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Kesler L Manning

Senior Manager, Forensics Insurance & Federal Claims Services, Ernst & Young LLP

Dedicated to supporting clients throughout the financial recovery process after disasters. Proud mom and Ole Miss fan.

Kesler is a senior manager in the Insurance & Federal Claims Services practice in Dallas, Texas. She has worked at Ernst & Young LLP her entire career, starting as an intern.

Kesler has extensive experience facilitating the reimbursement of disaster-related grants in some of the country’s most populous states. She also manages disaster grants covering several funding streams, including FEMA Public Assistance (PA), American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA SLFRF), Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), Provider Relief Fund (PRF), CARES Act, and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). She has assisted with policy and documentation assessment for clients in relation to insurance claims, fraud risk assessments, as well as monitoring compliance to mitigate risk and future de-obligation of funds.

Kesler has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accountancy from the University of Mississippi. She is a CPA licensed in Texas.

How Kesler is shaping the future with confidence

“By assisting clients with managing various disaster grants covering several funding streams, it allows them to focus on response and recovery. This support helps them build back more resiliently after catastrophic events.

I work hard to develop high-performing teams that strive to grow and make each other better, which not only benefits our clients, but also benefits the firm as a whole.”

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