CPD Staff Directory

Milwaukee Office of
Community Planning and Development (CPD)
Staff Assignments (Revised 3/7/11)

Sernorma Mitchell, Director

• Oversight and administration of all community planning and economic development programs, technical assistance agreements, and staff for the state of Wisconsin
• Issues periodic program updates
  
• Government Technical Representative for CD-TA Agreements
  For more information:

Phone: (414) 935-6640
Email: sernorma.l.mitchell@hud.gov

Vacant, Program Manager

John Larsen, Financial Analyst

• Financial Management of CPD Systems-Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) and Integrated Disbursement Information Systems (IDIS) (Contact HUD HELP Desk for Access Issues)
• Audit Submissions & Reviews
• Financial Management Monitoring
• Financial Management Technical Assistance
• Timeliness Reports Coordinator
• Financial Reviews of Annual/Consolidated Plans
• Closeout of Competitive grants
• Financial Management references noted above includes all CPD Programs
• Government Technical Management Representative for CD-TA Agreements

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6648
Email: john.j.larsen@hud.gov

Dorothy Henry, Program Support Specialist

• Administrative control for tracking and routing of all incoming/outgoing grantee and consumer correspondence and documents
• Tracking and routing of all Congressional and Freedom of Information (FOI) inquiries
• Maintenance of CPD grantee files (formula and competitive)
• Provides support to CPD staff for grant approval and reporting systems: Annual/Consolidated Plans, Comprehensive Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER), Annual Performance Reports (APR), and Integrated Disbursement Information Systems (IDIS) Program Reports
• Collecting grantee Minority Business Enterprise Reports (HUD 2816-A Form)

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6636
Email: dorothy.j.henry@hud.gov

Milwaukee Office of
Community Planning and Development

Entitlement/Formula Grant Programs

Donna Lou Hertz, Public Trust Specialist

• City of Appleton CDBG
• City of Fond du Lac CDBG
• City of Green Bay CDBG/HOME
• City of Madison CDBG/HOME/HPRP/ESG
• City of Neenah CDBG

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6637
Email: donna.lou.hertz@hud.gov

John Larsen, Financial Analyst

• Milwaukee County CDBG/HOME Consortium
• City of Wauwatosa CDBG

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6648
Email: john.j.larsen@hud.gov

Michael Martin, Sr. CPD Rep

• Dane County CDBG/HOME
• City of Eau Claire CDBG/HOME
• City of Kenosha CDBG/HOME
• City of La Crosse CDBG/HOME
• City of Milwaukee CDBG/ NSP1 & NSP3/ HOME/HPRP/ESG
• City of Sheboygan CDBG
• City of Oshkosh CDBG

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6639
Email: michael.e.martin@hud.gov

Milwaukee Office of
Community Planning and Development

Entitlement/Formula Grant Programs

Maryvel Turman, CPD Rep

• City of Beloit CDBG
• City of Janesville CDBG/ Rock County HOME Consortium
• City of Milwaukee HOPWA
• City of Superior CDBG
• Milwaukee County HPRP
• Waukesha County CDBG/HOME
• City of West Allis CDBG/HPRP

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6643
Email: maryvel.turman@hud.gov

Garry Werra, CPD Rep

• City of Racine CDBG/HOME/HPRP/ESG
• City of Wausau CDBG
• State of Wisconsin CDBG/NSP1 & NSP3/HOME/DRG/HPRP/ESG/HOPWA

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6644
Email: garry.m.werra@hud.gov

Competitive Programs

Donna Lou Hertz, Public Trust Specialist

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6637
Email: donna.lou.hertz@hud.gov

Milwaukee Office of
Community Planning and Development

Competitive Programs

Michael Martin Sr. CPD Rep

• City of Milwaukee NSP2
• Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC)
• The Road Home (RRHD)
• Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Richland County RHED
• Balance of State SHP/CoC (Refer to list below)
  • Coulee Community Action Program
  • YWCA of La Crosse/Coulee Region
  • Starting Points
  • Kenosha Human Development Services
  • Women’s and Children’s Horizon Inc

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6639
Email: michael.e.martin@hud.gov

Maryvel Turman CPD Rep

• Milwaukee County COC

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6643
Email: maryvel.turman@hud.gov

Garry Werra, CPD Rep

• Racine County COC

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6644
Email: garry.m.werra@hud.gov

Environmental Review and Monitoring

KATHLEEN SCHMIDT, Environmental Protection Specialist

• Environmental Reviews and Release of Funds for Wisconsin and Minnesota

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6642
Email: kathleen.a.schmidt@hud.gov

Sustainability Activities

MICHAEL MARTIN, Sr. CPD Representative

• Sustainability Officer for state of Wisconsin
• Field Office liaison for the HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant
• Field Office liaison for the EPA Environmental Justice Project for the 30th Industrial Corporation

For more information:
Phone: (414) 935-6639
Email: michael.e.martin@hud.gov

Description of CPD Program Acronyms/Abbreviations