Lauren Coudrain

The Coudrain Group | P.O. Box 558 | Mandeville, LA 70470-0558 | lauren@thecoudrain.com | 985.377.9767

Career History
10/2010-present 6/2008- 10/2010 4/2007-6/2008 12/2004-4/2007 President/CEO, The Coudrain Group, LLC Assistant Director, Department of Health & Human Services; St. Tammany Parish Government Grant Accountant, Finance Department; St. Tammany Parish Government Child Welfare Specialist, Office of Community Services; Louisiana Department of Social Services

Education
8/2004 B.S., Psychology, Northwestern State University; Magna Cum Laude Graduate (3.78 GPA)

Publications
5/2007 All About Me Lifebook: Expandable System for the Life Stories of Foster Children 8/2007 Financial Management Policy & Procedural Manual for Grants to Encourage Arrests through the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; Grant Partners for Safer St. Tammany & Washington Parishes 5/2008 The Needs of Children and Youth in the 22nd Judicial District: A Report Commissioned by The 22nd JDC Children and Youth Planning Board 5/2008 St. Tammany Parish Government Local Procurement Manual for Federal Grants 6/2008 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Plan 4/2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Citizen Participation Plan 11/2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Procurement Manual 4/2011 Washington Parish Food Distribution Needs & Services Assessment for the Food Bank of Covington

Professional & Community Organizations

St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce: Member, 2011 Board of Directors Northshore Rising Professionals: 2011 Committee Chair Covington Rotary Club: Member, 2011-2012 Board of Directors and Public Relations Committee Chair Neighborhood Housing Services- Northshore: 2011 Advisory Board Member National Community Development Association (NCDA): National Membership Sub-Committee Member Leadership St. Tammany: Member, Class of 2010 and Alumni Association St. Tammany Commission on Families: Member, Board of Directors (2/09-9/10) National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) Hammond Chamber of Commerce Directors of Volunteers in Agencies (DOVIA) Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP); Northshore Chapter Program & Financial Management (by Grant, Funding Agency): Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement, US HUD Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), LA DOL American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 2009 Stimulus Funds, Multiple Federal & State Agencies Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), LACAP Weatherization, LACAP Transit grants, US FTA & LA DOTD Housing Preservation Grant (HPG), USDA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery- Facility Repair, LA DSS Supportive Housing Program (SHP), US HUD Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESGP), LA DSS

Professional Experience by Grant and Funding Source

Financial Management (by Grant, Funding Agency): Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG), LA OCD Local Coastal Zone Management (LCZM), LA DNR Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Grants US DOJ Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), LA GOHSEP/FEMA Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), US MMS Louisiana Capital Outlay Grants, LA FP&C Recovery & Impact Grants, United Way Louisiana Governors Assistance Program (LGAP), LA OCD