Linda Garza-Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Expert in providing technical assistance to nonprofit community-based organizations in strategic planning, program development, evaluation, and Grant/RFP/Bid Procurement development. High-level experience with behavioral health; trauma-informed care; crisis intervention; disease prevention/health promotion; childhood, adult, and geriatric health; community health care and FQHCs; integrative health care; HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and treatment; substance abuse treatment and prevention; homelessness prevention; HUD housing development; charter schools; afterschool programs; domestic violence; children’s and adult educational programs; civics; community building; and humanities and the arts (visual arts, theater, film, inclusion, racial justice, exhibits, art therapy, etc.).Clients include Teatro Vista, Alexian Brothers Hospital, C4, Cook CountyCare, St. Augustine College, HACIA,Human Resource Development Institute, The Community House, Friend Family Health Center; ProActive Kids, Christian Community Health Center, Footprints, Conexión Comunidad, Jordan House, The Resurrection Project/La Casa, San José Obrero Mission, Northern Illinois University, Chicago Continuum of Care, Bethel New Life, Circle Urban Ministries, Loyola University, Family Services and a number of social service agencies in the health care and community building fields. Client References Available.• Developed numerous grants that have awarded clients over $70 million dollars.• Primary grant writer contracted by three community-based mental health centers during the pandemic shutdowns to bring emergency funds to agencies for telehealth, trauma-informed mental health services, mobile crises units, and PPE via federal, state, county, city, and foundation grants.• Experience with developing and managing grants at the government (federal, state, county, and city) and foundation (corporate and private) levels. Contracted to assist with all aspects of grants management, including program architecture, program implementation, evaluation, fiscal administration, grant reporting, and compliance with funder requirements. Proposal development includes needs assessments, designing evidenced-based models and curriculums, program architecture, implementation strategies, and comprehensive evaluation plans.

Listed skills include Organizational Development, Non Profits, Program Architecture, Program Design, and 35 others.