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TEAM

Tina Mendenhall Henderson
Colleen Mendenhall Freeman
Somer Stephens

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

  • Vincennes University, Associates in Science

  • Purdue University, Speech Pathology

  • 1998 Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, Certified Grant Administrator

  • 2009-2015 Northeast Labor Administrator for SRF

  • 2015 CDBG Instructor for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Grant Accreditation Program.  Currently Teaching Civil Rights, Record Keeping and Closeout Monitoring

 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
Tina has more than twenty-one years of experience with the Community Development Block Grant program. She has prepared several communities for infrastructure improvements including:  Russiaville, Reynolds, Clinton County, Blackford County, Windfall, Carroll County, Clayton, Atlanta, Cass County, Hendricks County, Chalmers, Howard County, Fairmount, Grant County, Marion, Arcadia, Atlanta and Tippecanoe County.

 

  • Project Manager

  • Grant Application Coordinator

  • Public Hearing Conductor

  • Financial Management

  • Obtains Release of Funds

  • Labor Standards – Interviews Supervise Somer Stephens the Labor Standards Specialist

  • Close-out​

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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

  • Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, CDBG Grant Accreditation Course – Certified Grant Administrator Since 2000

 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Colleen has more than  nineteen years of experience with the Community Development Block Grant program financial management. She has maintained several financial records and prepared the following communities for a State Board of Account Audit:  
Bunker Hill, Windfall, Cass County, Russiaville, Sandborn, Arcadia, Atlanta, Waynetown, Clinton County, Carroll County, Marion, Clayton, North Manchester, Kempton and Sheridan.

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  • Administrative Coordinator

  • Semi Annual Reports

  • Financial Management – Process of Claims

  • Prepare Close-out Documents
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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

  • Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 

  • Bachelor of Arts - Pre-Professional English

  • Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, CDBG Grant Accreditation Course – Certified Grant Administrator Since 2009

 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Somer has experience working with the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) through the State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) with funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  Key responsibilities include completing and reporting labor standards forms, tracking payroll activities on contractors and subcontractors including wage compliance, benefits, apprenticeships and employee interviews.

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  • Labor Standards Specialist

  • Weekly Payrolls

  • Davis Bacon Wage Compliance

  • Typing of Meeting Minutes

  • Public Hearing Advertisements

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