Jordan Taylor Email & Phone Number

Springfield, MO, US

• Oversee the Springfield office for Firefly Employment Services, leading a team of 57 program managers, employment specialists, and vocational support specialists in delivering comprehensive employment support to.
• Provide strategic leadership to ensure that all services align with Firefly’s mission to empower individuals through gainful employment, fostering an inclusive work environment and promoting long-term success for.
• Optimize service delivery processes to enhance client outcomes and program effectiveness.

Springfield, Missouri, US

Springfield, MO, US

• Led grant writing and management, securing and overseeing in excess of $75 million in federal, state, and local grants - significantly enhancing the center’s capacity to serve the community. (~$22m in FY2023, $30.8m in.
• Played a pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading program development initiatives to ensure continuity of access to health services for vulnerable populations throughout the region.
• Reported to executive leadership and the Board of Directors, providing essential updates on program impact and grant utilization - navigating these complex stakeholder relationships and contributing to strategic.
• Fostered collaborative relationships across clinical and non-clinical departments to ensure seamless grant execution and compliance, contributing to the successful implementation of capital projects, service line.

Global, US

• Directed the development and management of large-scale funding proposals, working with seven national offices and headquarters to secure and allocate funding effectively for child and community development projects.
• Instituted standardized procedures for project proposal submission, documentation, and reporting, significantly boosting transparency and accountability, and facilitating the strategic rebalancing of funds between.
• Served as an advocate for Asia to the global headquarters team while also representing the priorities of global leadership to national offices in the region.
• Conducted on-site training and capacity building for local staff and partners, ensuring effective representation of local needs in project proposals and strengthening the overall proposal development process.

Springfield, MO, US

• Collaborated closely with the Regional Director and International Program team to support national offices across Africa and Asia with comprehensive planning, training, monitoring/evaluation, and budget management.
• Wrote and directed two cycles of a multi-million-dollar USAID International Food Relief Partnership (IFRP) grant for children’s feeding and nutrition programs in remote areas of the Philippines, providing on-ground.
• Spent roughly 200+ days a year in the field, including full-time residence in the Philippines during the USAID grant period, with regular travel to East Africa to provide continued program oversight and partnership.

Springfield, MO, US

• Supported the Women’s Empowerment Director as a member of the International Program team, contributing to planning, budgeting, training, monitoring/evaluation, and fundraising efforts for the Women’s Empowerment.
• Developed and adapted a microenterprise curriculum - combining multiple educational resources into acomprehensive program for training women to start and operate small businesses, including the provision of in-kind.
• Led the successful pilot of the “Micro+” microenterprise program in the Philippines and supported its implementation in Tanzania, empowering women to generate sustainable income, improve their families’ food security.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Healthcare Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics And Finance W/ Minor In Political Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing W/ Minor In Graphic Design