Between 2014 and 2016, I served as the Grants Coordinator II for the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. During my tenure there, I established two academic grants programs that assisted faculty with identifying grant funding opportunities, grant-writing, and pre- and post-award management of all sponsored projects and external grants, which included communication with grant agencies and foundations, budgeting, marketing and advertising, and fiscal management and advice. While at UGA, I was responsible for grant-writing and management for over 120 outgoing proposals of various sizes and scope, 30+ of which were awarded for a total of over $5 million in external grant funds between 2014-2016.

Grant Training

Certified grant-writer by the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education (2015)

Certified National Science Foundation (NSF) grant-writer (Grant Training Center) (2015)

Training in pre- and post-award grant management (General Resources for the Administration of Sponsored Projects (GRASP) Training Sequence at UGA)

Proposals submitted to the following federal agencies:

National Institutes for Health (NIH), Department of State, Department of Justice, National Institutes for Justice (NIJ), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), U.S. Embassy to the Republic of Georgia, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of Defense (Minerva Initiative), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Worked on grant teams for $22 million proposal (unfunded) to the Department of State and $50 million proposal (unfunded) to USAID in 2015.

Proposals submitted to the following foundations and corporations:

Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Russel Sage Foundation, Charles Koch Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corp of New York, Steelcase Inc., Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Templeton Foundation, Knight Foundation, George R. Johnson Family Foundation, Walmart Foundation, Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation, Patterson Barclay Memorial Foundation, Ryder System Charitable Foundation, Verizon Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Levin Foundation, Commonwealth Fund, Turner Entertainment Network (TEN), and the Smith Richardson Foundation.

Selection of Grants Awarded:

National Science Foundation (12 overall proposals, 3 awards totaling $952,435)

Department of State (U.S. Mission to Georgia) (award totaling $299,986)

Department of Defense, Minerva Initiative (award totaling $669,500)

Charles Koch Foundation (8 overall proposals, 7 awards totaling $836,056)

Laura and John Arnold Foundation (award totaling $68,000)

Turner Entertainment Network (award totaling $45,000)

Personal Grants Awarded:

2014   Department of International Affairs Travel Grant, University of Georgia
2012    Future Faculty Program Teaching Grant (Graduate School), University of Georgia.
2012    Department of International Affairs Travel Grant, University of Georgia
2011     ISA-South Graduate Student Travel Grant, International Studies Association-South.
2010    Department of International Affairs Travel Grant, University of Georgia
2009   ISA-South Graduate Student Travel Grant, International Studies Association-South

2006   Mary Jean Byrd Undergrad Research Award (South Carolina PS Association)