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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana I RFQ 21- 093 <br />Revised Proposal <br />Wendy Morton-Huddleston, MBA, PMP, CGFM <br />IMs. Morton-Huddleston's Outstanding Qualifications for Engagement Partner <br />Wendy Morton-Huddleston is a Risk Advisory Services Leader and Principal in Grant Thornton's <br />Public Sector practice. She has over twenty years of experience in project management, enterprise <br />risk management, financial management, business process optimization, grants management, internal <br />controls and strategic planning. Wendy currently serves as a senior advisor for several accounts to <br />assess quality service delivery, methodology effectiveness and client satisfaction. <br />Relevant <br />Marin County, CA Disaster Cost Recovery Services — Advise the client on disaster recovery and <br />mitigation efforts in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations and FEMA <br />requirements. Provide recommendations that impact grant eligibility, funding sources and expenditures. <br />Grant Thornton LLP, Florida Division of Emergency Management — Leading a team of 40+ <br />practitioners to address grants management requirements for hurricane relief of Irma & Michael across <br />eight counties of subrecipients (education, law enforcement, healthcare) to execute compliance reviews <br />on behalf of the state for reimbursement from FEMA - $70M processed as of April 2020. Innovation <br />includes the use of Robotics Process Automation and Tableau visualization to achieve efficiencies. <br />Grant Thornton LLP, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure <br />Security (CISA) — Leading Provide advisory services in data analytics, audit remediation, and internal <br />controls. Created efficiencies and effective controls within IT access, property management, and payment <br />management workflows. <br />Grant Thornton LLP, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secret Service — Provide advisory <br />services in pre -audit readiness, post audit corrective actions and internal controls maturity. <br />Grant Thornton LLP, United States House of Representatives — Provide engagement oversight and <br />technical acumen to guide the internal control team to perform remediation of open Inspector General <br />(IG) audit findings, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123 requirements, testing and <br />implementation of ERM. Business process areas include accounts payable, acquisition management, <br />budget, and financial reporting. Provide strategic insights to the business transformation office. <br />Work History <br />Grant Thornton LLP, August 2003 - present <br />• Principal, August 2010 - present <br />• Director, August 2006 - July 2010 <br />• Senior Manager, August 2004 - July 2006 <br />• Manager, August 2003 - July 2004 <br />BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting), Senior Consultant, July 2001 - August 2003 <br />Arthur Andersen, Consultant, October 1996 - June 2001 <br />Education and Certifications <br />Executive Leadership Certificate, Cornell University <br />M.B.A., Management, University of Maryland <br />M.S., Finance, University of Maryland <br />B.S., Finance/Minor: Business Administration, Norfolk State University <br />Project Management Professional <br />Certified Government Financial Manager <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 />49 <br />