Catherine Perl Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Research and identify sources of grant funding from federal, state, and local government agencies as well as corporate and foundation entities.- Review funding opportunity texts to construct application timelines, monitor progress, and meet submission deadlines.- Coordinate preparation, development, and assembly of all components of grant applications to produce viable proposals that address organizational priorities and align with agency mission, values, and initiatives.- Maintain communication with all relevant parties (e.g. researchers; finance, development, and grants and contracts departments; data analysts; external collaborators; funding source representatives).- Develop and maintain document templates for use in grant applications (e.g. agency data and statistics, program and population descriptions).- End-to-end management of projects: developing budgets, writing narratives, completing forms, and submitting quarterly or annual reports and proposals for funding renewal.- Support grant development in other departments: Development and Private Giving, Health Services, Policy

- Developed curriculum and pedagogy with professors.- Facilitated students’ understanding of complex materials.- Fostered respectful and engaged group discussion, guided small-group discussions toward consensus. - Adapted to rapidly changing class dynamics with tact and quick thinking.- Provided extensive written feedback in a timely manner.

- Collaborated with a leadership team and support staff to execute 8 workshops per year with ~20 faculty and graduate students to facilitate communication across departments.- Designed and distributed marketing materials for events – posted ~10 physical fliers per event and sent invitations to a 56-member email listserv for each event.- Budgeted and disbursed $3000/year organizational fund for honoraria, stipends, travel and lodging expenses, food.- Used hybrid meeting model before Covid which enabled an easy transition for all program members to remote model during Covid and a return to the hybrid model after.

- Prepared and served ~300 plates per meal to people experiencing food insecurity and/or homelessness.- Distributed food and hygiene supplies, bussed tables, cleaned up messes, deescalated and humanely addressed mental health and drug-related situations.- Engaged patiently, respectfully, and compassionately with struggling community members.

- Designed an engaging curriculum by organizing a large body of knowledge, creating accessible learning materials in digital and physical media, and conveying complex content to a diverse audience.- Assessed student learning and provided extensive written feedback on assignments in a timely manner.- Used asynchronous methods to adapt to Covid-related difficulties by recording DVD lectures, scanning hard-copy assignments and feedback, adhering to strict deadlines, and collaborating effectively with facility staff and college administrators.

- Executed logistical and administrative tasks including opening the facility school building weekly for students to use the library, computer lab, and classrooms to complete assignments; and delivering research materials to students and returning used materials to campus.- Communicated professionally with facility staff to access rooms and supplies for students, and coordinated with college administrators to determine necessary tasks each week.- Tutored students individually and in small groups, edited written drafts, made complex content accessible, listened to student difficulties actively and broke down problems into manageable parts.

- Critically engaged with and distilled large bodies of complex information.- Conducted research independently with primary and secondary sources, and met supervisor’s deadlines.

- Certified Level Two Tutor by the College Reading and Learning Association.- Worked one-on-one with students on writing style and methods, met with the same students weekly to enhance their writing skills over time, gave writing workshops to classes.

- Supported professors in class preparation, gathered and organized research material for professors, set up department events and meetings.- Collaborated with departmental staff to maintain smooth flow of operations.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, History

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate

Master Of Arts - Ma, History

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Latin

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

High School Diploma