Ms. Grande serves as the Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management (Senior Civilian) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, South Atlantic Division. She is responsible for developing and facilitating innovative and effective solutions that meet the planning, engineering, and environmental needs for the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida, the U.S. Army and the nation – a civil works and military construction program averaging over $2B annually. Ms. Grande is a 30-year veteran with the Corps of Engineers.
In her previous role, she served as the Chief of the Civil Works Integration Division, South Atlantic Division, responsible for the development, defense, and execution of the region’s annual civil works program which in FY24 totaled $1.5B in the Investigations, Construction and Operation and Maintenance programs. She provided support to the five Districts within the South Atlantic Division and the headquarters in Washington, DC through resolution of complex program and project issues, recommending sound courses of action to leadership to remove or mitigate issues/hindrances to execution.
Ms. Grande has a BS in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. She is a Certified Project Management Professional.