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Biography:	I am an active member of Grant Professionals Association and currently serve as the GPA National Board Vice President. I am also a GPC. I am employed by the City of Mesa as their Grant Coordinator. Previously, I worked at Chicanos Por La Causa where I was instrumental in increasing Early Childhood Development program funding from $6 million to over $15 million. I was the lead grant writing on the CPLC Early Head Start proposal, which won an additional $600,000 in funding for the organization. In 2010, I wrote a proposal for Early Learning and Mentor Coaching that won $223,000 in federal funding. Additionally, I have participated on multiple committees and task forces, including Strategic Planning at the program, department and corporate levels, Development Communication. I serve as the GPA Board Liaison for the Publications and Social Media committees. I have also worked as a grant consultant and have served as a grants reviewer at the foundation, city, state and federal levels and have presented at numerous conferences. In my "spare" time, I write fiction. My recently published novels include The Healer’s Legacy (YA/Crossover Fantasy, 2012) and The Nelig Stones (Middle-Grade Fantasy, 2013).
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