An effective and responsible business leader, entrepreneur, grant writer, business consultant, marketing & project manager. Highly creative and wide-ranging vision that spans industries and sectors. With over 25 years of experience in numerous aspects of marketing and business development and operations in multiple fields and a degree in political science, I bring to every project critical and creative thinking, methodical planning, dynamic leadership and detailed oversight. I have led grant teams that have garnered over $150MM in awards.My personal goal is to contribute to major programmatic, legal or otherwise structural changes to organizations, agencies and/or government operations, regulations and laws, to improve outcomes for society. Beneficial changes can be made in all sectors: public, private and nonprofit, and the most impactful changes occur through synergy of the three sectors applied toward common goals. Achieving such synergy requires developing and fostering relationships through mutually-beneficial engagement.I am experienced with social service, education, training and other economic independence program development, community and public outreach, persuasion and consensus-building. I focus on fund and program development, networking to develop strong inter-agency and inter-organizational relationships with partners and funders, and strategic planning that includes careful selection of grant opportunities to increase capacity and generate unrestricted revenue.Specialties: Sustainability, relationships, program development, grant writing, strategic planning, marketing, human resources, sales, public policy, law and government, public relations, campaign management, research and analysis, writing of any kind, AI whispering, management of staff, program analysis, budget development and forecasting.I have a strong interest in environment and education, systems and policy. I authored a manuscript detailing a plan for a new design for a public school policy model. I am a strong advocate for causes which I support, and I bring a background in writing, law and even politics, when necessary, to bear on the issues that are important to me. I am currently developing eCivix, a direct deliberative democracy online platform for self-governance in the 21st century.