EDUCATION
MASTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Area of Concentration: Urban and Regional Planning. May 1990 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Area of Concentration: Community Development and Planning. December 1987 FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT - Erasmus University/Indiana University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. January to May 1987

EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GRANT DEVELOPMENT - Ivy Tech State College, One West 26th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46206, phone: (317) 921-4653. Responsibilities include: (1) writing grant proposals for individual regional campuses and joint campus programming; (2) reviewing and enhancing grant proposals prepared by regional campus offices; (3) training regional staff members to develop effective and marketable grant application packages; (4) identifying funding opportunities in the private and public arenas for regional campus programs; (5) publishing a web page with grant related information and opportunities for regional campus staff; and (6) assisting with the development of funding strategies for college programs. 2/2002 to present.

FUND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT - Independent consultant. Services provided include: (1) assists non-profit organizations in the preparation of grant applications for submission to local, municipal, state, and federal funding sources; (2) develops program descriptions, goals, performance objectives, measurable outcomes, and evaluation components; (3) prepares program budgets; (4) identifies potential funding sources for client organizations; (5) develops funding strategies to utilize in specific and general searches for initial and long-term funding sources; and (6) teaches fund development techniques and strategies. 1/2001 to present.

PAST EXPERIENCE - Other relevant experience includes having served as the executive director of a local youth development organization. Among programs emphasized were several service learning components that facilitated grassroots involvement of youth in relevant learning projects. Additional experience includes having served as a fund developer and grant manager for Indianapolis/Marion County neighborhood-based social service agencies.

Other current activities include:

• Castleton Kiwanis Club and High School Key Club Sponsor - From 2001 to present ­
• Contributor to Council for Resource Development’s quarterly magazine "Dispatch" - 2003 to 2004 ­
• CharityChannel - Contributor to online magazine "Grants and Foundation Review" - 2004 to present

Past activities have included:

• ­Foreign Exchange Host Family - 1989 to 2003 ­
• Youth group leader (includes Camp Fire and Girl Scouts) - 1988 to 2003
• U.S. Department of Education - Grant Review Panel Member - Spring 2000 & Spring 2001 ­
• Southeast Center, Inc. - Board Member from 1996 to 1998 ­
• Indiana Arts Commission - Grant Review Panel Member - April 1997 ­
• American Field Service for Inter-cultural Exchange - Board Member