Alexandra López Esq.

FEMA Contractor for the Validate as Your Go (VAYGo) Program. VAYGo is a Public Assistance grants payment review process that enables FEMA to validate recipients' funds use through the project's lifecycle.

• Review project documentation for a sample of funds as they are drawn down by recipients, and conduct testing to verify whether the project funding was appropriately expended by the subrecipient.
• Identify potential problems earlier, allowing FEMA and recipients—including PA recipients—to correct or mitigate issues earlier in the process, instead of waiting until grant closeout.
• Identify areas where internal controls need to be strengthened.
• Issue requests for information (RFIs) when additional information or clarification is needed to validate an expense.
• Meet with recipients for test updates, answer questions, and offer support with project documentation or answer RFIs.

We are a business law firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurs create and strategically grow their businesses.

• Business structuring and registry.
• Commercial name and trademark registry.
• Certifications for government contracting priority (minority groups).
• Tax Incentives Filling.
• Grant writing, research, and management. As a grant management specialist, the following tasks are performed to assure compliance with the terms and conditions of grants:
• Cost analysis.
• Review of accounting systems.
• Adequacy of controls and resources.
• Contracts and internal policy framework.

Effectively managed hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster assistance coming from a wide array of sources and programs, including federal, state, local, non-profit, philanthropic, and private sector organizations.

• FEMA request for public assistance and/or grant application.
• Submitt Request for Reimbursements (RFR)
• Prepare, review, or assess internal policies and procedures.
• Determine if the applicant or sub-applicant meets all grant or cost eligibility requirements.
• Prepare for and respond to monitoring events and audits conducted by the Federal Awarding Agency.
• Provide programmatic assistance to the applicant/sub-applicant, and maintain currency of, and compliance with, applicable regulations, policies, and procedures relating to the Public Assistance Grant Program.

Business Atelier is a one-stop shop

The Legal Department Director offered and oversaw the following services: business structuring and commercial registry, assessing and recommending business.

• Business structuring and commercial registry.
• Assess and recommend a business structure to start up a business and individual professionals that best suits the business needs, operations, tax plans, growth, and complete the state and federal entity registry.
• Commercial name and trademark registry.
• Certifications for government contracting priority (WOSB, SB, HubZone).
• Pre- and Post-Award Management
• Compliance with applicable regulations and program rules.

Assess the Bank's structure, performance, employee relations, transactions, and overall banking operations, ensuring compliance with corporate banking regulations, as well as internal policies and procedures.

• Perform testing based on the annual testing plan.
• Answer compliance inquiries.
• Create and update internal policies and procedures.
• Analyze and approve all transactions with affiliates.
• Offer regulatory training and presentations to high management and the board of directors.
• Assess compliance with internal controls.