Experience

HOPE Ministries Of Baton Rouge

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Grants Administration

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Overview: The Manager of Grants Administration provides coordination and direction, with guidance from the Vice President for Advancement, overseeing all aspects of HOPE Ministries of Baton Rouge’ grants program in alignment with HOPE’s overall mission and goals and will coordinate grant proposal writing, deadlines, notifications and reporting.Responsibilities:1. Primary responsibility to oversee the administration of all aspects of the grants process for the agency including, but not limited to: maintaining the grants calendar ensuring that deadlines for grant submissions and reporting are met; ensuring that agency programs maintain and update data used for grant reporting; writing and/or overseeing the grant writing process; and maintaining all of the agency’s digital/internet accounts with grantors.2. Oversees grant workflow processes related to data entry to ensure adequate internal controls and oversees quality control of data to ensure accurate and efficient reporting of grants data.3. Develops, writes and implements all agency grants management policies and procedures.4. Responds to grant data requests and inquiries from internal and external audiences, including preparation of data analysis and generation of reports.5. Ensures updated budgets are used in the grant writing process.6. Participates in various internal/external agency meetings needed to oversee grant-making process.7. Assists in the preparation of docket materials for board meetings.



Self-Employed Consultant

• Research, Management, Marketing, Database and Grant Seeking Consultation

  • Jan 1991 - Present

  Twenty-eight years as a contracting consultant in various support roles, including political, policy and statistical analysis, survey research, market analysis/economic impact studies, database management, program evaluation, grant seeking, fundraising and management training services. Highlights include:Worked for the past twenty-eight years as a Consultant with Scott Ray & Associates, Inc. on numerous research, management, marketing, database, and grant seeking projects;Worked for more than twenty years providing support for market evaluation for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.Worked for more than fifteen years providing Quality Assurance support for EXCELth Inc.Contracted five years (1994-1999) as Developmental and Grants Coordinator and Quality Assurance Coordinator for Christian Community Youth Against Drugs (CCYAD) Foundation. Coordinated successful three-year effort to obtain state outpatient substance abuse treatment licensing for CCYAD and to establish CCYAD as the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Region 1 Social Setting Detox Facility and Orleans Parish Drug Court Treatment Center; Secured more than $1.5 million in funding for CCYAD. Part of Scott Ray & Associates, Inc. proposal writing team that coordinated successful establishment of a major public/private funded partnership, the Substance Abuse Services Alliance (SASA) of Greater New Orleans; Contracted five years (1994-1999) as Program Data Specialist for Christian Community Youth Against Drugs Foundation, coordinating information technology, project management, data analysis, program evaluation and report writing; and Numerous projects developed while personally securing more than $3.5 million in total funding.



ArisAlex Digital

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants and Contracts Administrator (GCA)

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2020

  The Grants & Contracts Administrator (GCA) is a vibrant member of the Aristotle’s Alexander team, responsible for the development and management of grants and contracts ranging from small to large and complex.Duties include most aspects of pre-award and award management ranging from proposal preparation and submission to closeout in compliance with all federal, state, and sponsor rules and regulations. The GCA is also responsible for coordinating the timely, day to day flow of work through contracting portals and maintaining required systems and databases of information.



St. Augustine Prep

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educational Technology

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2017

  Six years as Information Technology Specialist for the St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richland, NJ. Information Technology Team member responsibilities included:Serving as primary SharePoint Server 2010-2013 administrator and faculty/staff technical support;Serving as administrator and technical support for iPad, MAC, and Google applications;Providing technical support, documentation and training for faculty, staff, and students utilizing various technology and business applications, as well as maintaining and troubleshooting hardware platforms ranging from servers to desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile devices, and SmartBoards;Coordinating and conducting technology and software training for faculty and staff;Customizing and implementing a service desk portal for tracking and resolving incident and service requests, documenting technical solutions, and reporting the results to campus administrators;Administering users and computers in Active Directory Domain Services, Exchange, SharePoint and SQL servers, in addition to coordinating network maintenance and firewall security protocols;Coordinating Business Office functional support for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software applications, hardware, and relational databases; andTeaching Web Design and Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science courses part-time.



University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data and Technology

  • May 2007 - May 2011

  Four years as Data and Technology Coordinator for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning. Responsibilities included:Coordinating IT, Internet and technology applications for Picard Center and university staff;Coordinating database applications and management for research and evaluation projects;Coordinating and conducting technology and software training for office staff;Coordinating a web site design and development project utilizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, including Internet, Extranet and Intranet web applications and platforms;Serving as a liaison with campus IT, mainframe, PC support, and networking personnel; andServing as a system administrator for office LAN, VPN, and network domain controller server.



University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Services

  • Jul 2002 - May 2005

  Five years as Technical Services Coordinator for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Office of the Vice President for Research. Responsibilities included:Coordinating IT and technical services for the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) and the Graduate School, and interaction with research centers, faculty and staff;Serving as liaison with campus IT, mainframe, PC support, and networking personnel; Coordinating electronic interaction with numerous federal, state and local funding agencies;Coordinating database applications and management for electronic research administration;Coordinating technology and software training for office staff; Serving as system administrator for office LAN and network domain controller server; Coordinating continued upgrade and maintenance of the Research Office web site; andCoordinating a major campus-wide web site redesign, development, and deployment project.

• Research Grant Administration

  • May 1999 - Jul 2002

  Three years as a Pre-Award Administrator for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Office of Research and Sponsored Programs with an annual sponsored research budget that rose from $25 million to $40 million, over seven years. Responsibilities included:Identifying funding sources for university researchers and other investigators; Reviewing hundreds of grant applications each year while suggesting improvements, and otherwise assisting researchers in proposal preparation and revision; Designing, developing and maintaining a new Research Office web site; Preparing proposals on behalf of the university administration; Providing office technical support; Maintaining research project relational databases; Coordinating grant administration and research project compliance requirements; and Coordinating various training and grant seeking workshops and research conferences.