United States
Experienced research administrator and nonprofit professional, Excel enthusiast, and pretty decent human.
● Provide institutional review and endorsement of proposals, awards, and reports on behalf of the university. ● Conduct all pre-award activities including formal solicitation, negotiation, and administration of grants and contracts, from government and non-government sponsors. ● Identify and negotiate special conditions such as publication and data rights, intellectual property, confidentiality, indemnification, name use, export control, and eligibility restrictions. ● Negotiate non-sponsored research-related agreements that involve special conditions. ● Draft, negotiate, and execute subaward agreements issued under sponsored projects. ● Interpret and explain agreement provisions and terms to principal investigators and department administrators.
● Provide personalized tutoring online to both beginners and experienced users of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
● Performed all post-award grants management activities on portfolio of grants, contracts, gifts, and other awards including setting up award, analyzing terms and conditions, approving all expenses, monitoring budget, creating cost projections, setting up personnel appointments, processing journal vouchers and cost transfers, ensuring all reports are submitted on time, and closing out awards. ● Monitored subawards serving as primary administrative contact including initiating subaward agreements, providing guidance and technical assistance, ensuring administrative requirements are met, approving invoices, and closing out awards. ● Provided exceptional guidance and technical assistance to researchers and their staff to help them understand award guidelines and internal processes to improve efficiency and reduce risk of noncompliance. ● Provided feedback and recommendations to leadership to reduce risk of noncompliance, improve internal systems, and provide better assistance to researchers and subaward recipients. ● Represented the Sponsored Research Administration when collaborating with other Departments and staff including administrative staff, faculty, Department Chairs, and Deans. ● Mentored a junior grant specialist.
● Managed full subaward lifecycle including writing and releasing Request for Proposals, coordinating and processing peer reviews, issuing awards and other notices, and closing out awards to youth and family programs on behalf of the City of Baltimore ● Provided technical assistance to prospective grant recipients including how to apply for grants, submit required documentation and reports, set up payment, and close out award successfully ● Provided workshops and conducted presentations to current and prospective recipients to assist them in their understanding of contract requirements to maintain a successful partnership ● Monitored contract compliance including conducting administrative reviews and site visits ● Made recommendations to leadership and executed corrective action plans ● Collaborated on developing department’s Standard Operating Procedures ● Provided guidance and training to junior Partnership Managers
● Served as program manager coordinating transition of high school students with developmental disabilities into adult services. ● Developed and monitored Individual Plans for adults with disabilities. ● Supervised 10-15 staff members implementing Individual Plans to ensure proper care and supervision were being delivered, plans were being followed, and accurate documentation was being kept. ● Established relationships and coordinated services with community organizations. ● Conducted Individual Plan meetings with individuals, their families, and other agencies.
● Created position in order to centralize and standardize grants and marketing activities that were previously done inconsistently across various departments. ● Coordinated all pre-award activities including collecting and compiling data, writing narratives, and submitting applications for foundation, corporate, and government sponsors providing grants for programs for individuals with disabilities. ● Managed all post-award activities including ensuring sponsored programs were run properly, reports were submitted on time, award guidelines were followed, and documentation was kept. ● Served as primary contact for sponsors answering questions and providing documentation. ● Created an improved system for tracking attendance and other necessary data in Excel which improved accuracy and speed for direct care staff entering daily data. ● Created and managed all marketing materials including newsletters, website, and social media. ● Represented the organization at networking events.
● Supervised 20-30 mentors working one-on-one with adults with disabilities in the community implementing each person's Individual Plan to improve their quality of life including practicing job-related skills and searching for employment, modeling social skills, helping improve speech and communication skills, helping with grooming and cleanliness, and exposing them to new experiences in the community while having fun. ● Met with prospective individuals and their families to discuss the benefits of the program, answer questions, match them with a mentor who would be the best fit, collaborate to create goals, and tailor their program to their individual needs. ● Developed and monitored Individual Plans for adults with disabilities. ● Created Standard Operating Procedures to ensure high standards were followed consistently. ● The program more than doubled in participants during my tenure.