Writing and editing proposals for domestic and international programs; business development strategy; proposal reviews.

Project ManagementDeveloping and implementing marketing and communication plans, identifying target audiences and appropriate channels, as well as measuring impact. Experience working within the guidelines of budget and timeline constraints. Proficient at streamlining processes by using best practices and creating systems and materials, such as training manuals and guides.Writing and EditingWriting and editing web copy, proposals, and creative elements. Developing high-quality products such as quarterly and annual reports, newsletters, press releases, fact sheets, technical briefs, and more. Ensuring products are culturally relevant and appropriate for different reading levels.ProposalsWriting and packaging winning proposals, representing best practices for program implementation and providing reviewers with a clear understanding of project activities. Experienced in serving as proposal manager, technical lead, content editor, writer, and grant reviewer.Website Redesigns and ManagementDeveloping strategy documents and governance guidelines for redesigning websites, reviewing and reworking content to match new architecture and templates, editing web content and blogs, managing the migration of content to new site, and providing training to staff on uploading content using best practices. Conducting quality assurance review of site to ensure content is displaying correctly and is web optimized. Clients include: The World Bank, Pew Charitable Trusts, Biotechnology Organization, Society for Public Health Education, Calvert Investments, Institute for International Education, FHI360, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, and BroderickHaight Consulting.Summary of Computing SkillsLanguages: Collab, Kintera, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, SiteCoreSoftware: Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Basecamp, Smartsheets

Growing the portfolio of health projects and agencies for Bixal, defining and implementing workflows and processes for effective capture and opportunity responses, overseeing market research to support strategy development, addressing multiple channels and avenues for growing the portfolio of health projects including contracts, grants, and partnerships.

Manage all aspects of opportunity qualification, capture strategy, partner and customer relationship development for business development initiatives in the health sector.Provide guidance and decision making over all aspects of proposal development including writing, pricing, reviews, and compliance assurance.Develop strategies, win themes, and proposal responses.Participate in business development decisions based on strategic direction of company and growth objectives in the health sector.Develop overall strategy for health sector growth and strategic partnerships.Conduct retrospectives and implement process improvements for business development.Serve as Program Manager for health sector clients to support project implementation and growth.

Overseeing entire project team and activities, tracking labor hours, resources, risks and issues, and project activities for migrations, site expansions, maintenance of SAMHSA.gov, and Section 508 remediation of documents on the siteDeveloping effective working relationships with various stakeholders, including agency leadership, contractors, and team members from partner agenciesProviding status updates, biweekly and monthly reports, briefings, and ad hoc updates to the SAMHSA COR, SAMHSA staff, partners, and other stakeholdersDeveloping and sharing strategic and vision documents to advise agency leadership on implementing future project tasks and activities that would better achieve agency strategic initiativesDeveloping workflows, processes, and standard operating procedures, leveraging tools to track, record, and monitor project activities and staff timeInterfacing directly with client and other teams to maintain workflow, collaborate on project tasks, track successes and lessons learned, and garner feedbackEvaluating and reviewing staff performance; coaching team members

• Edited promotional materials for fundraising events• Wrote and produced bimonthly newsletter for contributors• Provided regional development staff with writing and editing services for event-related materials• Wrote html announcements, event invitations, and other development collateral