area with city staff or outside entities on complex issues. Assist in competitive procurement including establishing need, developing procurement instrument, coordinating evaluating offers, and awarding contracts.

Performed data conversion keying functions and used computer terminal to prepare mail for automated sorting equipment.

Mediated and negotiated landlord/tenant disputes for low-income tenants and organized community education about landlord/tenant law. Utilized Texas Property Code, performed intake, and monitored case status. Planned and developed presentations, displays and model workshop for landlords. Coordinated with Texas Rural Legal Aid, volunteer attorneys, and Attorney General's Office to develop and implement new volunteer opportunities for attorneys to conduct pro bono work.

Unit administrator for 16 personnel. Classified and assigned new members of the organization. Created business correspondence from general ideas. Managed the various administrative, secretarial, human resource, and clerical duties.

Acted as intermediary between individual team members and command elements in the matters of pay, commendation, and personal affairs. In absence of the commander, supervised other personnel that were assigned to the office. Sorted and filed military records by automated filing systems. Prepared reports, assisted with the office's budget, and prepared and tracked purchase orders and requisitions.

Supervised a staff of 23 personnel. Developed and implemented effective incentive award programs. Supervised management development and selected key individuals for advancement. Monitored the effectiveness of employee appraisal systems, counseled workers, and conducted training. Recorded general ledger journal entries. Prepared weekly payroll and management reports from raw data and computed accounting documents for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.