Item 31 - Contract to Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC for American Rescue Plan Act

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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana | RFQ 21- 093 Revised Proposal Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation. 15 Mr. Hinkel will be responsible for leading the GT Team in its day-to-day operations supporting the City’s team implementing, monitoring, and reporting the City’s Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan. He will be available to the City, at the City’s team’s convenience, via email (dustin.hinkel@us.gt,com) and phone (850-545-7355). Dustin M. Hinkel, MA Dustin’s Outstanding Qualifications for Project Manager • COVID-19 Relief funding experience includes: – Project Manager - Town of Elsmere, DE, State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ($5M) – Project Manager – New Castle County, DE, Coronavirus Relief Fund ($322M) – Project Manager – Berkshire Health Systems, MA, FEMA Public Assistance ($9M) – Subject Matter Expert – Multiple Healthcare Systems – Provider Relief Fund ($640M) • Mr. Hinkel’s experience in local government includes service in the roles of County Administrator, Emergency Management Director, Assistant County Administrator, and Purchasing Director. • Mr. Hinkel is a Subject Matter Expert in the interpretation and application of the uniform administrative guidance for federal awards Mr. Hinkel meets or exceeds all requirements for Project Manager as stated in the SOW. Relevant Experience COVID-19 – Town of Elsmere, DE State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Management - Dustin serves as Project Manager leading engagement staff to assist the Town of Elsmere, DE manage, disburse, and document its payment from the US Treasury’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. Mr. Hinkel performs research into the underlying legislation and guidance to produce eligibility determinations and justification documents on behalf of the Town. He also provides management consulting services to the Town and advises on support documentation and systems to maintain compliance with uniform administrative guidance for federal awards. COVID-19 – New Castle County, DE Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant Management - Dustin serves as Project Manager leading engagement staff to assist New Castle County, DE manage, disburse, and document its allocation of $322,000,000 from the US Treasury’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. He manages a team of 9 testers reviewing over 336 applications received by NCC from Subrecipients. Dustin developed and implemented the tools and policies that the testers use to evaluate Subrecipient applications and supporting documentation for compliance with federal, state, and local policies and guidance. Dustin reviews internal applicable policies and procedures as well as newly created community grant programs and advises on compliance risk based on his research of the US Treasury’s latest programmatic guidance and his experience managing federal and state disaster response and recovery grant programs. He continuously monitors the US Treasury for updates and clarifications to its reporting and programmatic guidance and develops position papers to inform the engagement team and the client of the impact of any observed changes. Dustin also assists NCC in the identification of costs eligible for the FEMA Public Assistance Program and leads the formulation and submission of project applications. COVID-19 – CARES Act and FEMA Public Assistance Implementation - Dustin serves as a Subject Matter Expert and the day-to-day engagement manager directly coordinating with and serving six hospital systems located throughout the United States, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in New Jersey, Berkshire Health System in Massachusetts, Doylestown Hospital in Pennsylvania, BayHealth in Delaware, Calvary Hospital in New York, Rutgers Behavioral Health System in New Jersey, and Grand View Hospital in Pennsylvania. He also serves as an as-needed grants management Subject Matter Expert for service lines throughout the firm regarding state and federal grant programs created in response to COVID-19. He leverages his grant management experience to review clients’ cost documentation practices and develop and implement solutions to bring those practices into compliance to receive funding from the Departments