Grant Compliance and Program Leadership Executive

Laura Hyatt

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Professional Summary

Strategic leader with expertise in grant compliance, fiscal oversight, and project management. Proven ability to manage multimillion-dollar budgets, ensure federal and state regulatory compliance, and deliver complex projects on time. Skilled in progress monitoring of grant deliverables and goals, stakeholder engagement, and process improvement to drive successful outcomes.

Core Competencies

• Project Execution and Budget Oversight

• Stakeholder Relationship Stewardship

• Process Improvement and Risk Mitigation

• Team Leadership and Staff Capacity Development

Professional Experience

Manager, School Action Fund Texas Education Agency

• Grant lifecycle management for $40M–$60M grant funds annually.

• Develop and execute grant monitoring tools, guidelines, and compliance documentation.

• Review and approve vendor contracts, RFPs, and invoices for contractual compliance.

• Implement processes to drive project tracking, timelines, deliverables, and outcomes.

• Supervise and coach program staff, performance management, and capacity building.

• Collaborate with other internal agency teams and diverse external stakeholders. Vice President, Programs & Education Junior Achievement of Dallas

• Restructured program delivery, increasing reach by 40%.

• Delivered project outcomes ahead of schedule.

• Raised 60% of funding for new programs independently and recruited 100% of needed volunteers and supporting organizations.

STEM Sr. Director Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy

• Secured 100% campus designation for T-STEM Academies.

• Established work-based certifications for all high school students.

• Increased community engagement by 50% and improved STEM-related staff retention by 10%.

District-wide STEM Manager Dallas Independent School District

• Achieved 100% successful audit reviews for departmental budgets – local, state, and federal.

• 100% successful in state and federal data tracking and reporting resulting in zero sanctions, withdrawals, or return of funds.

• Increased participation in the Texas Instruments Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards by 20%.

Education

• MBA, Finance – St. John’s University, NY

• B.Sc., Business Administration – SUNY Buffalo

• Texas Educator Certificate – State Board of Education Professional Learning

• Texas Education Agency

• M365 Copilot

• Supervisor Cohort 23

• Grants 101

• Crucial Conversations

• UT Austin – Principles of Project Management

• LinkedIn Learning - Advanced Excel, Coaching Skills Volunteer Leadership

• Judge – UN Day Global Leadership Awards

• Advisory Board / NAF Academies, Conrad High School, Dallas Independent School District

• Judge / InvestWrite Essay Competition

• Judge / Award for Aspirations in Computing Competition

• Advisory Committee Member / Department of Teacher Education, Dallas Christian College

• Advisory Committee Member / Manufacturing Curriculum, Richland College

• Panel Member / Business Management and Administration Instructional Materials Review, Proclamation 2017, Texas Education Agency

• Peer Grant Reviewer – Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers

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