Dana Yvette Wilson

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PO Box 10297, New Brunswick, NJ 08906

732-***-**** cell E-mail: ad48tu@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Senior Level manager with non-profit and for-profit experience. Economic Development Specialist w/ public policy, urban planning, technology, grant writing, and business development experience.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): national speaker, DEI grant reviewer, and HR/recruiter

Grants/Fundraising: 25 yrs. experience with grants, RFPs, and bids (corporate, foundation and government), federated campaigns (United Way), sponsorships, individual donors, galas, capital campaigns, Giving Tuesday, and other special events.

State Grant Reviewer (Judge): Reviewed RFP/grants for the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) and the New Jersey Office of Faith Based Initiatives (NJOFBI).

Journalism experience: (Dow Jones, Star-Ledger, Lansing State Journal, and Boca News).

Technology:

oWrote $3.5 million in technology grants (including a smart-city planning grant for City of Newark focusing on Internet of Things (IoT), LinkNwk (digital kiosks), and Newark Fiber, a public-private partnership between Invest Newark and Gigxero, which works with companies to establish high-speed networks.).

oFormer Director and Webmaster of the Mercer Educational Technology Training Center established by the NJ Department of Education. Served as county evaluation team member for district technology reports in Mercer County. Led a rent-a-tech program for Mercer County schools (including public, private and charter schools).

Community/Economic Development experience: Worked for three Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). One CDFI was also a Credit Union and a Community Action Agency (CAA). CDFIs are non-profits designated by the US Department of Treasury to provide technical assistance and provide loans to women and minority-owned entrepreneurs in low-to-moderate income communities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Trinity Support Services, LLC (TSS, LLC), Newark, NJ President and Contractor (1099 Consultant, temp, part-time and W2 jobs since 1998. Formally established TSS, LLC in 2008).

Summary of Services:

Development and Communications: grant writing, bid/proposal research and writing, professional development, website / social media, and pr/marketing services.

Professional Development Provider: masterclasses, seminars, group coaching, one-on-one mentoring (primary targets: non-profits, faith-based organizations, and minority and women owned businesses).

Client Examples:

1.Trenton Public Schools: state educational technology grants

2.Somerset Vo-Tech (Alternative High School), administrative and grant writing.

3.Net2Source (Contractor for Ellucian Company LP, Grants Services Dept.): With 1,000+ cloud and SaaS deployments, Ellucian guides colleges nationwide.

Responsibilities:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion client issues

Grant Writing, Grant Management & Compliance

Grant prospect research for a capital campaign (higher education semi-conductor workforce development project)

United Activities Unlimited (UAU): Jan 2024-present. Grants Manager p/t (remote). Researching, writing, and managing grants (government, corporate, foundation). Grants pending NYC

UAU is a non-profit based in Staten Island, NY. Services: afterschool programs, community centers, workforce development / Summer Youth Employment, job readiness, prevention education, counseling, social services, fatherhood, college prep, literacy, summer camps, and educational enrichment.

Middlesex College (MC), Edison, NJ: (2019-2020) Grant Development Specialist, p/t.

Responsibilities: Grant research and writing for all three MC centers. Federal, state, and local government grants; corporate and foundation grants.

Invest Newark, Grant Administrator (2017-2020) and Director of Development (2015-2016)

formerly Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (Newark CEDC), Newark, NJ (NOTE: includes salaried and consultant roles through TSS, LLC.).

Achievements:

• New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA): Innovative Planning Challenge, $100,000 planning grant award to help the City of Newark become a smart city (Newark Fiber, Digital Kiosks, smart traffic light sensors, and other Internet of Things (IoT). Partners: City of Newark, Invest Newark, NJIT, NJII, and PSE&G.

• Living Cities: City Accelerator Cohort 5: $100,000 grant award to fund Cohort 2 of Invest Newark’s Contractor Developer Initiative (CDI) and the development of an online procurement portal for Newark. Living Cities is a collaboration of the nation’s largest funders.

• Surdna Foundation: $150,000 grant award in 2018-2019 to study the City of Newark’s business ecosystem and to create a procurement portal.

• U.S. Conference of Mayors / Wells Fargo: Community WINS grant for $75,000 to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka with Invest Newark for Community Storefront Program.

• City of Newark Summer Youth Employment: $270,000 in corporate and foundation grants awarded for the Mayor of Newark’s Summer Youth Employment Program (225 jobs funded).

EDUCATION

University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, FL, Bachelor of Science, print journalism (minor: education), Dec. 1997. UF is ranked among the top 10 journalism schools and the top 6 public universities.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / VOLUNTEER WORK

Grant Professionals Association:

NYC Metro Chapter: Vice President, Jan 1, 2024; Founding Treasurer, March 2022-Dec 2023)

NJ Chapter: Past President of NJ Chapter, Sept 2017-Dec 2020; Executive Board (Member-at-Large) Jan 2021-2022. Also, former VP, Founding Secretary (2006), Webmaster

oMembership doubled during the Presidential term (increased from medium to large-sized).

o2019 Chapter of the Year (Most members retained for large chapter category).

o2018 Chapter of the Year (Most members recruited & retained: medium chapter category).

National Educational Network Inc. (NENI), 2005-present (re-organized in 2014).

Executive Director / Founder www.nenionline.org. NENI is a small 501c3 economic development non-profit based in Edison, NJ.

Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Association (CFMBA): Treasurer (2023-present). CFBMA is an umbrella organization in NJ that provides educational programs and services, shares resources / best practices, and fellowship/networking opportunities for member churches.

OTHER TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:

oContent Management Systems (CMS) / Salesforce. Artificial Intelligence (AI).

oQuickBooks; Sponsorship databases; Prop Stream (real estate database); E-Guardianship.

oCanva, Vimeo, Postermywall, social media, webmaster, Survey Monkey, Constant Contact, and SEO.

oGrant /Donor /Govt. contract databases (Foundation Center, E-civis, Donor Perfect, etc.).

oProject management / Learning Management Systems: Asana, Basecamp, Monday, Smartsheet, and SmartDraw, Slack, Teams, Zoom.

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