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11IWFLFTLD016838.2026 <br />DIANA BELLO <br />Grants Professional <br />RELEVANT EXPERIENCE <br />JOE’S CREEK GREENWAY RESTORATION PROJECT, ST. PETERSBURG, <br />FL — Grant Administrator, Environmental Review Coordinator, and Compliance <br />Program Manager. This project has received funding from various sources. <br />The total value of the project is estimated to be over $70M. Diana and her <br />team are assisting Pinellas County with project management, development of <br />internal controls, compliance program management, Davis-Bacon tracking, <br />revising county policies related to Fair Housing, Anti-Fraud, Waste and Abuse, <br />Amendments, QC/QA, and financial controls. Additionally, Diana’s team is <br />supporting the environmental review process. <br />CHARLOTTE COUNTY BURNT STORE AREA DRAINAGE STUDY, PUNTA <br />GORDA, FL — Grant Specialist. Kimley-Horn conducted a drainage study <br />to improve flood protection and address critical stormwater challenges in the <br />Burnt Store Drainage area. The study evaluated flood extents during a 100- <br />year, 24-hour design storm event. Key tasks included hydrologic and hydraulic <br />data collection, development of a conditions-based stormwater model, and <br />assessment of conceptual improvements to the existing system. Findings will <br />inform future infrastructure planning and flood mitigation efforts. <br />EAST WINTER HAVEN ONE WATER MASTER PLAN, WINTER HAVEN, <br />FL — Funding Compliance Manager. Kimley-Horn is working with the City of <br />Winter Haven on this CDBG-MIT grant-funded project to further evaluate and <br />conceptualize future development in the project area. Goals of this project include <br />resolving regional flooding concerns, water quantity and quality degradation, and <br />habitat losses. Our team will evaluate past flooding problems, water storage, and <br />wetland restoration areas; determine quantity of storage needed to mitigate future <br />flooding problems and investigate locations for water storage as well as water <br />recharge; coordinate and make plans with existing landowners and regulatory <br />agencies; and conceptualize a comprehensive land use plan for the entire area <br />including residential and commercial areas, water storage and recharge areas, a <br />recreation/multimodal transportation plan, utility master plan, and a modernized <br />resilient land development regulation code for the area. <br />VALUE TO THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH <br /> ­19 years of grants <br />management experience, <br />including 10 years managing <br />federally funded capital <br />infrastructure projects and <br />compliance programs <br /> ­Extensive experience <br />supporting municipalities <br />with federal procurement, <br />internal controls, grant <br />compliance, and funding <br />strategy development <br /> ­Managed capital project <br />teams and construction <br />inspection programs for water, <br />wastewater, stormwater, and <br />utility infrastructure projects, <br />ensuring compliance with <br />federal regulations and <br />funding requirements <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />CREDENTIALS <br /> ­Master, Business <br />Administration, Nova <br />Southeastern University <br /> ­Bachelor of Arts, <br />Political Science, Florida <br />International University