Your Partner for Government Services

We guide local and state officials, utility providers, and public works departments through the entire PA process—from damage assessments to project formulation, compliance, and closeout. Our leadership has helped secure funding for major infrastructure projects, including water and wastewater systems, roads, bridges, and public buildings.

Her hands-on experience includes:

• Coordinating multi-million-dollar Public Assistance projects for communities nationwide
   
• Supporting recovery for essential lifeline systems such as water treatment facilities and rural road networks
   
• Advising on eligibility, cost reasonableness, and environmental/historic preservation compliance
   
• Helping local governments and special districts maximize reimbursements while minimizing delays
   
• Facilitating collaboration between FEMA, state agencies, and applicants to resolve challenges early
   

With Verina and Associates, we bring not only technical knowledge, but also strategic insight and trusted relationships built over a lifetime of service. We help communities move beyond red tape and toward real recovery—one road, bridge, and water system at a time.

Verina and Associates team members have deep technical expertise as well as the diplomatic skill to coordinate federal, state, local, and tribal priorities under pressure. 

 We offer:

• Strategic guidance on intergovernmental coordination and crisis communications
   
• Policy interpretation and navigation for disaster recovery programs
   
• Support for briefings, public meetings, and stakeholder engagement
   
• Coaching for local leaders on how to advocate effectively for their communities
   
• Relationship-building strategies between government and community-based organizations
   

Verina and Associates understands that recovery is both technical and political. Our experience ensures that communities bring everyone to the table to get the job done.

Debris removal is one of the most urgent and complex components of any disaster recovery operation. With lives disrupted and infrastructure blocked, communities must act quickly—but also in compliance with FEMA regulations—to ensure public safety and secure federal reimbursement. We bring unparalleled experience to the field of debris monitoring and project oversight.

We understand that accurate, transparent, and defensible debris documentation is essential to both the speed of recovery and the integrity of the process. Verina and Associates is committed to deploying trained debris monitors and inspectors who are not only knowledgeable about FEMA eligibility and documentation standards—but also experienced in field conditions and committed to local coordination.

Verina and Associates offers:

• Deployment of qualified debris monitors to support real-time tracking and documentation
   
• Development of realistic and defensible debris project worksheets (PWs)
   
• Accurate quantification and categorization of vegetative, construction & demolition (C&D), white goods, hazardous, and electronic waste
   
• Support for both public rights-of-way and private property debris removal (PPDR) projects
   
• Integration of data management tools and field reporting for audit readiness
   
• Culturally competent teams that engage with property owners respectfully and effectively
   

With experience supporting both public sector operations and commercial property needs, Verina and Associates ensures that debris monitoring efforts do more than check a box—they set the stage for safe, efficient, and fully reimbursable recovery.

In every disaster zone, the road to renewal begins with clearing what’s been lost. Verina and Associates is ready to help communities clear the way forward—accurately, efficiently, and in full compliance.

Our team members have led successful engagements in every corner of the country, always willing to go anywhere and talk to anyone to move recovery forward. Our facilitation style is clear, culturally sensitive, and results-driven, ensuring that every stakeholder feels seen and heard.

Through Verina and Associates, we offer:

• Strategic facilitation of cross-sector recovery planning sessions
   
• Survivor-centric engagement models that prioritize local voices
   
• Guidance on building public-private partnerships for recovery and resilience
   
• Support for community-led project development tied to federal recovery funding
   
• Training and capacity-building for local leaders navigating unfamiliar systems
   

In moments of great loss, we help communities find their voice—and their path forward. Her work is a reminder that the most powerful recovery tool isn’t always funding or infrastructure—it’s the ability to bring people together with purpose.

We understand that housing recovery isn’t just a task—it’s a trust. With a legacy of national leadership and a heart for local communities, we help jurisdictions turn crisis into opportunity by rebuilding better, safer, and stronger homes. Verina and Associates provides:

• Strategic planning for temporary and transitional housing programs
   
• Support for permanent housing solutions in compliance with federal guidelines
   
• Stakeholder coordination across federal, state, and local housing entities
   
• Survivor engagement and culturally informed program design
   
• Technical assistance for housing case management, site selection, and logistics
   

Our team helps communities build housing recovery plans, that include Hazard Mitigation and Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery considerations.

Our understanding of federal disaster recovery frameworks, combined with our boots-on-the-ground experience, make us uniquely qualified to help communities:

• Understand and comply with HUD's CDBG-DR requirements and timelines
   
• Develop Action Plans that align with local needs and federal objectives
   
• Coordinate across agencies and stakeholders to maximize impact
   
• Implement equitable recovery strategies that reflect the voices of underserved populations
   
• Build sustainable, culturally relevant recovery programs