Work closely with clients (typically in coordination with the Executive Director and/or Board Chair) to develop capacity building strategies; establish a funding matrix in alignment with organizational goals; developing grant applications; funding cycle management; designing data collection tools and processes.Provide coaching to nonprofit leaders and help facilitate peer information exchanges.Assist building positive and productive client/donor relationships through proactive communications.Ecurium offers consulting services to charitable organizations, supporting them throughout all stages of organizational development. Our unique strength is the ability to leverage our years of academic training and professional experience in guiding our clients to devise strategies, implement plans and programs, evaluate outcomes and make informed decisions on improvements, future collaborations and expansions.

Responsible for 10 years of successful $60M funding of multi-site cancer center and institutional resource center and subsequent competitive grant support renewals (NIH/NCI, U level). Authored and edited all required initial and renewal grant applications to achieve the goal. Research, develop and implement funding matrix identifying corporate, foundation, state and federal funding opportunities.Maintain environment of collaboration with primary stakeholders including principal investigators to ensure their goals, objectives and accomplishments are accurately represented in the final grant proposal.Coordinate grant development activities in crafting proposal concepts based on research, industry knowledge and available preliminary data.Management of grants’ lifecycle including grant activity reporting (monthly and annual RPPR reports, funding agencies’ site visits, advisory board meetings, etc.), development and execution of marketing and information dissemination strategies (recruitment events, social media engagement, newsletter, donor relations, etc.), and other required administrative actions (personnel management, budgets, etc.)Execute supporting documents for soliciting funding (letters of intent, personal statements, letters of support, institutional support letters, mentoring team letters of support, abstracts, career development and mentoring plans, biosketches, budgets, etc).Provide administrative reviews on applications with constructive feedback encompassing 40 applications over 8 years.

Provided executive support to the Vice President of RHA and Principal Investigator of two Research Centers.Prepared required executive reports and presentations including (but not limited to) weekly progress reports to executive team and funding agencies, quarterly Board of Trustees reports, Endowment Fund reports, etc.Drafted, reviewed, and edited requested grant activity reports for inclusion in grant applications (and renewals).Coordinated activities associated with grant reporting cycles including funding agencies’ site visits, monthly progress report conference calls, videoconferences, etc.

• Maintained company files and correspondence• Managed daily calendar and meeting schedules• Administered office support contracts• Managed travel arrangements within U.S. and abroad • Prepared daily and quarterly sales reports and presentations• Coordinated quarterly and annual company meetings (100+ attendees)• Facilitated quarterly meetings of the Board of Investors• Assisted with due diligence process as part of asset acquisitions • Managed employees compliance with the Department of Insurance requirements in the states of IL, TX, AZ, NV, IN• Managed company compliance with the requirements of the Department of Insurance in all five states of operations as well as with these of the local authorities • Assisted in development of forms, flow charts and operating procedure requirements• Managed monthly expense reports for the President and the VP of Sales • Worked on special projects as assigned:o Managed 60 facilities in IL, TX, AZ, NV, INo Supervised and coordinated company’s business expansion in Arizona (10 offices) and Texas (3 offices)o Participated in development and administration of project and department budgets and marketing campaignso Provided daily coordination of marketing campaigns in five states of operationso Authorized expenditures within established limitso Tracked and monitored budget activity and analyzed variances. Produced interim financial reportso Monitored problem areas and submitted regular reports with recommendations o Maintained leases database. Negotiated and executed leases and lease renewals

• Maintained company files and correspondence• Managed daily calendar and meeting schedules • Administered office support contracts • Managed procurement for ongoing and special projects • Updated company database and website content • Provided timely, accurate responses and feedback to customer inquires • Coordinated responses from various departments to prepare for final bids execution • Reviewed awarded contracts and assessed requirements to ensure regulatory compliance • Coordinated building projects permit processing; processed bids and RFPs

• Supervised daily office operations• Tracked projects and created progress reports• Managed daily calendar and meeting schedules, minutes• Administered Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll• Provided timely and accurate responses to customer inquires • Managed correspondence and drafted marketing materials • Managed office support contracts and procurement• Prepared project profitability reports • Reconciled company bank accounts • Managed travel arrangements within U.S and abroad

• Participated in research studies program• Managed project development• Developed and published web content• Generated weekly progress reports

Interpret and present news stories so that viewers or listeners can better understand themInteract with reporters while on the airConduct live interviews with experts who can provide additional information or opinionsInvestigate storiesGather, verify, and analyze data from sourcesOrganize material and write news reportsReport breaking news as it unfoldsProduce news shows, including coordinating reporting