Experience

Pen to Paper Grant Consulting

• Principal Consultant

  • 2017 - Present

  Pen to Paper Grant Consulting Inc. is a team of professional fundraisers focused on helping non-profit organizations achieve sustainable funding through strategic prospect research, award winning grants, and donor stewardship. As the Owner and Principal Consultant, I work closely with our clients to develop, maintain and diversify revenue through grants. Our team assesses and evaluates grant readiness, identifies qualified grant prospects, cultivates relationships and writes award-winning proposals for a wide range of non-profit organizations throughout Southern California and beyond. Show less



The Write Intention

• Fundraising

• Grant Consultant

  • 2013 - 2017

  The Write Intention provides comprehensive grant consulting services to local, regional and national non-profit organizations with particular emphasis on healthcare and human services related institutions, programs and services. We work with established and emerging nonprofit organizations to develop grant solicitation strategies and annual grant calendars; complete prospect research and identification reports; craft competitive grant proposals and applications; provide proposal editing and grant review; develop appropriate program assessment and evaluation metrics; create program budgets; and develop grant award management tracking systems and donor stewardship practices. Show less


Hanover Research
• United States
• Market Research
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Grant Consultant

  • 2012 - 2015


CHOC Children’s Hospital of Orange County

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Grants Officer

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2012

  Responsible for full range of activities required for submitting and managing grant proposals to foundation and corporate sources. Prepared solicitation strategies and grant proposals for gifts of $25,000 and above contributing to $2 million annual departmental goal while carrying a portfolio of 200 prospects. Researched and identified local, regional and national corporate, family and community foundations through online foundation databases. Cultivated identified prospects, coordinated and collaborated with hospital staff including program managers, physicians and executive management to develop and submit successful grant proposals. Developed and monitored short- and long-term collaborative solicitation strategies, submitted timely reports and implemented Moves Management. Provided stewardship and appropriate donor recognition to granting organizations. Show less


Big Year Productions
• Associate Producer

  • Mar 2006 - May 2008