Experience

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Foundations & Grant Relations

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Youth Guidance

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Manages extensive and ongoing prospect research on corporate, foundation and United Way partners in an effort to sustain and grow program portfolio. • Completes all stages of funding proposal development including outreach to grant-makers, development of letters of inquiry, online applications, and formal proposals . • Forecasts annual, quarterly and monthly successful proposal submissions; reporting on monthly and quarterly revenue growth, funding partner renewal, acquisition, growth and increase in contributed revenues and expense management. • Works collaboratively with internal program, evaluation and finance staff in the development of proposals, reports, and grant budgets. • Develops language that effectively presents the organization's mission and communicates a compelling case for support. • Manages relationships with current and prospective funding partners through letters, personal visits, phone calls, and personalized acknowledgements to achieve continued donor engagement



Plan International USA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Managed project development teams and ensured successful submission of funding proposals for education and youth-centered programming. Managed over $21 million in USG proposal submissions. Served as lead writer for $13 million USDOL proposal targeting employment opportunities for at-risk youth in El Salvador and Honduras. • Coordinated project design in diverse, multicultural settings, liaising with Plan’s 51 country offices for country-specific projects. Managed in-country teams, built partnerships with local and international partners, facilitated program design workshops, wrote, edited, and formatted proposals, and ensured high quality submissions. Supported proposal design and submission of an additional $90 million in USG opportunities, including conducting research, coordinating and facilitating design workshops, supporting recruitment, editing and formatting, and providing overall proposal support. • Improved Plan USA’s project design process by redesigning workshop session plans and working with technical leads to capture best practices and standardize materials; planned and facilitated both DC- and field-based project design sessions in Kenya, Honduras, El Salvador, Paraguay, and Tanzania with Plan staff, partners, and youth participants. Conducted pre-project design work with local partners and stakeholders in Haiti.



District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Coordinator/Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

  - Managed and coordinated afterschool program with community partner for students in grades 6-8. - Designed and taught differentiated lessons for world history, U.S. history and 6th/7th grade science subjects to special education students and English language learners; developed mini-lessons for small group math practice; created assessments and oversaw grading for all classes. - Managed and coordinated afterschool program with community partner for students in grades 6-8. - Designed and taught differentiated lessons for world history, U.S. history and 6th/7th grade science subjects to special education students and English language learners; developed mini-lessons for small group math practice; created assessments and oversaw grading for all classes.



National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA)

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Development Associate

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  - Supported business development functions for USAID and USDA opportunities; served as proposal coordinator, developing and tracking proposal calendars; wrote and edited proposal sections, including technical narratives and organizational capacity sections; tracked upcoming opportunities and worked with program staff in DC and in the field to gather bid intelligence. - Designed, wrote, and edited promotional materials including organizational books, project one-pagers, success stories, and web content for outside audiences.



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Municipal and Community Development Agent

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2011

  - Wrote successful grant proposal through Peace Corps Partnership program and managed resulting garden project with over 300 local primary school students, school staff, and local officials. - Wrote successful grant proposal for education campaign on public records that reached 33 villages and over 5,000 community members. Managed project from start to finish and produced final assessment and project write-up to donor and Peace Corps. - Trained young women using local language on improved cook stove technology utilizing local resources; Designed and managed small group trainings and workshops. - As Regional Volunteer Leader in 2010-2011, oversaw implementation of countrywide girls’ education scholarship program. Also provided housing, logistical and project support to 17 volunteers in different sites, including working with PC Niger to develop four new volunteer sites. - Designed and taught English tutoring sessions with U.S.-Niger correspondence component for class of 10-15 local middle school students.