Every organization in the health and human services sector faces three key problems.
Securing resources. Innovating. And ensuring quality once funded. Decision makers often face them alone, but you don’t have to.
Securing Resources — Grant Writing & Funding Strategy
Grant writing and funding strategy, from needs assessment through budget narrative. I have written 59 proposals across my career and won 31 — a 53% success rate against an industry standard of 10–30% — raising more than $2.1 million. That includes selective, deeply integrated grant work in California health and human services (19 written, 13 won, 68%), and high-volume work for a grants consulting firm serving multiple clients simultaneously (40 written in nine months, 18 won, 45%). Notable recent wins include a $211,500 Mother Cabrini Health Foundation award and a $170,000 CDBG award.
Developing Innovation — Program Design & Development
Program design grounded in evidence, community values, and fundable structure. During California’s implementation of the Mental Health Services Act, I helped design the state’s funding priorities — $140 million in successfully adopted statewide initiatives for stigma reduction and student mental health — and proposed and helped launch a $60 million collaborative initiative to reduce disparities in mental health care. Recent work includes successful program designs for a Southern California developmental disability services provider.
Ensuring Quality — Compliance, Reporting & Evaluation
The work after the award: I have personally administered 13 grants, overseeing implementation, compliance, and stakeholder engagement. Recent projects include a comprehensive program management system for a Buffalo, NY nonprofit — consolidating compliance, reporting, and implementation across five funding streams into a single operational manual per program — and operational manuals for disability providers in Arizona, Maryland, and Nevada.