Human Resources Training

PO Box *****

Grosse Pointe, MI. *****

Dr. Denyse Porter Jones ***********@*******.***

Phone 313-***-**** (c)

313-***-**** (h)

PROFILE:

Developed federal, state and foundation grants and budgets; designed

innovative supplemental educational and community programs. Developed

professional development programs for instructional and support staff as

well as volunteers. Provided technical assistance to school improvement

planning teams. Evaluated programs to ensure compliance. My experience also

includes fundraising, major gifts and experience with non-profit

organizations, community planning, management, grant writing and training.

I am a self-starter and have the ability to use my own initiative and enjoy

working as part of a team. I have proven leadership, training and

fundraising skills and excellent communication, writing and analytical

skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Geraldine Miller Marvell Wright Institute for Women in Ministry

Financial Officer, Associate Instructor September 2010- Present

Assist students with financial obligations and concerns regarding tuition.

Create payment arrangements when needed. Balance and tally all financial

reports received. Teach biblical lessons for multi-denominational Women in

Ministry. Membership Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan.

Highland Park School District October 2012 - September

2013

Educational Consultant

Wrote District consortium and other grants. Researched, complied and

maintained reports. Monitored compliance for the district's charter

schools. Assisted with research for the district lawsuits. Attended

meetings and assisted the Emergency Manager with the districts

transitioning.

Highland Park School District September 2007 -

September 2012

Director Title Grants/Special Projects

Oversee Central Office state, federal and foundation grants, write

proposals, inform, interpret and recommend to the Superintendent current

and impending state and federal legislation, presents information to the

Board of Education. Assist staff with planning district and school

professional development. Supervise the Title and 31a grant funds. Work

with designated committees made up of principals, teachers, and support

staff with designing specific programs and projects. Monitors grant

compliance and all requests from school personnel for programs and projects

that require special project monies. Evaluate all District federal and

state grant programs on a regular basis. Design staff development programs

for project staff and others. Prepare proposals, applications and reports

in the Michigan Electronic Grants System (MEGS) for state and federal

grants and other related programs. Serve as the District liaison for the

Michigan Department of Education, Wayne RESA, the schools and other

agencies and for all projects of joint community nature. Complies and

maintains written records and reports required by funding sources. Remain

up to date on the changing laws and requirements regarding federal and

state funds and special projects. Prepares and administers the budgets for

District and school projects and for various departments. Supervise the

Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program and implementation.

Represent the school District at county, state and national meetings; work

on regional and state committees. Attend state and national workshops and

conferences. Serves as the 14th Congressional Representative for the

Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Administrators (MAS/FPS)

Highland Park School District July 2004 - June

2005

January 2007 - August 2007

Site Coordinator, After School Programs and Summer Camp

Developed and implemented the "No Child Left Behind" 21st century after-

school Kids Empowerment Enrichment Program. Supervised staff and evaluated

programming. Developed partnerships and coalitions as well as recruited and

trained a team of volunteers and implemented a referral network for program

participants.

Detroit Public Schools July 2005 -January 2007

Grant Writer/ Supplemental Educational Services Team (Contract Employee)

Researched and wrote new and continuation funding. Experience with public

and private grant programs using the Michigan Electronic Grants System

'MEGS'. Developed a strategic plan for the "No Child Left Behind"

Supplemental Educational Services Program (SESP).

Detroit Health Department

August 1998 - July 2004

Program Manager

Supervised, developed and implemented the City of Detroit Health

Department, Tri Cities Tobacco Reduction Coalition and Metro Youth Tobacco

Reduction Advisory Council (MYTRAC) programs. Developed training

curriculums. Recruited and hired staff assisted the human resources

department with employee benefits and managed program budgets.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor August 1997 - August

1998

Adjunct Faculty (Part-time)

Provided instructions to graduate students enroll in the University of

Michigan School of Social Work program.

Community Health Outreach Workers (CHOW) March 1993 - August 1998

Deputy Director

Supervised and provided statewide training. Developed statewide outreach

training curriculums and other HIV/AIDS educational materials.

Community Health Awareness Group August 1989 -

March 1993

Deputy Director

Managed the overall operations for the not for profit organization.

Recruited and hired ongoing. Worked in joint collaboration with the Board

of Director's; wrote grants and developed new innovative programming.

GRANTS AWARDS

. Prevention Network Michigan $ 5,000

. World No Tobacco Day Coalition $2,000

. Michigan Department of Education, Consolidated Application $3.5

Million

. Michigan Department of Education, Adult Education Grant $1.2

Million

. Michigan Department of Education, Great Start Readiness Grant

$500,000

. Michigan Department of Education 31a

$350,000

. Michigan Department of Education, Youth Wellness Grant

$2,000

. Michigan Department of Community Health

(a) Tobacco $ 265,000

(b) HIV/AIDS $ 425,000

(c) Office of Minority Health $

60,000

. City of Detroit Bureau of Substance Abuse $ 78,000

. City of Detroit Neighborhood Opportunity Fund $ 150,000

. U.S. Department of Health and Human Service $ 100,000

. National Office of Minority Health $

200,000

. The Governors Office of Drug Control Policy $ 50,000

. Ryan White Title I $ 200,000

. Detroit Youth Foundation (formerly Kellogg Foundation) $

50,000

. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield $ 45,000 +

$75,000

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

. Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists Conferences

. National Association of Federal Program Administrators Conferences

. Model Schools Conferences

. Brustein & Manasevit Forums

. Michigan Department of Education Conferences/Workshops

. Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency Workshops

. Developed innovative programming for adults, families and youth in the

areas of tobacco control prevention, advocacy and smoking cessation,

HIV/AIDS, violence prevention, substance abuse prevention and treatment,

advocacy and policy.

. Developed a strategic plan to address:

(a) Effective community organizing/planning

(b) How to impact policy change

. HIV/AIDS Outreach Training, University of Wisconsin

. Advocacy Institute Tobacco Leadership Fellows Program

. Presenter/Communications Trainer World Tobacco Or Health Conference

. Presenter Poster Symposium National Tobacco Or Health Conference

. Lions - Quest International Skills for Adolescence

. Lions - Quest Working Towards Peace

. Lions - Quest International Skills for High School

. Presenter African American Communities for Optimum Health Conference

. Presenter and Adult staff Youth to Youth International

. Presenter Grant writing 101 & 102

. Presenter American Legacy Foundation

GRANT REVIEWER

. Michigan Department of Education

. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS

. Michigan Department of Community Health, HIV/AIDS & Substance Abuse

. National Cancer Institute Tobacco Research

DOCUMENTARIES:

. American Legacy Foundation Communities of Color Workgroup

. Youth to Youth International

. Metro Youth Tobacco Reduction Advisory Council

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:

Dissertation A Cause for Support: The Cry of African American Baptist Women

Ministers (2012) Jones, Denyse.

City of Detroit Health Department, Detroit Youth Tobacco Survey 2000

Jones, D.

Tri Cities Tobacco Reduction Coalition, Smoking Cessation Training Manual

Jones, Denyse P.

Community Health Outreach Workers Training Manual

Jones, Denyse

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

. Michigan Department of Education, Team that Developed the Statewide

School Program Evaluation Tool

. Michigan Department of Community Health, American Non Smoker's Right,

Teens As Teachers Training, Tobacco Prevention/Cessation Training and

Advocacy Training

. World No Tobacco Day Commemoration Smokeless Sunday

. Not In Mama's Kitchen Campaign collaborative Caffee & Caffee Associates

Inc.

. Great American Smoke Out National Campaign

. Detroit Clean Air Network Smoke-free Homes Campaign

. Southeastern Michigan Clean Air Campaign

. World No Tobacco Day Campaign

. Detroit Asthma Coalition

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

. Michigan Association of State/Federal Program Specialists Board of

Directors

. National African American Prevention Network Board of Directors

. Wayne County Smoking Tobacco and Invention Coalition

. Advocacy Institute Leadership Fellows Program

. Detroit Urban League

. National Association for Advancement Colored People (NAACP)

. National Association for Black Professional Women

. Tobacco Free Michigan Coalition

. Advisor for the Detroit Black Caucus Tobacco Advisory Council

. National Paralegal Association

. American Legacy Foundation General Steering Committee

. Board of Directors Ravendale Community Inc

. Michigan Business Women Association

. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.

. Rising Sun Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star

EDUCATION:

Ecumenical Theological Seminary

Doctorate of Ministry Degree (DMin) June 2012

University of Phoenix

Masters of Management/Human Resources Management Degree 2006

American Institute of Paralegal Studies

Paralegal Certification

Shaw College

Bachelors of Arts, Sociology

Michigan State University

Elementary Education Certification

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Michigan Electronic Grants Management System (MEGS)

Michigan Electronic Grants Management System + (MEGS +)

Advance-ed

SMART System

GroupWise

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Power Point

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Additional references furnished upon request

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