Resume

Proposal Development
Experience

2017- Present

Provide high-quality writing, editing, proofreading, and beta reading services to authors, teachers, and graduate students.
Completed 15 beta reads on manuscripts over 90K words with seven-day turnarounds.
Completed proofreading, revisions, style editing for MLA-formatted thesis with 14-day turnaround.
Six-month contract: Completed proofreading & revision suggestion content for 35 collegiate-level essays multiple times with seven-day turnarounds.

October 2021 – DATE

Research, analysis, fund development: research potential funding opportunities, read and summarize RFPs, NOFOs, SFPs to advise Executive Director, Management, and Special Projects team regarding funding opportunities.
Proposal preparation: write, edit, and complete proposals and grant submission packages to local, State, and private funders.
Project coordination & stakeholder convening: coordinate with inter-/multi-disciplinary teams, including workforce entities, education institutions, community benefit organizations, and internal staff to complete proposal packages.
Draft letters of support, MOUs, and other partnership documents.
Oversee hand-off of award notification between Development Department and Program Operations Department.
Secured $5M in new grant funds in just over a year.

2005-2008

English

magna cum laude

Strategic communications professional specializing in writing, editing, beta reading, and curating quality written content.
In tenure at California Workforce Development Board grants written and managed by Lauren had an 80% award rate and the grants total increased from 11% of budget to 102% of budget, surpassing the federally allocated formula budget.