Frank C. Sardelli is the Chief Financial Officer for Tidal Basin Group and MLU Services, and also serves as the Executive Vice President and CFO for Michael Baker International’s MER3 (Mitigation, Environmental, Response, Recovery & Resiliency) business vertical, which unites Tidal Basin Group, MLU Services, and Michael Baker’s EMR (Emergency Management & Response) team. He has over 15 years of experience across financial reporting, planning, analysis, and operations. Before serving in this role, he oversaw all day-to-day finance and accounting functions as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Tidal Basin’s Project Management Office (PMO), directing a team of dedicated project, finance, quality, data, and contract management professionals.
Frank joined Tidal Basin in 2013 as an accountant. Throughout his tenure, he has been involved in all aspects of financial reporting and has provided vital financial analysis through processes he has developed. He has previously overseen all financial and budgeting processes for Tidal Basin’s program management services for the Tu Hogar Renace ($1.7 billion FEMA program) and Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) programs for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which were the largest STEP programs in FEMA history. He also served as the Business Management Officer for the Alliance for the Recovery of Puerto Rico Joint Venture and as a Project Manager for an audit related to a Disaster Case Management (DR-4085 DCM) FEMA Grant to New York State for Sandy relief.
His prior experience before joining Tidal Basin includes financial reporting at a mid-tier property and casualty insurance company and small-business accounting services at a local CPA firm.
Education
- B.S., Accounting, Utica College of Syracuse University
- MBA, Professional Accountancy, Utica College
Firm Role
Financial and Strategic Leadership
Disaster Experience
- DR-4085 Disaster Case Management
- DR-4339-PR Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria
Professional Involvement
- Business Management Officer – Alliance for the Recovery of Puerto Rico Joint Venture
Personal Affiliations
- Board Member – Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI)
- Past – Young CPA Chairperson (Board Member) of NYSSCPA – Utica Chapter
- Past – Member of UMICO Federal Credit Union Supervisory Committee
- Leadership Mohawk Valley
Training
- IS-700 National Incident Management System, an Introduction
- IS-775 Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations
- IS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction
- ICS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
- ICS-400 Advanced ICS – Command and General Staff – Complex Incidents
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