As program director for DRIVE, I provide strategic leadership and overall management for an innovative program that helps the underserved communities of the Delta region in their pursuit of sustainable growth and prosperity. The DRIVE program focuses on building the capacity of communities across the region to access and utilize external grant funding to drive community-centered growth. Through an intensive year long program, the DRIVE team works closely with cohort communities to assess needs and assets, hone grant writing skills, identify diverse funding sources, and develop sustainable infrastructure to support ongoing grant pursuit. Through capacity building, collaboration, and aggressive pursuit of grant funding, we are making significant strides toward breaking the cycles of poverty in our region.

Manden Strategy LLC is committed to building community in ways that matter. Working within all three dimensions of sustainability, environmental, economic, and social, we engage with small business, agricultural, and higher education to implement strategic solutions for capacity building and community growth