Experience

Greenfield Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Grants and Government Relations

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for the stewardship of Greenfield Community College’s federal, state and private grant proposal and management process, ensuring sound proposal development, budget development, and compliance with grant standards, tracking and reporting. The position is also responsible for representing the College with various local, state, and federal legislative and governmental officials, while monitoring legislation and policy activities as they impact College stakeholders, and serving as a communications conduit between the President and legislative offices. Show less

• Grants Coordinator

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2021

  Served as the primary author of numerous federal, state, and private funder grants. Primary duties included:Grants Research and Identification of Funder Prospects: Conducted research on identification of funding opportunities and needs assessment data, disseminating funding source information to the appropriate college community stakeholders. Maintains a 12-month grants cycle plan to address college programming needs based on Department and Program Annual Reports.Grants Development: Planned and developed proposals for submission to external funding sources, accessing and utilizing information to include college strategic plan, annual college plan, department plans, executive council’s strategic priorities, and confidential personnel information in the development of grant proposals. Coordinated proposal development and submission activity with internal stakeholders (Administration, Business Office, Human Resources) while serving as primary liaison to funding agencies in the development of grant proposals. Reviewed proposals and provided feedback to other proposal developers.Post-award Grants Management and Compliance: Facilitated post-award meeting with new grant coordinators to transition grant from development/award phase to implementation phase. Led meetings with grant program directors, respective deans, and the College’s Grants Accountant in the preparation of progress reports, budget revisions, and continuation grants, regularly reviewing status of grant spending and outcomes and resolves problems to ensure compliance and timely completion. Maintained internal grant tracking documents and contributes to accurate maintenance of grant records in the Development Office. Interacted with multiple constituencies including GCC administrators, faculty, and staff; federal, state, and local program officers; area K-12 school district administrators; representatives of community organizations, and other resource developers in MA state college system. Show less

• Grantwriting Instructor

  • Apr 2012 - Oct 2019

  Taught a credit-free four-night Fundamentals of Grantwriting workshop every semester through the college’s Office of Workforce Development and Community Education. Geared toward those relatively new to grant writing, this workshop series introduced participants to the fundamentals of grantwriting, with a review of types of solicitations from both public and private funding sources, and included the basics of researching potential funders. Emphasis was placed on developing fundable projects through hands-on writing exercises in class. Show less

• Grants Developer

  • May 2011 - Oct 2018

  Plans and develops proposals for submission to external funding sources for Greenfield Community College, accessing and utilizing information to include college strategic plan, annual college plan, department plans, executive council’s strategic priorities, and confidential personnel information in the development of grant proposals. Participates in oversight of grant development at the college including research and identification of funding sources, disseminating funding source information to college community, preparing and submitting proposals to meet institutions priorities and goals, and acting as liaison with grant accountant and project directors to provide guidance and technical assistance in the preparation of progress reports, budget revisions, and continuation grants. Coordinates proposal development and submission activity with internal stakeholders (Administration, Business Office, Human Resources) while serving as primary liaison to funding agencies in the development of grant proposals. Conducts research on funding opportunities and needs assessment data. Reviews proposals and provides feedback to other proposal developers. Maintains internal grant tracking documents and contributes to accurate maintenance of grant records in the Development Office. Interacts with multiple constituencies including GCC administrators, faculty, and staff; federal, state, and local program officers; area K-12 school district administrators; representatives of community organizations, and other resource developers in MA state college system. Show less



Springfield Technical Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Grants Development Specialist

  • Oct 2007 - May 2011

  Developed grant submissions to funding agencies, including governmental, foundation, corporate, and other private funding entities, on behalf of faculty and staff at the College. This included: assisting faculty in creation of fundable project designs; budget development and compliance relating to salary, fringe, indirect costs, materials, and matching requirements; technical assistance to faculty in support of grants submissions; research and maintenance of current funding prospect lists as relates to current College priorities. Compiled and tracked prospect histories for Development Office prospect management system. Researched all past grant activity at the College dating back five years and used the information gathered to create a relational database to track and report previously untracked data for all Grants Office and Foundation activities to the Director of Grants, the VP of Development, and the President of the College. Assisted in the development of Grants Office protocols and procedures and the creation of forms (both hard copy and electronic) in support of those procedures for all sponsored research and grant activity, including the development of an automated online intake form for College faculty and staff to submit to the Grants Office. Show less

• Development Office Database System Administrator and Webmaster

  • Oct 2007 - May 2011

  Developed an online strategy for increasing alumni connections with the College, integrating social networking, email cultivation, and online event registration. Researched, planned, and created a fully integrated Foundation and Alumni website for the College. Integrated secure server online donation mechanism via third-party service DonateNow. Created fully interactive online registration forms for various Foundation and Alumni events, including alumni reunions, and year-end Foundation fundraiser Top of the City Party. Working with the STCC Foundation Board of Directors, has developed an online tracking mechanism for Foundation solicitors to report prospect/donor solicitation activity to the Foundation, ensuring more precise prospect cultivation. Provides technical assistance to Development Office staff as needed for Windows-based software including Word, Excel, Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, and Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge fundraising software. Show less



W.S. Sign Design Corporation

• United States

• Lead Designer and Project Manager

  • May 2001 - Aug 2007

  Lead designer for a nationally recognized environmental wayfinding and traffic signage design firm and manufacturer. Responsibilities included development of concepts for and overseeing implementation of custom wayfinding systems for cities, business improvement districts, and colleges/universities; creation of bid proposal responses, project surveys, and client liaison services; creation of all written and graphic promotional materials (including brochures, sell sheets, and client sample case studies) for marketing and advertising; creation and maintenance of company website, www.wssign-design.com. Show less



Serious Play! Theatre Ensemble (Cultural Images Group, Inc.)

• Artist Associate

  • Jan 2000 - Mar 2007

  In addition to acting and directing responsibilities with the theatre ensemble, wrote grants (including budgets) for numerous projects; created marketing materials for promotional and touring purposes, including brochures, posters, and press release materials. Designed and delivered several workshops on acting and stage combat, with an emphasis on physical theater techniques of Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart, respectively. In addition to acting and directing responsibilities with the theatre ensemble, wrote grants (including budgets) for numerous projects; created marketing materials for promotional and touring purposes, including brochures, posters, and press release materials. Designed and delivered several workshops on acting and stage combat, with an emphasis on physical theater techniques of Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart, respectively.