Support College of Science faculty in preparation of grant proposals to NSF, NIH, USDA-AFRI, USDA-NIFA, DARPA, NASA, US Dept. of Energy, DOD, American Chemical Society, Utah Legislature, American Alpine Club and other government and foundation sponsors.Assist with more than 50 grant proposals per year including: development of budgets in Kuali routing system; preparing/reviewing Biosketches, Budget Justifications, Conflict of Interest and Current & Pending forms; reviewing RFPs and ensuring all required documents are completed and submittedGive presentations to faculty on grant writing and development of proposalsOrganize interdisciplinary research events for faculty

Evaluation of competitive grant applications against published criteria and RFA’s/RFP’s, independent reading and scoring; providing detailed, objective, constructive, and timely, written evaluative comments for each assigned application; active participation throughout the review process; collegial discussions with fellow panelists during panel discussions and consensus reviews

Provide grant writing, editing/reviewing and development of grant documents such as budgets, work plans and logic models.

Provided grant writing support for the Institutional Giving Team

• Responsible for procuring/tracking Institutional Giving Revenue of $10 million annually through Government, Foundation and Corporate donors• Supervise Grant Writing staff and Advancement Services staff• Develop and Monitor In-House Grant Stewardship• Advance Community Partner relationships

• Manage cross-functional proposal submission teams—including program, community impact, and accounting staff • Write and submit proposals for foundations, corporations, and government grant and contract opportunities• Write and coordinate submission of reports, thank you letters, and other communications to funders• Prospect for and research new funders and identify and investigate new grant opportunities• Initiate and manage relationships with new and existing funders• Research community needs and prepare statements of need for JFS programs• Create engaging professional development workshops and trainings for program staff and conduct grants-related presentations• Monitor grant reporting requirements• Update Raisers Edge database with activities and deadlines• Work in conjunction with the Community Impact department to support development of logic models and outcome measurement

Served on Evaluation Committee responsible for determining awardee of $672,000 in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant funding for Youth Programs.

• Assisted with submission of more than 250 grant proposals to federal, state and local sponsors for engineering, science, and education faculty • Personal proposal workload brought in over $3.5 million in awards • Developed grant proposal budgets, budget justifications and cost proposals• Experienced in electronic proposal submission systems (Grants.gov, NSF Fastlane, NASA)

Fine Arts in Rockbridge (FAIR), a 501(c)3 organization providing services to the Rockbridge Symphony, Rockbridge Ballet and Summer FAIR • Provided fiscal oversight and supervision of Executive Director• Development of fundraising strategies, donor solicitation and cultivation• Event planning• Volunteer recruitment and supervision• Marketing and advertising• Grant writing

Executive Assistant 2009 – 2011Administrative Assistant 2008 – 2009, 2011 – 2012• Served as administrative assistant to Dean and assistant deans, managed calendars, coordinated small, private lunches and dinners for law school visitors• Provided complex event management support for 2-day Johnson & Johnson Colloquium with 100 attendees• Coordinated logistics of 2010-2011 commencement speaker, Nina Totenberg, NPR Radio • Assisted law school’s Liberia project with grant proposal to U.S. Institute of Peace• Managed logistics of faculty engagement for 70 adjunct faculty per year • Wrote reports for senior university officials following board meetings

Masters in Public AdministrationOutstanding Student Award Candidate3.8 GPA

Assistant Director of Development 2008Administrative Assistant to VP of Institutional Advancement 2006 – 2008• Assisted with hosting and logistics for prominent campus visitors including: David Neeleman, owner of JetBlue; Richard and Nancy Marriott of Marriott hotels; Christine Udvar-Hazy of ILFC and the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum at Washington Dulles Int’l. Airport; Nolan Archibald, CEO of Black & Decker; Constance Horner, Director of the Board for Pfizer; Ron Jones, Chairman of the Board, Sealy Mattress; Jeff Benedict, author and features writer for Sports Illustrated • Organized the SVU Shenandoah Annual Art show in Fairfax, VA, a large-scale reception and art show hosted by Richard and Nancy Marriott; event planning included advertising, ticket sales, a formal dinner, concert and art auction; proceeds from the art show totaled $25,000 in 2006 and $22,000 in 2007 used for scholarship funds for students• Processed all donations to the university; generated monthly donor reports for the president and vice president using SQL based software; regularly suggested potential donor visits for president and vice president; cultivated relationships with over 200 donors and parents through campus events, email and phone contact• Authored Development Department’s first draft of strategic plan for Southern Virginia University 2008 Strategic Plan