Experience

Wheeler Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Director of Grants

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Director of Grants

  • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022



Chrysalis Center, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant Writer

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2021

   Researched funding opportunities and prepared grant applications and letters of intent  Developed annual fiscal year grant tracking files (2020-2022), which included all secured grants, details on award purpose, with required data tracking and reporting deadlines noted for all key staff  Coordinated the entire grant process from informational meetings with senior staff through the submission process for local, state, and federal grants  Coordinated with Continuous Quality Improvement Department to submit periodic and year-end grant reports  Completed successful grant applications and renewals, which secured more than $4.5 million in funding with the option for $2 million in renewal funding Show less



Bristol Preschool Child Care Center

• Bristol, Connecticut

• Chief Financial Officer and Operations Director

  • Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

   Managed the financial and program operations of a non-profit early care and education center  Developed and managed financial and program activities, including reports and requisitions to federal, state, and local agencies  Identified grant opportunities and prepared appropriate procurement documentation  Secured multiple grants totaling more than $1 million in funding  Managed the financial and program operations of a non-profit early care and education center  Developed and managed financial and program activities, including reports and requisitions to federal, state, and local agencies  Identified grant opportunities and prepared appropriate procurement documentation  Secured multiple grants totaling more than $1 million in funding



United Way of West Central Connecticut

• Bristol, Connecticut

• Resource Development Coordinator

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2019

  □ Fundraising campaign development and planning □ Fundraising campaign implementation and leadership □ Campaign communications □ Relationship building and development □ Grant writing and reporting □ Responsible for special event sponsorships, including Community Builder's Reception, Day of Caring and Annual Golf Tournament □ Promotion of the United Way of West Central Connecticut as a community builder □ Fundraising campaign development and planning □ Fundraising campaign implementation and leadership □ Campaign communications □ Relationship building and development □ Grant writing and reporting □ Responsible for special event sponsorships, including Community Builder's Reception, Day of Caring and Annual Golf Tournament □ Promotion of the United Way of West Central Connecticut as a community builder



Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Director of the Parent and Child Center

  • Nov 2011 - Sep 2016

  □ Manage the operations of a non-profit child abuse prevention agency □ Grant writing and grant and program management □ Responsible for meeting program goals within an established $300,000+ annual budget □ Recruit, train and supervise agency volunteers, staff, and interns □ Direct multiple home visitation programs, including Nurturing Families Network and the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) □ Plan, supervise and evaluate hundreds of parenting education, early care and education, and family wellness classes annually □ Oversee Caring Closet Services (a diaper and clothing bank for low-income families) □ Participate in ongoing assessment of community needs as an agency representative on multiple community coalitions □ Event Management and Fundraising Development □ Designed and implemented a childhood obesity prevention program – The Family Wellness Program (Finalist for the Jackson Healthcare 2014 Hospital Charitable Services Awards and winner of the 2015 Connecticut Hospital Association Community Service Award) □ 2015 Health Care Heroes Finalist (Hartford Business Journal) □ Queen Ann Nzinga Center's 2015 Exceptional Woman Honoree Show less



Waterbury Bridge to Success (BTS) Community Partnership

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

• Coordinator and Grant Writer

  • Feb 2011 - Nov 2011

  □ Coordinate community efforts to implement the Bridge to Success Youth Plan – an initiative to empower Waterbury youth (birth to 21) to succeed in school, work and life □ Manage three volunteer community work groups – Early Care and Education, Child Health and Development, and Family Engagement □ Research funding opportunities and prepare grant applications and letters of intent □ Represent the Bridge to Success Partnership at committee and community coalition meetings □ Coordinate community efforts to implement the Bridge to Success Youth Plan – an initiative to empower Waterbury youth (birth to 21) to succeed in school, work and life □ Manage three volunteer community work groups – Early Care and Education, Child Health and Development, and Family Engagement □ Research funding opportunities and prepare grant applications and letters of intent □ Represent the Bridge to Success Partnership at committee and community coalition meetings



Self-Employed

• Grant Writing, Budgeting and Project Management Consultant

  • Jun 2008 - Feb 2011

  □ Researched funding opportunities and prepared grant applications and letters of intent, Bristol Public Schools, September 2010 - February 2011 □ Prepared a validation grant application for the U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation Fund (I3), a matching funding proposal for the Foundation Registry, and assisted with a grant application to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Bristol Public Schools, October 2009 – June 2010 □ Researched funding opportunities and prepared grant applications, Central Connecticut Senior Health Services, Southington, CT – June 2008 – September 2010 □ Researched funding opportunities, prepared grant applications, assisted with publicity, and managed exhibit budget, Exhibit Curator: David Oestreicher, Ph.D.-Lenape: Ellis Island’s First Inhabitants – September 2008 – January 2010; July 2010 – October 2010 □ Served as Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator, implemented a Yellow Ribbon Youth Suicide Prevention Campaign, provided outreach prevention education to area high schools, managed monthly reporting, and provided fundraising development, Bristol Youth Services, October 2008 to June 2009 Show less



Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Consultant for the Parent and Child Center

  • Nov 2007 - May 2008

  □ Interim management and training consultation

• Director of the Parent and Child Center

  • Feb 2000 - Nov 2007

  □ Managed the operations of a non-profit child abuse prevention agency□ Grant writing and grant management□ Responsible for meeting program goals within an established $300,000+ annual budget□ Recruited, trained and supervised agency volunteers and staff□ Represented agency at committee and community coalition meetings□ Event Management and Fundraising Development□ 2007 Outstanding Service Award Recipient