Economic Development and Management consulting services: grants, technology, finance, public affairs, communication, public relations, websites, administrative, professional development, hr, etc.Title: President (Independent Consultant since 1998, formally established as TSS in 2008) • Client Sample: National Retirement Pension Training Conference (NRPTC); National Pension Insurance Network (NPIN); Professionals for Non-Profits; Trenton Public Schools, Invest Newark);Sample achievements: * Dana Wilson was honored by the Elks Lodge of Vaux Hall in September 2015 for her community service (with non-profits,schools, and faith-based organizations).*City of Trenton CDBG Program, $29,750 grant

NENI (headquartered in New Jersey) was established in 2005 and re-organized in 2014. http://www.nenionline.orgAbout NENI: NED is a key project of NENI, a 501c3 nonprofitwww.nedgroup.org (website under construction)Helped establish NED's social media, website development, developing meeting topic ideas, serving as a presenter, and strategic planning. This group (established in 2015) has grown to apx. 500 Executive Directors across the country (Linked in group).

Economic/Community Development, food pantry, educational programs, social services

grant research and grant writing NYC DYCD grants (Literacy and Workforce Development)

Achievements: National Chapter of the Year in 2018 (mid-size chapter) and 2019 (large size chapter).Volunteer role. Previously served in this role as the chapter's founding State secretary, 2016 Symposium chair in 2016; and Vice President. Also served as founding webmaster (currently on the technology committee member). 2016 NJGPA Symposium Chair (event was held at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ).Our NJ chapter was instrumental in helping to launch the NYC Metro Chapter and the Southeast Pennsylvania (Philly area) chapter of GPA.

Responsible for grant writing and research for all three MCC locations (Edison, Perth Amboy, New Brunswick).

Note: Role timeframe combines salaried employment and consultant status. Invest Newark was formerly known as Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC)My award winning grants helped improve the City of Newark's business ecosystem through the creation of a website portal at Invest Newark. The grant funded portal includes a citywide procurement portal, citywide business directory, land banking, online community calendar, and online job directory. Also wrote the award winning NJEDA Innovation Challenge grant, a planning grant to help Newark become a smart city (Newark Fiber, digital kiosks, smart parking, smart street lights, etc). Another grant award helped train women and minority owned contractors.Project management: Assistant project manager studying ways to improve Newark's business ecosystem. Examples of Grant funded projects under development: Developing a citywide procurement portal, an online master business calendar for Newark, and a citywide online business resource calendar.Grant Responsibilities: Grant research using Ecivis, Foundation Center, and Grant Station databases. Writing and managing grants (corporate, foundation and government). 2018/19 Achievements: $350,000 grant awards total.NJ Economic Development Authority Innovative Planning Challenge Grant: $100,000 for technology infrastructure (smart city projects)Surdna Foundation: $150,000 program grant for one year.Living Cities: $100,000 City Accelerator (Cohort 5) program grant to train minority contractors in Newark, NJ. https://www.newarknj.gov/news/city-accelerator

TruFund Financial Services, Inc., is a national 501c3 CDFI Non-Profit that provides fair and accessible capital, hands-on technical assistance and innovative solutions to small businesses and non-profit organizations. TruFund serves three regions NY, LA, AL. www.trufund.orgACHIEVEMENTS:-Served on grant teams that led to a $3 million award from NYEDC, a $7 million award from Louisiana Office of Community Development, and a $250,000 grant from The Economic Development Authority. -Served as lead grant writer for numerous foundation, corporate, and CDBG grant awards ranging from $5,000 to $250,000 (Examples: $100,000 CDBG City of Birmingham, $150,000 Morgan Stanley (3 yr grant for 50K/yr), $50,000 Daniel Foundation (25,000/yr for 2 yrs), and three Regions Bank grants for AL and LA totaling $60,000.)-Spearheaded the organization's first Giving Tuesday campaign in 2016 (in partnership with the Communications Dept). Received donations from 100% of the governing board members and also numerous staff members.-Also used Salesforce (CRM).

NOTE: Also worked for invest Newark in 2018-2020 (includes a combination of employment and consulting) Formerly known as Newark CEDC.*$160,000 in grant awards in 2015 from Bank of America ($75K), TD Bank (20K), Wells Fargo ($25K), and Santander (40k) foundations. These three grants (awarded to Newark CEDC) added 120 jobs to the Mayor of Newark's Summer Youth Employment Program.*U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wells Fargo 2015 CommunityWINS Grants, awarded Outstanding Achievement award to Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka with $75,000 awarded to Newark CEDC for its Community Storefront Program.

This $30 million agency (formerly known as Bergen County Community Action Partnership) is Bergen County’s designated anti-poverty agency. Services are provided through the operation of over 140 housing (transitional and permanent) units; comprehensive housing support services; adult education; employment training and permanent job placement; human services facilities; and Early Head Start/ Head Start in Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic Counties.Achievements: Raised $1 million in multi-year grants. Increased Facebook followers by 65% and Twitter followers by 45% in six months.

This local association of a national nonprofit has a $1 million budget and provides Career, Health and Fitness, Afterschool, Summer Camp, and Child Care services.Achievements:• Wrote award winning $100,000 Work First NJ contract for 2013-14 (welfare to work program); increased client base for GA and TANF clients by 40 percent in three months• Restored the Health and Fitness Department (inactive for years). Received grant awards to fix the pool, purchase fitness equipment in three rooms, upgrade computer lab, fix front brick courtyard, replace pool lift, vehicle repairs/upgrades, upgrade kitchen/café area.• Provided oversight of TWIN Coordinator for our $150,000-$200,000 Annual “Tribute to Women and Industry” Gala; Established Twin Academy Lunch and Learn Series (Spring 2012)• Annual Campaign, donor management, federated campaigns, corporate giving, CDBG, United Way.• Marketing/social media/website: Created Pinterest site used as the model for the North East Regional YWCAs. Speeches, vendor booth, press releases, commercials and radio shows on Harvest Radio 1170 am, video, marketing materials, press releases; 105th Anniversary; Hanging of the Greens Social. • Advocacy: Local chapter voice for the YWCA USA’s advocacy agenda. Created daily online advocacy newsletter “Voice of Every Woman.” Advocacy postings via website and social media.

This $8 million non-profit provides an infant-toddler center, pre-school, after-school program, teen center, senior center, senior transportation, visiting nurse, Home Friends, Meals on Wheels, and affordable housing. Responsibilities include: Foundation grant research and writing, resulting in more than $600,000 in grant awards. Managing existing government, corporate, and foundation grants. Overseeing capital campaign for a new $5 million pre-school serving 210 children. Providing public relations services and strategic planning. Managing relationships with current and prospective donors and acknowledgement of contributions.

Title: Director/Grant Writer: 2004-05 (Trenton, NJ) & Coordinator: 1998-2004 (Princeton, NJ). • Grant Management: grant budgets; grant management (fiscal and program); grant audits prep; recruiting / hiring and management of staff, consultants and vendors; sustainability and strategic plans; professional development; annual reports; fundraising plan; and work w/ outside evaluators.• Grant Writing: Wrote award-winning bids and government grants between $95,000 to $600,000 in partnership with schools and higher education partners (ETTC, Educational Technology and Whole School Reform, ACE, ACE Plus, STAR-W, MATRIX, and Teacher Quality (grant planning team).• Management: Recruited /hired consultants (instructors and technical support); Provided educational technology training programs to pre K-12 teachers; Increased client base from 500 to more than 5,000 educators in three years; managed school and district memberships and registration database.

Duties: municipal / council, K-12 education, crime, community, higher ed., columnist (business and traffic).• The Star-Ledger (Newhouse), Middlesex County Bureau, headquarters in Newark, New Jersey• The Lansing State Journal (Gannett), Lansing, Michigan• The Boca Raton News (Knight Ridder), Boca Raton, Florida. • Dow Jones, Princeton, New Jersey. Database Editorial Assistant• Gainesville Voice (weekly newspaper), staff writerDuties: editing and coding wire stories from the Wall Street Journal (W.S.J.) ticker.