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Grant Pilot is an AI-based tool that helps rural and historically underserved communities secure the funding they deserve. Grant Pilot simplifies the entire grant lifecycle, from project development, to funding identification, grant-writing, and award management-while building the expertise of users along the way. It is a tool for individual communities, non-profits, and hub organizations who wish to provide technical assistance at scale.

United States

Rural Prosperity Partners offers technical assistance to frontier rural jurisdictions, special districts and non-profits to help them secure state, federal and private funding, and launch new projects. We provide direct services as well as work with state and federal agencies, and private foundations to provide support at scale.

Albany, Oregon

Served as the Deputy Director, which functioned as both the Chief Operations Officer and the Chief of Staff, planning, overseeing, organizing and directing activities as a senior level executive reporting directly to the Executive Director. Provided oversight and management of General Administration, including: Human Resources, Technology and Information Services, Marketing and Communications and Facilities. Lead role in business development for the agency. Primary contact for Board management and engagement. Representation at local, regional, state and federal events and meetings.

Portland, Oregon

Oversaw fundraising for the organization’s three core program areas: Journalism, Sustainable Development and Education. Carey Institute's fundraising strategy included growing government and foundational support, launching a major gifts and corporate sponsorship program. Fundraising goals targeted approximately 50% growth year over year, for four years. In this position I was responsible for engaging Program Directors and the Board in fundraising, and overseeing the Marketing and Communications Department.

Portland, Oregon Area

Advanced the strategy and growth of World Pulse to accelerate global women’s empowerment. Scaled organizational impact by developing relationships with corporations, foundations, government agencies, influential leaders and institutions and other partners in the sector. Led organizational knowledge and learning strategy and supported the safety and security of World Pulse’s online community.

Portland, Oregon

Oversaw the integration and growth of World Pulse’s programs to ensure fulfillment of mission to lift and unite the voices of grassroots women leaders to accelerate their impact for the world. As a member of the senior staff, drove programmatic strategy, partnerships, scalability, and measuring and tracking impact across World Pulse’s global network.

Portland, Oregon

Developed Voices of Our Future pilot project into internationally recognized online training program in new media, citizen journalism and empowerment for emerging grassroots women leaders.

Laputta, Myanmar

Managed the design and establishment of DM&E unit for Mercy Corps Myanmar. Led efforts to integrate Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) principals within country wide programming and monitoring and evaluation systems. Hired and trained DM&E staff on Mercy Corps programs, tools and DM&E systems. Responsible for the establishment of monitoring and evaluation plans for current grants. Key role in supporting new grant development and writing for all sectors.

Laputta, Myanmar

Supported early recovery and livelihood activities of Mercy Corps’ emergency response and recovery programs through Cash for Work programming Responsible for managing all VRP activities under DFID, ECHO and WFP, including selection and hiring of staff, project selection and planning, project assets, government and community liaison, monitoring and evaluation, community labor payments and budget.

Portland, Oregon

Key role supporting the South Asia portfolio (including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Myanmar).

Portland, Oregon

Program coordination and implementation of the HOLLA program, a peer-to-peer health education program for African American Students in Portland, OR. Expanded existing youth health and nutrition program and developed new programming for African American youth.

Oregon Area

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Supported the development of WEAVE’s programs targeting Burmese ethnic minority refugee women and children. Included a focus on organizational systems and procedures aimed to enhance efficiency and effectiveness to its target group.