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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana | RFQ 21- 093
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<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.
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<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
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<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
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