• Authored narrative, institutional, and financial information into solid, competitive grant proposals. • Met goals, objectives, and deadlines for funding submissions and awards. • Collaborated and communicated with colleagues, C-level Senior Managers, and CEO/President. • Presented Federal and State of Florida funding opportunities and facilitated group discussions. *Awarded multiple grants including a three-year $795,000 grant from NASA to support a multi-year partnership with national reach that implements weekly STEM engagement for youth from underserved communities across the City of Orlando.

• Grant Proposal Merit Review (Team Lead) • Program Management • MCB Blog Manager / Lead Author • Data Analyst and Reporting

• Monitoring, Reporting, and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist • Adult Educator and Mentor • Life Skills, Youth Support, and Public Health Instructor • English, Technology, and Small Business Skills Instructor

• Conducted multi-step scientific experimental research projects independently and collaboratively; lead and coordinated biological science projects and research; experienced in design, data collection and management, evaluation, troubleshooting, and presentation of results in meetings, seminars, conferences and journal publications. • Taught science and laboratory techniques to 320 freshmen, advanced undergraduate, science major, non-major, honors, graduate, and at-risk students for 11 semesters. • Awarded excellence in teaching (MCB Outstanding Teaching Award (top 10% of all TAs as nominated by faculty and students) in 2005, 2010, and 2011; Department of Biochemistry Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 2009).