Grant Writer & Business Planner

Experienced grant writer with over $400 million awarded; impressive business plans with marketing sections detailed; public relations and multimedia communications; newsletters and brochures; annual reports...Management and communications consulting includes: proposal & program research and development; proposal/grant writing and team coordination; business plan development; identification and matching of financial resources; training and human resource development; project management; strategic planning; nonprofit and small business organization development, troubleshooting and administration; community collaborations and partnerships, marketing and public relations and communications skills training. Achievements: Grant writing resulted in funding of over $200 million in grants and contracts for local governments and non-profits and nearly $200 million for public housing authorities in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania, under the US HUD HOPE VI Urban Revitalization Grant program. Authored two texts for National Minority AIDS Council – Grant Writing and How To Start A Nonprofit Organization. Facilitated training in Grant Writing & Nonprofit Organization Development. Developed and wrote proposal for national intermediary organization for youth entrepreneurship funded for $6 million through inter-agency cooperation of the U.S. Departments of Labor and Commerce and the former Community Services Administration.