Laura Schuck Email & Phone Number

Santa Fe, New Mexico, Us

- Provide project management and change management services to nonprofits undertaking digital workplace transformations (ex/ IT roadmap, M365 and intranet rollout, Knowledge Management strategy, PPMO development)- Responsible for maintaining strong client relationships, coordinating service delivery internally, and ensuring exceptional value for our partnersClients include: Southern Environmental Law Center, Catalight Family of Companies, Conservation International, Ipas, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and VentureWellProduct Development Specialist (April 2020 – June 2022): Project lead for a first-of-its-kind subscription-based support suite for digital transformation leaders. Managed Salesforce product development, created technical and marketing content, and supported marketing and sales strategy and rollout.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Served as regional G&C lead (covering East & West Africa, Latin America, and Global projects) and managed 2 officer-level staff- Directly responsible for administrative oversight of $170M prime awards in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, and global projects, including 200 subawards- Spearheaded integration between Subaward Management system (Salesforce) and General Ledger (Serenic NAV) that automatically created subaward card, reducing data entry and errors- Served on strategic committees including organizational transformation, governance, and culture; facilitated the development and approval of a global Gender Policy- Presented at MERL Tech DC on Change Management for Technology Solutions, September 2017

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Responsible for administrative oversight of $195M prime awards in Liberia, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia, including 170 subawards- Led contractual discussions, negotiations, and requests for approvals with donors including USAID, Gates Foundation, DFID contractors, Aga Khan, Chevron, UNICEF - Served as Project Manager and subject matter expert for Pact's global Subawards Management System, liaising with IT and external developers and providing excellent customer service to end users (was Microsoft CRM, now Salesforce). Pact's Salesforce Implementation Team received an Honorable Mention from InsideNGO's 2016 Excellence Awards. - Co-led a week-long international conference of 40 Finance and Grants practitioners, overseeing curriculum development and delivering interactive trainings - Established innovative, web-based Community of Practice for global G&C practitioners to share best practices, knowledge management- Designed and built comprehensive intranet of G&C resources and tools using Jive platform

Washington, Dc, Us

- Supported and oversaw all aspects of pre- and post-award administration for a $5 million research portfolio of over 40 doctors in the Center for Translational Science, including proposal development, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, purchasing, sub-recipient management and donor reporting- Prepared multi-million dollar grant and contract proposal submissions to federal and multinational sponsors such as NIH, CDC, and WHO as well as private foundations- Coordinated with Accounting and the Pre-Award office throughout the award life cycle to ensure compliance with donor terms and conditions

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Managed the Kenya and Tanzania portfolios with incoming awards totaling $29M annually in U.S. Government funds and over 130 outgoing subawards - Served as Project Manager for grants database; oversaw redesign to enhance functionality and ease of use- Designed, developed, and delivered trainings for field and HQ staff on grants management, USG donor requirements, and Foundation policies, procedures, and systems

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Supported subawards and procurements for a five-country, $500M CDC-funded cooperative agreement by ensuring compliance with CDC regs and establishing enhanced tracking systems.

Nairobi, Ke

B.A., International Studies

International Relations, East African History

French Language, Art History