Project Manager Service

Erika Marshall-Story

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Experience

Office of the Fulton County Manager, Atlanta, GA

Reentry Project Manager

January 2011-Present

. Develop, implement and manage a federal grant funded program designed

to address the rehabilitative and social service needs of incarcerated

individuals reintegrating to the community at large.

. Create a comprehensive continuum of care among Criminal Justice

partners, Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Housing and Employment

providers and other social service agencies

. Successfully advocated for, execute and supervise the first and only

jail based therapeutic community in Fulton County

. Prepare and administer a 1.5 million dollar budget including

monitoring expenditures and determining resource allocations

. Oversee all program administrative operations, including human

resources, accounting, budget, contract compliance, grants,

procurement and payroll

. Hire and manage assigned staff, including establishing workloads,

prioritizing work assignments, resolving staff issues

. Responsible for all reporting and evaluation compliance to the

Department of Justice

. Create standard operating procedures for program management, client

selection and case management

. Establish collaborative partnerships with community based service

providers

. Monitor service delivery and contract compliance of vendors and

providers

. Advocate for formerly incarcerated persons to facilitate their

successful transition to the community.

. Conduct outreach to inform communities about reentry initiatives

. Create strategic plans for long term program sustainability

Office of Fulton County Commission Chairman, Atlanta, GA

Legislative Director January 2007-

January 2011

. Develop and implement the Chairman's State legislative priorities

. Responsible for managing the Fulton County Reentry Task Force to

examine recidivism and reentry in Fulton County

. Research and write the Department of Justice 2010 and 2011 Fulton

County Second Chance Act grants

. Chairman's representative to the Fulton County Criminal Justice system

and its elected officials

. Research, recommend and develop policy legislation in the areas of

criminal justice and transportation

. Design and launch the first three international exchanges of the

Fulton County Global Youth Leadership Program to South Africa, Germany

and Turkey

. Serve as the Chairman's designee on the Fulton County Budget

Commission

. Chairman's Liaison to the Atlanta Regional Commission, National

Association of Counties (NACo) and the Association of County

Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG)

. Coordinate legislative agenda for the Fulton DeKalb Joint

Transportation Task Force

Office of the Fulton County District Attorney, Atlanta, GA

Community Prosecutor July 2005 -

January 2007

. Responsible for all aspects of the Neighborhood Fresh Start Program

which seizes and renovates drug houses and ultimately sells them as

affordable housing in Fulton County

. Act as liaison between the District Attorney's Office and the

community, working closely with the Atlanta Police Department and Zone

Commander to target and prosecute repeat offenders in the Zone 4 area

. Identify community concerns by attending Community meetings,

Neighborhood Planning Unit and Neighborhood Association meetings

. Work with community leaders and elected officials to plan and

implement crime initiatives

Office of the Bronx County District Attorney, Bronx, NY

Assistant District Attorney August 1995 -

June 2005

. Investigate and prosecute felony crimes in state court and present

evidence to grand juries

. Draft applications for search warrants, eavesdropping warrants, trap

and trace devices and pen registers

. Initiate and litigate narcotics evictions proceedings in New York City

Housing Court

. Answer criminal discovery proceedings including interviewing law

enforcement and civilian witnesses, answering demands for discovery

and motion practice

. Perform examinations of surety, initiate and investigate extradition

demands and proceeding

. Supervise attorneys and staff on the weekend in the Complaint Room and

Arraignment

. Represent the District Attorney at community events and meetings

. Participate in the recruiting and training of new Assistant District

Attorneys

Ronald White P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Legal Intern October 1994

- June 1995

. Researched banking legislation and drafted memoranda to clients

regarding compliance

. Examined health care legislation for insurance client, explaining

benefits and costs of implementation

Education

Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Juris Doctor, 1995

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts, 1991

Professional Distinctions

Bar Admissions:

. State Bar of Georgia, 2004

. State Bar of New York, 1996

Memberships and Honors:

. Beth Early Farnbach Award for Public Service, Temple University School

of Law

. Guest Lecturer, "Law the Media and Race" The University of

Pennsylvania

. Board of Directors, The Miracle Makers, Inc.

. Bronx District Attorney Community Service Awards

. Presenter, American Prosecutors Research Institute: Community

Prosecution Conference

. Presenter, Global Humanitarian Conference sponsored by Emory

University

. Presenter, National Association of Counties(NACo) Criminal Justice

Symposium

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