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Kansas City, Missouri Area

Senior Grant Specialist - Administration for Children and Families - Head StartKansas City Regional Office, Region VII (Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska)• Lead a team of Grant Specialist with training, support, and team projects• Manage a full portfolio of Head Start and Early Head Start grants• Support grantees with applications, audits, reporting, and closeout• Collaborate with Program Specialist, Grant Leadership, and Office of GrantsSenior Grant Specialist Responsibilities and Performance • Supervising a team of four Grant Specialist and managing multiple grants and millions in funding• Analysis of applications and review of Uniform Guidance and accounting regulations to validate expenditure of funds• Knowledge of reviewing audits findings and indirect cost rates• Developed training and quick reference guides to improve team performance• Working the Office of Grants Management to develop a new website grant tool • Region VII was the first region of 12 to complete the 2022 closeout initiative• Region VII is one of the top regions to consistently manage and certify grant reports

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Developed marketing, sales and operational plan for the retail business• Managed staffing, sales, customer service and production• Created business marketing, branding and sales materials for clients• Managed store inventory, production and finances• Organized corporate event photography for Garmin, Shaw Industries, Ford Motor Company, GE, American Heart Association, & Land of Paws

Lenexa, Ks

Heart to Heart International strengthens communities through improving health access, providing humanitarian development and crisis relief worldwide. We engage volunteers, collaborate with partners and deploy resources to achieve this mission.* Directed marketing team, donor communications, and fundraising* Major gifts experience and a proven performance record* Increased donations in 2017 to the highest level in 25 years* Manage and evaluate marketing strategy and communication plans* Tripled donor response through tv interviews, print, and social media in 2017* Raiser's Edge, Luminate, RE NXT, and Volgistics Experience* Marketing: Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Indesign, Web design and Word Press* Grant Management and Writing

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Managed and analyzed major giving programs and fundraising campaigns• Developed and implemented new electronic volunteer & gift-in-kind programs• Trained and managed volunteers to support development activities

• Managed marketing and sales strategy for 36 stores in eight states• 1st Region to reach the $1 Billion-dollar sales mark in company history• Directly managed 20 competitor marketing data specialists in the region • Responsible for store and sales manager training and coaching• Managed regional budget, reporting and strategic planning