Our Principals
Veda Ramsay-Stamps, MPA Managing Partner/Co-founder
Veda Ramsay-Stamps, MPA Managing Partner/Co-founder
Veda Ramsay-Stamps, MPA Managing Partner/Co-founder
Veda has conducted numerous studies, reports and strategic plans for governments, nonprofits, and private agencies.
A results-oriented leader with 30 years’ experience leading, planning, and implementing successful public policy and community enhancement initiatives. A high-energy collaborator with a proven track record of effectively mobilizing elected officials, community stakeholders, and community-based organizations to facilitate innovation during decision-making processes. Creative change-agent adept at connecting human and technological resources with measurable data to facilitate evidence-based fiscal accountability, systems change, and sound public policy.
Veda's unwavering commitment to understand and improve the community and social conditions in communities over the years has landed her in several leadership roles on boards, commissions, and committees. Veda has received numerous awards and recognition for her participation in community service and leadership, including Business Street Newspaper’s, Top Ten Influential Women in Business.
Her core competencies include the following:
• Public and Nonprofit Leadership
• Budgeting and Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Research and Data Analysis
• Public Policy Development and Analysis
• Program Evaluation
• Performance Management Systems
• Housing and Economic Development
Education
Doctorate of Education (Ed.D. Candidate)) Student, Global Education, (2023)
University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education, Los Angeles, California
Master of Public Administration (MPA),
University of Southern California, Sol Price School of Public Policy, Los Angeles, California
With Honors
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology
California State University, Fresno
Certifications
Certificate in City and County Management
Grant Writing
Darrell Stamps, MPA - Managing Partner/Co-founder
Veda Ramsay-Stamps, MPA Managing Partner/Co-founder
Veda Ramsay-Stamps, MPA Managing Partner/Co-founder
For more than twenty-five years, Darrell has served as Managing Partner for the Ramsay Group. He is responsible for providing HUD-mandated strategic planning to more than 50 HUD entitlement cities. Darrell worked alongside City staff, nonprofits, and community residents in assessing, planning, and updating goals and policies relating to housing, and community development need for jurisdictions most needy citizens.
Darrell routinely works with the State of California’s Housing and Community Development Department and the U.S., Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington D.C.
Mr. Stamps has a broad planning and management background in both public and private sector organizations, giving him a well-rounded combination of experience in public policy while maintaining a “result-oriented” program administration.
Accomplishments:
- Planned housing, community, and economic programs ad facilities for more than 100 nonprofit and public agencies.
- Served as lead consultant in the development of a 36,000 sf. community facility using NMTC.
- Provided general development consulting for 15 Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO).
- Lead consultant in the rehabilitation and acquisition of 1800 units using tax-exempt bonds, low-income housing tax credits, and grant funding.
- Acquired equity funding for the acquisition and energy-efficient rehabilitation of bank-owned properties in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles County.
- Lead consultant in the new development of 140 multi-family affordable housing units using tax-exempt bonds, tax credits, AHP, and HOME funds in Fresno Ca.
- Lead consultant in the development of 132 multi-family affordable housing units using tax-exempt bonds, tax credits, AHP, and HOME funds in Fresno Ca.
Education
Master of Public Administration (MPA),
California State University, Fresno, California
With Honors
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science
California State University, Fresno
Melody B. Frederick, MSW (Government and Nonprofit Services)
Melody B. Frederick, MSW (Government and Nonprofit Services)
Melody B. Frederick, MSW (Government and Nonprofit Services)
Melody has more than 15 years of experience in affordable housing, community development, grant administration, and neighborhood planning initiatives. She possesses extensive knowledge of Federal grant programs such as CDBG, HOME, ESG, NSP, and special HUD allocations from the CARES ACT. Melody is well-versed in the regulations and guidance HUD provides for each grant program, which she gained while serving as the Compliance Officer for the Seminole County Community Services Department. She was also responsible for managing the development of Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans, as well as various accomplishment reports over the years. Known as a problem solver, researcher, and facilitator, she is passionate about helping communities and stakeholders outline and implement programs or grants to accomplish their goals.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Criminology
Florida State University
Master of Science in Urban Planning
Florida State University
Master of Social Work
University of Southern California.
Tammy Jackson
Melody B. Frederick, MSW (Government and Nonprofit Services)
Melody B. Frederick, MSW (Government and Nonprofit Services)
Tammy Jackson joined The Ramsay Group in October 2022. With over 30 years of experience in the Community Development Block Grant program and HOME Investment Partnership Program, Ms. Jackson has a proven track record of providing affordable housing opportunities and serving the needs of low to moderate-income individuals. She previously served as the Director of Community Development for an entitlement community responsible for over $2 million in annual allocations.
Ms. Jackson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in administering CDBG and HOME programs, including navigating related regulations to ensure compliance while meeting the needs of each community. She is well-versed in IDIS, HERO's, Davis Bacon, and has developed many policies and procedures for the many processes involved in the federal programs.
Ami Moore
Melody B. Frederick, MSW (Government and Nonprofit Services)
Ami Moore
Ami Moore is a transplant from California to Texas, with extensive experience in government contracts. She began her career with Raytheon in 2010, working at the National Training Center in Ft. Irwin. Later, she moved to Houston, TX, where she collaborated with Habitat for Humanity to create a disaster recovery program after Hurricane Harvey. This led her to a career in community development and non-profit work. In 2020, she joined the City of Missouri City, where she oversaw the Community Development Block Grant as a direct entitlement, including emergency and infrastructure grants for the Texas GLO. While with the City, she also managed the CARES and ARPA funding received in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring new places with her husband and four children.