Antonio McLaren, Ed.D.

Vice President for Program Innovation and Implementation at The 1890 Universities Foundation
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Credentials

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate
    USF Corporate Training and Professional Education
    May, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Consulting Foundations
    LinkedIn
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Unconscious Bias
    LinkedIn
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • The 1890 Universities Foundation
    • Vice President for Program Innovation and Implementation
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      Provides leadership and management of programs and activities to carry out the mission of the 1890 Universities Foundation with an emphasis on building transformational capacity across the 1890 land-grant university system. Provides leadership and management of programs and activities to carry out the mission of the 1890 Universities Foundation with an emphasis on building transformational capacity across the 1890 land-grant university system.

  • University of Minnesota
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Consultant
      • Dec 2022 - Present

      Provides consultation to UMN Extension to ensure program delivery meets federal Civil Rights guidelines. Provides consultation to UMN Extension to ensure program delivery meets federal Civil Rights guidelines.

  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Consultant
      • Dec 2020 - Dec 2022

      Provides statewide leadership to N.C. Cooperative Extension’s state and county staff to promote accountability, and ensures program delivery meets federal Civil Rights guidelines. Provides statewide leadership to N.C. Cooperative Extension’s state and county staff to promote accountability, and ensures program delivery meets federal Civil Rights guidelines.

  • Florida A&M University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Consultant
      • Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

      Provides consultation on grantsmanship for federal competitive funding opportunities. Provides consultation on grantsmanship for federal competitive funding opportunities.

  • Witt O'Brien's
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Consultant
      • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

      Provided management and reporting support for Federal small business and food system grant programs that were authorized through the 2020 CARES ACT. Provided management and reporting support for Federal small business and food system grant programs that were authorized through the 2020 CARES ACT.

  • NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Independent External Reviewer
      • Sep 2020 - Oct 2020

      Provided consultation and expertise in the social sciences to assist in the review of a NOAA-funded Center grant through the Educational Partnership Program with Minority-serving Institutions (EPP/MSI). Provided consultation and expertise in the social sciences to assist in the review of a NOAA-funded Center grant through the Educational Partnership Program with Minority-serving Institutions (EPP/MSI).

  • USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • National Program Leader
      • Sep 2015 - Jun 2020

      Provided national leadership and management of NIFA’s 1890 Federal grant programs portfolio, and managed other Federal funding opportunities to support food and agriculture programs at public and private higher education institutions. Provided national leadership and management of NIFA’s 1890 Federal grant programs portfolio, and managed other Federal funding opportunities to support food and agriculture programs at public and private higher education institutions.

  • USDA
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • USDA/1890 Program Liaison (Virginia State University)
      • Mar 2011 - Sep 2015

      Provided programmatic capacity for VSU’s research, education, and extension programs and implemented recruitment/retention strategies to support students majoring in agriculture and related fields at VSU. Provided programmatic capacity for VSU’s research, education, and extension programs and implemented recruitment/retention strategies to support students majoring in agriculture and related fields at VSU.

    • Program Specialist
      • Jan 2003 - Mar 2011

      Provided programmatic support for the leadership and management of several Federal grant programs, including Risk Management Education, Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development, Markets and Trade, and Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Programs.

    • USDA/1890 Scholar Intern
      • Jun 1997 - Jan 2003

      Provided support to multiple USDA projects on a seasonal basis.

Education

  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Doctor of Education - EdD, Leadership
    2012 - 2015
  • Virginia State University
    Master of Arts - MA, Economics and Finance
    2001 - 2003
  • Virginia State University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Agricultural Business/Economics
    1997 - 2001

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