Leadership

Meet the CMA Team

Craze, Monroe & Associates' (CMA) principals are certified practitioners with hands-on experience managing complex, high-stakes programs — not advisors who have only studied them.

Certified Leadership

Your Organization's Advocates — Credentials That Back It Up

Every CMA engagement is led by a principal — not handed off to junior staff. You get the expertise you hired, on the work that matters.

Jody Craze

PMP®, PMI-ACP®, CCM®, ENV-SP®

Principal & President

Jody brings over 30 years of experience directing large-scale capital improvement programs, technical operations, and multidisciplinary project teams across the public and private sectors. Before founding CMA, she served as Acting Director of Capital Projects for the City of Houston — overseeing six delivery lines including Real Estate, Facilities, Infrastructure, Technical Support Services, the Project Management Office, and the Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion. In that role, she implemented a comprehensive Project Management Process Guide and intensive training program for inspection, audit, and compliance processes. At CMA, Jody leads every engagement with the same structured, compliance-driven approach: disciplined documentation, and direct accountability at every level.

  • Capital program oversight
  • Contract administration
  • PMO development
  • Grant compliance

Kimberley Monroe

PMP®, PMI-ACP®, Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach

Cofounder & Vice President

Kimberley is a highly skilled enterprise portfolio manager with over 30 years experience leading transformation initiatives and building high-performing project management organizations. She specializes in establishing and maturing PMOs, implementing enterprise delivery frameworks, and developing the policies, reporting cadences, and governance structures that give leadership real visibility into program performance. Known for aligning strategic priorities with measurable outcomes, Kimberley leverages data-driven reporting, KPI development, and structured performance management to support executive decision-making. As a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, she brings coaching expertise to team development and organizational change — ensuring projects consistently improve operational efficiency and deliver against their original objectives.

  • PMO establishment & governance
  • Strategic portfolio oversight
  • Performance measurement
  • Agile & hybrid delivery
Extended Practitioners

The Consulting Bench

Beyond our principals, CMA maintains a vetted bench of experienced project and contract management professionals ready to scale with your program. Many carry PMP®, CCM, or PMI-ACP® credentials — all are pre-screened for methodology alignment, communication standards, and delivery discipline.

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Active PMI credentials or equivalent expertise

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Hands-on experience scaling delivery across public, private, and hybrid programs

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Mastery in project controls, contract governance, or compliance

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Pre-engagement alignment for seamless program integration

Need Leadership Support on a Critical Project?

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