Experience

Boston College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Fiscal and Grant Administrator

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  BC’s - Morrissey College Service Center: Our service center model offers research-specific administrative services to University faculty, staff and Principal Investigators (PI's) within the Boston College academic and administrative community. Here, at the Service Center, we support over 500 faculty members and 100 (PI's) across 22 academic departments in the administration of highly sought after and competitive research funding opportunities. Throughout the academic year, our PIs and faculty actively identify, write and submit funding proposals to a broad array of outside sponsors including Federal, state, foundations, industry, commercial, as well as private donors. Typically, our service center starts the grant application process by assisting with the interpretation of each individual sponsor's proposal guidelines and requirements. General Responsibilities: Pre- and Post-award As Senior Fiscal & Grant Administrator, I, along with other team members, provide administrative and technical assistance to our faculty in their steady pursuit of external research dollars. Collectively, we assist with both pre-award and post-award assistance including proposal set-up and review, budget development and review, award actions, budget transfers as well as processing routine payment vouchers, expense report reviews, reconciliations and submissions and finally, award close-outs. Compliance Think of it this way - receiving funding dollars always come with lots of so-called 'strings attached'. Those strings are the funder's ‘terms and conditions', or their 'policies and procedures' for accepting their much appreciated financial assistance. My task as Fiscal and Grant administrator is to provide assurances that all mandated compliance regulations and award 'terms' are met fully and completed and recorded in a timely manner. Show less



New England Aquarium

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Officer of Sponsored Programs Administration

  • Nov 2012 - Apr 2020

  New England Aquarium is a $45 million non-profit corporation which operates a public aquarium and conducts extensive global marine research, ocean conservation and educational programs. Duties include pre-award document review, post-award administration and technical support to Aquarium researchers and administrators. Major responsibilities include: • Supporting proposal development, coordinated by the Development office • Pre-submission review of budgets, technical assistance and submission approval • Assisting with the interpreting and understanding of Federal regulations and policies • Award file setup and maintenance • Drafting of subward contracts and consulting agreements • Contract negotiations, acceptance and activation • Subrecipient monitoring and closeout • Generating award actions • Policy development • Financial compliance reporting • Ongoing technical support and issue resolution Show less



Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grants Manager

  • 2010 - 2012

  Grants Manager Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA 2010 - 2012 Provided grant management expertise and assistance with proposal preparation, review and submission to external funders and support faculty and staff during the life-cycle of sponsored research projects. Support included (pre- and post) grant activities for domestic and foreign grants at the school’s Center for Global Tobacco Control and other initiatives. Grants Manager Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA 2010 - 2012 Provided grant management expertise and assistance with proposal preparation, review and submission to external funders and support faculty and staff during the life-cycle of sponsored research projects. Support included (pre- and post) grant activities for domestic and foreign grants at the school’s Center for Global Tobacco Control and other initiatives.



Education Development Center, Newton, MA

• Grants Administrator

  • 2007 - 2009

  2007 - 2009 EDC is an educational research and development organization with over 300 projects in 35 countries. EDC projects are supported through grants and contracts from U.S. and foreign government agencies, private foundations, nonprofit organizations, universities and corporations. 2007 - 2009 EDC is an educational research and development organization with over 300 projects in 35 countries. EDC projects are supported through grants and contracts from U.S. and foreign government agencies, private foundations, nonprofit organizations, universities and corporations.



Amideast/UAE

• United Arab Emirates
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• In-Country Project Coordinator

  • 2005 - 2006

  AMIDEAST, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2005 - 2006 Project Coordinator Stephen spent 2004-2006 working in Dubai, one of the seven federal states that form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny sheikdom of Dubai is a bustling financial and tourist center that runs down the Persian Gulf and around the Strait of Hormuz situated next door to Oman and Saudi Arabia. America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) is a private, not-for-profit educational training and testing organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a network of 15 field offices throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Their mission is to strengthen cooperation and understanding between Middle Easterners and Americans through education, academic/cultural exchanges, and development assistance programs. As project coordinator, my responsibilities included business development and marketing for the Dubai office, TOEFL teacher training, administrative support, and budgeting. Show less



National Voting Rights Institute

• Boston

• Deputy Director

  • 2001 - 2004

  Deputy Director National Voting Rights Institute, Boston, MA 2001 - 2004 NVRI was a Boston-based 501(c) (3) education center and legal institute prominent in the U.S. campaign finance reform arena. (Merged with Demos.org in 2006) I was primarily in charge of the day-to-day management and operation of all financial, administrative, and human resource matters. Major responsibilities included: • Serving as the lead in coordinating administrative/compliance activities • Proposal preparation, submission and grant award reporting • Communications/public education strategy planning and support • Purchasing and acquisition of capital assets and supplies • Personnel/payroll/compensation/benefits oversight • Facilitating annual audit and 990 checklist Show less