Created a research proposal submission guide (i.e., for NIH, NSF, OSP) for Research Administrator, Principal Investigators and fiscal staff. Used SAGE to archive appropriate grant documents and to create an overview of current grants.

Office administration using:* Ariba eProcurement* eTravel* MyFinancial.desktop* BARs and BSRs for monthly reconciliation.Updated articles archive.

Developed Federal and state grant proposals and managed grant awards for a Native American community in a variety of areas collaborating with various Tribal department directors to develop projects in: Transportation – Established a rural demand-response system with grant awards from the Federal Transit Administration, WSDOT, & Dept of Agriculture/Rural Development; Planning – Tribal land use planning with grant awards from HUD and EPA; Education –Higher education for Tribal students, and planned for career/vocational training for all Tribal members with grant awards from Dept of Education; Cultural Resources –Reintroduction of Tribal traditions with awards from Institute of Museum & Library Services and Potlatch Fund; Elder Care – Sustained funding for an Elder lunch program with grant awards from Administration on Aging Family Resources - A Tribal day care center with grant awards from Child Care Development Fund; Health - Diabetes prevention and wellness programs with grant awards from Indian Health Service; Information Technology – Upgraded the Tribe’s system of medical records to Electronic Medical Records with grant awards from Indian Health Service, Tribal Management Grants.

Planned, developed, and implemented a successful orientation program for expatriate teachers in Kenya. Teacher retention increased over 50% over succeeding year:* Analyzed training needs of orientation participants through recruitment documents, participant surveys, observations from supervisors, and personal observations;*Planned, developed and implemented a 4-month modular orientation/training program to meet the needs of participants;*Established relationships with Kenyans and expert expatriates who became instructors for orientation modules;*Planned, coordinated and implemented a 5-day intensive initial orientation;*Advised orientation participants on finances, safety, cultural issues, spiritual concerns, daily life activities, and general expectations;*Tracked participant progress in orientation modules over a 4-month program cycle;*De-briefed participants after each module and after completion of the program;*Evaluated and reported participant progress to administrators

Seven years of experience managing federal research grants and maintaining awarded grant budgets at the University of Washington Alzheimer's Disease Patient Registry and Genetic Differences in Alzheimer's Cases and Controls programs. *Developed five-year grant budgets including yearly subcontracts with Group Health Cooperative and Pacific Medical Center;*Gathered and provided biographical sketches and other support information for all key personnel on grants and all other pertinent information required for the grant application outside of the actual research plan, such as human subjects information, publications, resources and environment, and all other documents required;*Monitored grant budgets and provided each principal investigator with monthly reports and summaries of budget activities;*Maintained all subcontracts related to the grants;*Ordered and tracked supplies for labs and research offices;*Completed all required personnel documentation for research group of fifteen people;*Member of team developing a policy for performance evaluations in the UW Division of General Internal Medicine