sarah devries

Managed compliance of $4.6 million portfolio with 200 multi-family units in 30 projects within established guidelines of the federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Program. - Packaged and presented transaction and regulatory material for community presentations, Advisory Board meetings and senior management. - Created comprehensive policy and procedure manual to govern administration of federally funded programs and direct financial products, including compliance management tracking, project management systems and proposal review and funding processes.

* Economic Development * Provided loan coordinating and administrative services of business finance programs to the business loan and storefront grant teams. * Reviewed all loan and grant applications for completeness, coherence and conformance to policy. * Loan underwriting: verified applicant’s financials; calculated business performance within loan/ grant parameters; reviewed borrower’s ability to repay debt against program thresholds. * Resource Development * Provided programmatic administrative support of the federal New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program including: policy analysis on changes in federal regulations; impact analysis on current projects, program budget and expenditures tracking; and general support functions. * Carried out project planning functions for the NMTC Program Manager. * Researched and created comprehensive financial resources matrix including all local, state and federal programs available for urban and economic development.