Becky Jo Spray, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Reston, Va

Reston, Va

Ellucian is the market leader charting the digital future of higher education with a portfolio of cloud-ready technology solutions and services. Serving more than 2,700 customers in over 50 countries, reaching over 26 million students, Ellucian delivers student information systems (SIS), finance and HR, financial aid, integration, analytics, recruiting, retention, and advancement software solutions. Ellucian also supports the higher education community with a range of professional services that includes application software implementation, management consulting, and grants services. Visit Ellucian at www.ellucian.com.

Marshall, Texas

Primary responsibilities include conducting and fullfillment of grant initiatives including assessments and reporting as requested. The qualified individual will gather information of grant responsibilities; develop and maintain timeline to fullfill grant responsibilities; develop and manage methods of accomplishing grant goals; develop and maintain files for meeting grant standards and requirements; develop and maintain documents for record keeping; insure that all required documents, files, and forms are submitted to agency officials on a timely basis; administer, evaluate and report assessment as required.Grants/Proposals Awarded include:Texas Skills Standards Board Grants for types 1, 2, and 3 projects;Texas Workforce Commission Summer Merit Camp;Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Equipment grants, Rounds 5 and 6;Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Perkins Basic Grants for 2012, 2013, and 2014; and U.S. Department of Education Title III Waiver

Marshall, Texas, United States

Office of Sponsored Programs, specializing in federal grants development. Extensive experience with U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Labor, and National Science Foundation Grants. Background with U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Transportation, and Economic Development Administration grants.

• Supervise continuing education operations staff including registration staff• Create standard procedures for all areas of continuing education • Ensure that all procedures and college policies are adhered to in the offering of all non-credit programs offered through the School of Continuing Studies.• Work with representatives of a variety of state or local agencies to ensure non-credit course offerings meet requirements and standards for funding.• Prepare and submit all instructional and administrative budgets for continuing education and reviews revenues and expenses monthly to ensure budget/revenue projections and allocated expense amounts are maintained• Represent the School of Continuing Studies within the college community, serve on standing committees, meet with various directors and department chairs to ensure the needs for the unit are met and supporting the instructional goals of the College’s credit programs.

Work in the Office of Administrative Services. Focus of work is split between our Performance Plus performance management initiative and grant research, writing, and enterprise-wide coordination. Proposals were written for U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Justice, and various state agency grants, with largest award being a $7.3 million dollar Byrne Memorial Justice Grant as lead agency for a disparate jurisdiction award.

Manage the Grant Review Committee, including development of policies and procedures, analysis of trends of grant awards within the city, and reports to the City Manager’s OfficeStreamline grants management process, converted from hard copy to electronic submission to the CLV Grant Review Committee; includes development of new electronic tracking system using Excel and Access programs, requirements documents for new systemDevelop grant writing training curricula for CLV employees (currently in process)Research, develop, write, and submit grant proposals for departments without grant representativesLiaison with city departments, outside organizations, and other municipalities to leverage grant fundsTrack grant proposals and the funding agency level and maintain grant award notification database

Develop technical manuals, user guides, and reference materials for software used throughout the city.Create and manage SharePoint intranet sites and monitor related document repositories.Provide technical support and guidance to software trainers throughout the city.Create online lesson plans and curricula related to city software applications.Research and write articles for the “Technically Speaking” newsletter.

Provide classification and casework for inmates in all levels, include releases and transfers.Develop, manage, and track correctional programs for youth offenders aged 14-21.Develop Going Home Prepared Serious and Violent Offender Re-Entry Program Case Management system, including case notes, intake/exit forms, and other reporting instruments.

Administer daily operations of Academic and Vocational Programs at correctional facility.Develop adult basic education, competency-based life skill, and vocational training programs for inmates, as well as all program participant assessment information tools.Liaison with local governmental entities, community-based organizations, local businesses, and non-profit organizations to develop comprehensive services for inmates.Perform funding searches and grant writing for the Nevada Department of Corrections. Responsible for academic case management of program participants, including statistical tracking of learning gains for monthly reports for Wardens, Program Administrators, and Federal reports.

Rural Programs Coordinator, including training of adjunct faculty at rural sites.Provide student management, assessment, and classroom Adult Basic Education instruction. Teach multi-level contract class for Nevada Welfare Division from 1994– 1997, and for the Nevada Boot Camp for the Nevada Department of Corrections from 1997– 2002. Development and presentation of teacher training seminars, creation of instructional materialGrantsmanship and funding searches.

Mpa, Public Adminsitration

Activities and Societies: Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Completed Master's Degree, August 2010. Earned Graduate Certificate.

Bachelor Of Arts, Criminal Justice And Corrections

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Alpha Delta Pi (pledge)

High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate Graduate