Grant Writing · Workforce Development · Strategic Partnerships · Greater Syracuse Area
I help mission-driven organizations secure funding, build lasting partnerships, and design programs that actually deliver. Ten years doing all three at once — in CNY and beyond.
I spent nearly nine years at Oswego County PTECH/CiTi BOCES doing work that doesn't have a clean job title: writing and managing the grants, building and stewarding 50+ industry partnerships, designing the curriculum frameworks, tracking the outcomes, and reporting all of it back to funders. The program grew. The funding held. The students got jobs.
That work required managing $2.5M+ in annual grant funding across NYS Education, county, and private funders — with zero compliance findings across nine reporting cycles. It required growing an industry partner network from 3 to 50+ organizations. And it required translating all of it into data and narratives that funders, state officials, and community stakeholders could trust.
More recently at ERIE21/Le Moyne College, I helped secure a timeline extension on a multi-million dollar state grant by reimagining the program as a multigenerational, community-based workforce initiative — then contributed to strategic planning, curriculum design, and data frameworks to deliver on that vision.
I also work with AI as a genuine thought partner — using it to pressure-test strategy, accelerate drafting, and produce higher-quality work faster. If you're a small nonprofit without a full development team, that means you get senior-level grant support at a pace and price point that works.
I'm now available for freelance grant writing, development consulting, and partnership strategy, as well as full-time remote opportunities in workforce development, grants management, and program leadership. What makes me different: I think in systems. I don't just write the grant — I understand the program it needs to fund, the partners it needs to hold, and the outcomes it needs to produce.
I work with nonprofits, educational institutions, workforce organizations, and mission-driven employers across CNY and nationally (remote). Whether you need a single grant written or an ongoing development partner, every engagement comes with the same thing: someone who understands not just the proposal, but the program behind it. All work is AI-augmented — faster research, sharper drafts, more iterations before anything goes out the door.
Full-cycle grant writing from prospect research through submission — state, county, and private funders. Strong track record with NYS Education Dept, workforce development funders, and state economic development programs. Also experienced in federal proposal drafting, including contributing to an NSF grant submission.
Ongoing portfolio management, funder reporting, compliance documentation, and audit preparation. Nine years of zero findings. Particularly strong with multi-funder environments and NYS Education and state workforce program requirements.
Building and managing multi-sector partner networks — industry, education, government, and community. Includes formal partnership documentation, engagement planning, and relationship stewardship.
Designing and maintaining outcome tracking systems, producing funder-ready program reports, and translating data into strategic narratives for boards, funders, and community stakeholders.
Contributing to organizational strategy, KPI framework development, funder alignment planning, and program design for workforce training, early college, and community development initiatives.
Advisory support for programs building or scaling advanced manufacturing, construction, or STEM career pathways — curriculum alignment, industry partnership cultivation, early college model design, and more.
Designing project-based workforce and STEAM programming — hands-on learning events, industry-integrated curriculum, multigenerational community program models, and early college pathway design. Built and delivered from scratch, not just advising on paper.
Whether you need a grant written, a portfolio managed, a partnership built, or a strong hire — I'd love to hear from you.
I'm currently available for: freelance grant writing projects, development consulting retainers, and full-time remote positions in workforce development, grants management, or strategic partnerships.
CNY-based nonprofits, educational institutions, and workforce training organizations are especially welcome.