Joanna Gupta, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

• Lead the society in a manner that guides the organization's mission.
• Manage the fiscal integrity of the organization.
• Develop business through generating new and managing current revenue streams.
• Work with the meetings and grants departments to deliver viable scientific conferences.
• Work directly with institutional leadership, including the Board of Directors, to manage initiatives.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• My responsibilities:
• Balanced budgets and wrote progress reports to manage a 14-million-dollar federal grant
• Researched and identified local, regional, and national grant opportunities to secure funding
• Wrote grant narratives aligned with the organization’s mission to create compelling messages
• Managed the annual grant lifecycle to effectively steward millions of dollars
• Worked closely with the finance office, contract management team, program staff, and funders

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• My responsibilities:
• Wrote compelling evaluation sections of grant applications to secure $200,000 in grants
• Served as a liaison with U.S. Department of Education to manage a 1-million-dollar grant
• Wrote progress reports submitted to the U.S. Department of Education
• Maintained project financials to ensure balanced budgets and careful stewardship of revenue
• Managed two staff members to provide training and meet objectives

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Wrote grants that raised $800,000 for the Oasis Center, which included: o identifying the funding opportunities o meeting with the funders o marketing the organization’s mission o writing a compelling message o.
• Mentored 200 students as a teaching assistant across four courses and as an academic advisor
• Obtained a masters focusing on empirical research to acquire data management skills

Bethesda, MD

• Maintained and analyzed data to promote research initiatives
• Planned and ran project meetings to collectively manage team objectives
• Developed working relationships with military and university leadership

Washington, DC Metro Area

• Tracked financial data to plan expenditures
• Managed a fundraising campaign to raise $100,000
• Analyzed donor records to determine plans to generate revenue
• Wrote campaign materials to promote the candidates’ messages
• Provided budgetary governance to fund operations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Monitored grant budgets and expenses to ensure appropriate management of funds
• Managed a direct mail campaign that raised $200,000 in revenue annually
• Wrote grant applications submitted to private foundations that raised $100,000 annually
• Planned a gala that raised $80,000 annually, cultivated donors, and marketed the organization
• Managed two to seven interns per year to provide training and obtain affordable staffing
• Oversaw major gifts fundraising and secured $100,000 through peer-to-peer and direct asks

Rockville, MD

• Managed the permit acquisition process required to secure state and federal land
• Created annual events to raise $500,000 in revenue
• Cultivated relationships with board members, staff, and donors
• Negotiated contracts with outside vendors to minimize costs while obtaining services

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Organized thousands of legal files for the environmental law team to prepare them for trial
• Extracted data from legal documents that attorneys then utilized as evidence in court
• Handled legal filings at state and federal courts

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Empirical Research, 3.8 Gpa

B.A., Political Science, Minor In Psychology, 3.3 Gpa

Activities and Societies: - Co-director of Wilderness Outdoor Opportunities for Durham Students (WOODS)