CLAIRE COLLINS

Claire Collins is a consulting principal with more than 30 years of hands-on professional experience in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors. Her skills and experience include executive-level program and project policy development, evaluation and analysis, implementation, and management, along with quality assurance and quality control in disaster planning, response, recovery, and mitigation, grants administration, and federal, state, and local government services focused on intergovernmental affairs. She has the stamina and ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and clients to take any policy, program, project, and/or situation, working collaboratively with diverse teams resulting in positive community benefit and success above and beyond expectations.

Claire has extensive technical experience in guiding and supporting state and local governments in pre-planning, implementation, monitoring, and compliance with ARPA, CRF, and federally funded projects. She has also assisted state and federal government agencies in overseeing disaster survivor programs and projects for recovery and mitigation from inception to closeout.

Certifications & Education

• FEMA Badge, TS2 Clearance and Certifications: Certified Project Specialist, Certified PA Program Field Operations, Certified Project Worksheet Development, Certified Debris Management

• ICMA Credentialed Manager

• NIMS Certification

• Master of Public Administration, Executive Management and Policy Analysis, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Bachelor of Arts, Political Studies, North Carolina Wesleyan College