PIKE COUNTY, Mo. –  Dawn Harrell of the North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) has earned a national certification.

   Harrell has been named a Nationally Certified Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) Implementer following an intensive five-month course sponsored by the Association of Nationally Certified ROMA Trainers.

   ROMA is a Congressionally-approved management and accountability process to measure the performance and success of agencies such as NECAC that receive federal funding for client self-sufficiency programs.

   Harrell, a NECAC Emergency Services Coordinator, will use the new training in planning new contracts, tracking program outcomes and determining client needs.

   “It’s a great accomplishment,” she said. “It will be a good tool to use to help the agency in the future.”

   “I’m very proud that Dawn received her implementer certification,” said NECAC CSBG Director Kayla Wasson. “It will really be another asset to NECAC.”

  Harrell is a Hannibal resident and a 1997 graduate of Hannibal High School. She joined NECAC in 2015.