Paige E. Watts Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Maintain responsibilities of the Grants Administrator position, adding responsibilities of grant team oversight (contract grant writer, new Grants Administrator), serving as main point of contact for all grants, and overall grants strategy for organization

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

- Prepare grant proposals for community organizations, government agencies (local, state, federal), corporations, and foundations- Research and identify new funding opportunities; RFP/NOFO and 990 analyses- Help maintain detailed schedule of grant and reporting deadlines- Craft and collect appropriate forms and documentation for submission (ex: project budgets)- Collaborate with program directors and staff on proposal development to ensure accuracy of proposals- Work with Manager of Grants & Government Contracts to establish grant goals- Help prepare for funder site visits, maintain funder communication to build relationships

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

● Grant Writing- Prepare funding proposals for community organizations, government agencies (local, state, federal), corporations, and foundations to support $6+million operating budget- Research and identify new funding opportunities- Maintain detailed schedule of grant deadlines, documents, and contacts, tracking on Salesforce- Develop grant budgets alongside Director of Finance- Collect appropriate forms and documentation for submission, writing MOUs with partner agencies, maintaining up-to-date policies for grant applications and corporate notebooks- Collaborate with program directors and staff on proposal development- Work alongside grant/data manager to establish attainable grant goals- Help prepare for funder site visits● Development- Work alongside development staff to create and edit informational/marketing materials (newsletters through iContact, donor/acknowledgement letters, fundraising mailers, organization overviews) and updating website- Social media management year-round with special focus during fundraising events and awareness campaigns- Assist in content creation (graphics, videos) for grant applications, social media, website- Collaborate on fundraising plans to support operating budget, secure matching sponsors

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

● Assisted and co-taught with mentor teacher; Planned engaging lessons in accordance with VA curricular standards and pedagogical approaches from UVA M.T. program (Social-Emotional Learning, Backwards Design, Universal Design)- JJMS (Spring 2022): three 6th-grade English / Language Arts courses- CLS (Fall 2021): three mixed-grade-level (10th-12th) English / Language Arts courses and one Creative Writing elective (9th-12th), in accordance with CLS’s instructional approach focused on project-based learning with arts-infusion across the curriculum● Aided students and factoring in different needs, accommodating to IEP and 504 plans

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

● Designed and implemented interactive, thematic tours for objects in the museum collection based on independent archival research● Led tours in-person and virtually in permanent and rotating galleries● Assisted training new tour guides and designing engagement events at the museum for UNC-Chapel Hill students and the community

Durham, North Carolina, United States

● Helped the council shift their annual CenterFest festival to an online format● Organized fiscal documents and camp supplies● Promoted their new arts directory website; written announcements, social media● Communicate virtually with artists

Raleigh, North Carolina

● Edited NCMALearn online resource pages to increase accessibility to NC teachers, identifying alignment with state standards● Organized instructional materials to send to teachers as part of the NCMALearn A+ Schools resource● Helped facilitate teacher education programs● Audited Docent education software to identify and fix issues● Assisted design and implementation of education programs in relation to the exhibit “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism”

Kernersville, North Carolina

● Filled and organized prescriptions● Performed transactions at the cash register and drive-through window● Cleaned storefront and refilled supplies● Assisted customers

Master Of Teaching (M.T.), Secondary English Education, Gpa: 4.0

Activities and Societies: FY 2021 Chair's Fellow of the UVA School of Education and Human Development, Department of Curriculum.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A), Double Major In Art History And English & Comparative Literature, Education Minor, Gpa: 3.94

Activities and Societies: Plant Parenthood UNC-CH -Graduated with Highest Distinction -Published in the UNC undergraduate research journal.

Art History And Italian Language

-Studied Renaissance Art History and the Italian Language in Florence, Italy in a summer study abroad program through UNC-Chapel Hill.