Project Manager City

Paula Rae Espinoza

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Professional Experience

. Over 30 years' experience working with city and county governmental

entities in developing, implementing, administering and managing

programs that included affordable housing programs, Community

Development Block Grant programs (CDBG), and other federal/state grant

activities, redevelopment and economic development. Worked with

various agencies and non-profit organizations to develop and implement

housing or grant programs that included: senior programs, programs for

"at-risk" youth, housing activities, etc. CDBG budgets, Home Funds

budgets, and Emergency Shelter Grant budgets.

. Served as staff liaison to citizen groups, Commission and Committees

as well as neighborhood organizations.

. Adult School Teacher. Taught 18 years as an Adult School Educator.

Classes included GED preparation and English as a Second Language

(ESL)

Educator

. Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

August 2012 - July 2013: Hired on a contract basis to teach adult

financial classes. Continued to work with non-profit organizations and

their clients. In addition, taught a Fair Housing class, titled "Equal

Access and Choice in Housing." This class included such topics: 1)

Introduction to Fair Housing; 2) Understanding Discrimination; 3)

Equal Access for Individuals Living with Disabilities; 4) Fair Housing

Planning for Municipalities and 5) Avoiding Pitfalls to Fair Housing.

Upon completion, each participant was awarded a Certificate.

Volunteer

. Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

February 2012 - July 2012: As a volunteer I developed an Adult

Literacy Program, using the Freddie Mac model. Developed relationships

with several non-profit organizations based in San Bernardino County

including San Bernardino County's Housing Authority. Adult Literacy

classes consisted of 12 modules that included the following subjects:

1) How to Manage Your Money; 2) How to Improve Your Credit; 3) How to

Understand Credit Scoring; 4) How to Become a Homeowner, just to name

a few. Upon completion of each module, each participant was awarded a

certificate.

Grant Writer

. Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire, Inc., San

Bernardino, CA

February 2008 - October 2010:

Developed and wrote grant proposals for submission to:

o City of San Bernardino Beautification Grant program.

o City of San Bernardino Rehab Loan program.

o City of San Bernardino Mobile Home Grant Program.

o City of Banning Exterior Rehabilitation Assistance Program.

o City of Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Department

o Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

o Private Foundations

o Major Financial Institutions that included: Bank of America,

Wells Fargo, Union Bank, Chase Bank, etc.

Developed and wrote organization's yearly Operating Underwriting (OU)

Plan for submission to NeighborWorks America and HUD. Monitored all

grants for compliance. Prepared and submitted year- end report to

funders and governmental agencies.

Assistant Project Manager

. City of San Bernardino Redevelopment Agency, San Bernardino, CA

November 1999 - December 2007: Under supervision and direction of

Division Directors assisted in the planning, developing, organizing

and managing of redevelopment, economic development, housing,

Community Development Block Grant and/or other federal/state grant

programs, projects and activities either City wide or within

redevelopment project areas as required; assisted with financial

analysis, liaison with the diversified communities, non-profit

organizations, developers, business operators and City staff.

. Served as the City's administrator for First Time Homebuyer

program. Provided training to lending institutions that included

loan officers, underwriters and mangers participating in City's

Down Payment Assistance Program; developed program manual that

included policies and procedures, program forms, approved all down

payment assistance loans. Monitored City Agreement with local non-

profit that administered Home Buyer Educational Class and Financial

Literacy class.

. Administered the City's Community Development Program (CDBG);

Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG); and federal HOME Program.

Solicited Request for Proposals (RFP's) to non-profit organizations

and various agencies interested in submitting a proposal for CDBG

funding. Provided workshops on CDBG and ESG guidelines and

regulations, reviewed and approved eligible proposals, conducted

Public Hearings for community input. Prepared City's Five (5) Year

and Annual One (1) year Action Plan for submittal to HUD, prepared

staff reports to City Council, conducted on-site audit of funded

organizations for compliance.

. Staff liaison to City's Mobile Home Board. Provided mobile home

park owners information relative to City's Mobile Home Ordinance.

Scheduled Hearing for park owners and tenants, prepared agendas and

packets for Board Members, approved rent increases utilizing

Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Housing Administrator

. City of Redlands Redevelopment Department

July 1990 - November 1999: Served as City of Redlands Housing

Administrator. Responsible for the development, implementation and

administration of Housing programs that included First Time Homebuyer

Program, Owner-Occupied Beautification Program, Developer Assistance

Program and Multi-Unit Rehabilitation Program funded with

Redevelopment Set-Aside funds and HUD funded programs that included

Community Development Block Grant programs.

CDBG projects/programs negotiated agreements with developers and

architects relative to construction. Projects included: Construction

of a Senior Citizen Center, installation of sidewalks, curbs and

gutters, and programs with non-profit organizations funded with CDBG

funds.

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