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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana I RFQ 21- 093 <br />Revised Proposal <br />of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Commerce, and other federal and state funding <br />agencies. He monitors and researches several funding opportunities, including DHHS's Provider Relief <br />Fund, FEMA's Public Assistance Program, Treasury's Coronavirus Relief Fund, and FCC's Telehealth <br />Program, and develops, implements, and manages funding strategies tailored to the needs of each client <br />to maximize funding opportunities and returns on COVID-19 related costs and minimize risk for duplication <br />of benefits. To date, Dustin has assisted his clients in the application, receipt, and allocation of over $200 <br />million in funds received for the reimbursement of COVID-19 related costs. <br />In his engagement with Berkshire Health Systems, Dustin has the led the formulation and submission of <br />six applications to FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program seeking reimbursement of over $8.5 million in <br />emergency protective measures costs related to COVID. Dustin researched and developed cost <br />justification narratives, summarized costs, compiled supporting documentation, and serves as a point of <br />contact for BHS for questions regarding the applications. <br />Florida Division of Emergency Management Region 4 Public Assistance Grants Management - Mr. <br />Hinkel serves as a Team Lead within the FDEM Irma Public Assistance Program management <br />engagement supervising a team of 8 grant management specialists and is responsible for the validation <br />and management of over 85 disaster recovery projects totaling over $100 million in state and federal <br />grant funding. The team, under Dustin's supervision and management, analyzes and validates 100% of <br />Subrecipient supporting documentation for compliance with state and federal policy requirements. Dustin <br />has innovated and implemented several process improvements and workflows to standardize procedures <br />resulting in superior quality and maximum efficiency. Mr. Hinkel is often consulted by Team leadership, <br />FDEM, and the over 1,200 subrecipients served by the Team as a Subject Matter Expert in the areas of <br />grant management, 2 CFR 200 compliance, and state and local government fiscal accountability <br />processes. As the Team Lead, Mr. Hinkel is responsible for the quality and delivery of all deliverables, <br />communication with Subrecipients, and the performance of disaster recovery project site inspections. <br />Taylor County, Florida Board of County Commissioners - Mr. Hinkel served the residents of Taylor <br />County, Florida in multiple roles including as County Administrator and Emergency Management Director. <br />As the County Administrator, Mr. Hinkel was responsible for all planning and operations of the county <br />including providing overall supervision and leadership in the provision of critical public services to the <br />residents and visitors of Taylor County, Florida. He reported to and coordinated with the elected board of <br />County Commissioners to develop, implement, and monitor official policies, directives, and ordinances. <br />Mr. Hinkel was responsible for negotiating, on behalf of the Board, all contracts and agreements with local <br />constitutional officers, hospital executives, and state and federal agencies. He was responsible for <br />developing for approval and implementation the county's annual operating and capital budget. As <br />Emergency Management Director, Mr. Hinkel led the County's Emergency Response Team in its <br />response and recovery from Hurricane Hermine, Tropical Storms Andrea and Debby, Deepwater Horizon, <br />and several local non -federally declared emergencies. During these emergencies he built and oversaw <br />the County's incident command system, including public information operations and state and federal <br />agency coordination. During non -emergencies, he was responsible managing the day-to-day operations <br />of the department including state and federal grants management and maintaining the county's all - <br />hazards planning, training, and exercise program. <br />Work History <br />• Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC, August 2018 - present <br />• Disasters, Strategies, and Ideas Group, LLC, January 2017 — July 2018 <br />• Taylor County Board of County Commissioners, December 2009 — December 2016 <br />Education and Certifications <br />M.A., Natural and Technological Hazards Geography, University of South Florida <br />B.S.SCL, Environmental Science and Policy, University of South Florida <br />Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation. <br />16 <br />