About Me

Amy Whitlock Jennings has over 20 years of grant writing experience, spanning a variety of different community organizations. She has successfully secured over $50 million in grant funding and authored three successful Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants.  She currently writes for the seventh largest public healthcare system in the United States.   Amy is a member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) and the Broward County Chapter of GPA as well as a volunteer for the Grant Professional Certification Institute (GPCI). 

In 2008, Amy was one of the first people in the nation to become Grant Professional Certified through GPCI. Since then Amy has presented a study session for the Grant Professional Certification examination at the GPA national conference for the past three years. She is also a co-author of the Study Guide and Bibliography: Support for the Grant Professional Certification Institute Examination, first and second editions. In addition to the study guide, Amy co authored an article for the Journal of the American Association of Grant Professionals (now known as the GPA) titled Group Approach to Studying for the Grant Professional Certification Examination. The article outlined the approach of the members of the Broward County GPA Chapter utilized while studying for the first Grant Professional Certification examination.

In addition to her work with the GPA and GPCI, Amy is a member of several professional and community organizations. She has served as: a chairperson for the Schools of Wellness Initiative 2003-2007; board member for the Florida Partnership for Access to Sickle Cell Services 2005; member of the Broward County Quality of Life Council 2005; and preceptor at Florida International University 2007. Amy has also served as a member of: Institutional Review Board, Broward Health 2005; Office of Diversity Mentorship Program, Broward Health 2005; Florida Public Health Association 2008; and National Association of Professional Women 2008. She has also participated in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Engaging Policymakers; Local Initiative Funding Partners CONNECT on Capitol Hill in 2005.

Amy received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University and her masters in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University. The Business Plan she authored for her master’s thesis was fully funded for $1.5 million to implement school-based medical services in Indianapolis, Indiana.