Program & Portfolio Administration
Bringing structure, accountability, and forward momentum to complex portfolios, from launch planning through ongoing performance management.
Program Administration · Grant Strategy · Implementation Leadership
Complex work.Clear direction.Meaningful results.
I help mission-driven organizations translate ambitious goals and public-sector commitments into structured programs, accountable operations, and results that last.
Based in Lawrenceville, GeorgiaAvailable for remote leadership and consulting opportunities
The strongest strategies are not simply well written. They are operationally sound, understood by the people responsible for them, and built to withstand real-world complexity.
Areas of expertise
Where strategy meets execution
I bring a systems view to the work—connecting the people, commitments, processes, and information that determine whether a program succeeds.
Grant Strategy & Stewardship
Translating public-sector priorities into compelling proposals, practical implementation plans, disciplined reporting, and funder-ready documentation.
Implementation & Operations
Turning strategy into workable systems, processes, and cross-functional plans that teams can execute with clarity and confidence.
Stakeholder Engagement
Building trust across executives, program teams, funders, government partners, vendors, and communities—especially when the work is changing or complex.
Selected impact
Leadership measured in both scale and staying power
$12MStatewide program implementation led
40+Team members led across a growing service operation
70+Active government contracts supported within a complex portfolio
25+Years advancing mission-driven programs and operations
Leadership in practice
Structure that moves the work forward
Complex portfolios
Making high-stakes work easier to manage
Developed practical launch, readiness, reporting, and compliance tools for a government-funded portfolio exceeding $60 million annually—helping leaders see priorities, risks, ownership, and next steps more clearly.
Enterprise implementation
Building the operation behind the promise
Led statewide implementation of a $12 million fiscal management services program, coordinating people, systems, policy, stakeholder education, and service delivery at scale.
Growth & change
Creating order without losing the mission
Guided teams through program launches, expanding requirements, and organizational change by pairing strategic perspective with detailed, usable plans and a strong bias toward follow-through.
Recognition & executive development
Leadership recognized—and strengthened through continued development
During my tenure with The Arc Central Chesapeake Region, now Fello, I was recognized for leadership in administration and program management and completed an advanced executive development program.
Stakeholder engagement
Helping people understand—and shape—the systems they use
Clear communication has been central to my work in self-direction. In this advocacy conversation, I partnered with the Self Direction Advocacy Network to discuss what it means to work in self-directed services and support people navigating the model.
Watch the conversationAdvocacy partnership
Working in Self-Direction
A conversation with the Self Direction Advocacy Network about the work, relationships, and practical leadership required to make self-directed services successful.
Selected publication
Got Choice? Self-Directed Supports & Self-Determination
Developed by Tracy Shockey, Angie Salvo & Kyla Eversman · 2010
I helped develop this practical, participant-facing guide to Missouri’s self-directed supports program. The handbook translates complex program requirements into clear guidance on person-centered planning, individualized budgets, employer responsibilities, service quality, and informed choice.
The original credit page identifies me under my name at the time, Tracy Shockey, in my role as DMH-DD Self-Directed Supports Coordinator. This work reflects a strength that has remained central throughout my career: making complex systems understandable and usable for the people they serve.
View the original 2010 handbook (PDF)About Tracy
A calm, practical leader for consequential work.
Over more than 25 years, I have worked at the intersection of mission, public funding, service delivery, and organizational growth. My experience spans nonprofit leadership, self-directed services, program administration, grant development, compliance, stakeholder education, and large-scale implementation.
I am at my best when the destination matters, the path is not yet fully defined, and many people need to move forward together. I ask the right questions, make sense of the moving parts, and help turn a shared goal into a plan people can actually use.
StrategicGroundedCollaborativeAccountable
Let’s connect
Looking for a leader who can bring clarity to complex work?
I welcome conversations about senior program, implementation, operations, and grant leadership—as well as select consulting engagements.