• 20 years of experience managing grants, projects, budgets and staff
• 19 years in higher education administration, including advising and teaching students
• 7 years working with K-12 teachers and administrators, giving presentations on a range of K-12 topics and conducting research on education policy affecting marginalized populations
• 7 years of planning events and analyzing the impact of local, state and federal policies at home and abroad
Results: Raised over $23 million in grant funds. Expanded grants and endowments for the Ellison Center by over 500% in 10 years of administration and by 46% at RTC in 4 years, more than doubling the number of successful proposals and increasing indirect funding by 600%. 86% success rate in grant awards. Reduced unspent funds by 80%.
Specialties: grant and project management; strategic planning, implementation and evaluation; education policy research; strong writing and editing skills; cross-cultural engagement.