Grants Consultant Grants Strategy, Writing, Coaching, and Reviewing

JENNIFER E. CARINCI, EdD, PMP

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Carinci Consulting, Lexington, SC 11/2022 – present

Founder and Principal Consultant

Lead a woman-owned consultancy providing grants strategy and writing services to advance nonprofit impact.

Prepare and advise clients about developing competitive federal, foundation, and corporate grant proposals.

Helped clients win $32,692,600 in grant funding (e.g., NSF, ED, DOJ, HHS, and DOD) in just over two years.

McAllister & Quinn, Washington, DC 8/2022 – present

Independent Consultant

Prepare and review competitive, federal grant proposals for institutions of higher education.

Voted 2023 Consultant of the Year for excellence in client results and relations on a wide variety of projects.

University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP), Columbia, SC 9/2021 – 7/2022

Executive Director, Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA)

Launched a first-of-its-kind, $8M initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Doubled expected events for the first award year, and successfully executed the first two visioning events within 6.5 months of hire, achieving 95% of participants indicating they would recommend colleagues join future ERVA efforts.

Built and grew community, including expanding the Affiliate Partner network by 60%; increasing individual supporters by 65%; and engaging 113 national engineering research experts across 9 leadership committees/task forces created and managed.

Shepherded mission; overhauled strategic planning, and optimized team, volunteer, and contractor performance.

Led successful site visit and comprehensive bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting efforts to the funder.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC 6/2018 – 11/2021

Program Director, STEM Education Research

Served as principal investigator, program manager, and grant writer for projects totaling over $12M.

Directed the largest departmental program portfolio including: National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to improve undergraduate STEM education and foster evidence-based teacher preparation for high-need school districts; managed from application, through review, to awards the L'Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program; and liaised as education, diversity, and inclusion expert on a new AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors program with Lyda Hill Philanthropies to provide middle school girls with role models of innovators in STEM careers.

Strategized, developed, and directed the launch of outreach vehicles for communities of STEM education researchers/practitioners – such as webinar series, interactive websites, newsletters, and community-driven processes - working closely with education researchers, educators, and key professional societies.

Planned and oversaw focused convenings, virtual events, and national Summits for over 600 participants – including theme/program development, abstract submission, speaker administration, and meeting logistics.

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), Washington, DC

Accreditation Director 7/2016 – 6/2018; Director of Research, Innovation, and Data Strategy 10/2013 – 6/2016

Founded, designed, and oversaw a new research department, agenda, and development function - including budget administration – for a recently formed organization.

Led accreditation data analyses – including evaluating internal and external evidence, processes, initiatives, personnel, and resources - to inform organizational improvement, strategic benchmarking, and goal setting.

Disseminated information on evidence-based practice/innovations in educator preparation, managed conference presentation RFPs, and represented the organization at national and state events and meetings.

Supervised accreditation staff team focused on program review, annual reporting, and new applications for accreditation, as well as initiated and managed partnerships, research contracts, and contractors.

Directed organization-wide reporting to oversight body, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Project manager, principal investigator, writer, and supervisor of over $1M in grants/in-kind service awards from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Baltimore, MD 8/2009 – 12/2013

Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Pre-doctoral Interdisciplinary Training Fellow – Full scholarship and stipend; completed advanced method courses in the Departments of Education, Sociology, and Public Health, as well as research placements.

Evaluator, Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE)

Managed evaluation of client programs, drafted plans and scopes of work, and supported research reviews.

Developed surveys, oversaw data collection, performed analyses, and reported findings.

Research Assistant, Center for Prevention and Early Intervention

Assisted in evaluation of ongoing pilot and full intervention trials, assisted with literature reviews, data entry, and data analyses, edited training manual and presentations for PATHS to PAX coaches.

Co-Editor, New Horizons for Learning Website and Journal

Oversaw all aspects of re-launch of education research site including shaping mission and vision.

Reviewed/edited submissions; managed web content, supervised interns, and formed partnerships.

Summer Research Analyst, National Summer Learning Association (NSLA)

Conducted site visits to score programs and provided feedback to professional learning communities.

Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Observer, Baltimore Education Research Consortium

Completed CLASS training and reliability testing at 96%; observed/scored classrooms in Baltimore City.

K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Art Teacher, Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) – Lombard Middle School 2006 – 2009

Writing Instructor, Maryland Writing Project (MWP) – Towson University 2008, 2012

Teacher, National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) – Boys and Girls Club 2004, 2005

Writing Instructor, Young Audiences of Maryland (YAM) – Academy for Career & College Exploration 2008 – 2009

Leader, Community Arts Partnerships – Baltimore informal learning sites; AmeriCorps Service 2001 – 2005

GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

Teaching Research and Inquiry – Loyola University of Maryland 2013

Evaluation and Research of Technology Supported Interventions – Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 2012

MENTORING AND HIRING

Selector/Ambassador, Baltimore City Teaching Residency (BCTR) 2007 – 2012

Secondary Supervisor, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) 2010 – 2012

Teaching Artist Institute Teacher Supervisor, Young Audiences of Maryland (YAMD) 2008 – 2009

Cooperating Teacher Mentor, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) 2007 – 2008

HONORS AND AWARDS (Selected)

Entrepreneur, selected for inaugural gener8tor gALPHA Columbia Accelerator in partnership with GrowCo 2022 – 2023

Public Choice Award and Facilitators’ Choice Award Winner, NSF-funded STEM for All Video Showcase 2020, 2021

Invited Scholar, NSF Network of Scholars and State Education Policy Leaders Meeting 2016

Greece Classics Seminar Teacher Fulbright Fellow 2009

Maryland Art Education Association New Middle School Art Teacher of the Year, Baltimore City 2008

Sidney Lake Leadership Award – MICA’s highest award for a graduating senior 2005

France-Merrick Fellowship – Curated The Childtime Collection at Baltimore’s Juvenile Justice Center 2004

ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND BOARD SERVICE (Selected)

Western Governors University Teachers College Education Program Council 2019 – 2022

Mother of God School Board Member 2019 – 2021

Kid Power, Inc. Board of Directors Member 2018 – 2021

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Graduate Student Council and Program Chair 2012 – 2017

Mensa Regional Scholarship Essay Reader 2009 – 2013

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Project Management Institute, Rockville, MD – Project Management Professional (PMP) 2021

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD – Doctor of Education (EdD), Summa Cum Laude 2016

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD – Master of Science in Education (MSEd), Summa Cum Laude 2008

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD – Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Magna Cum Laude 2005

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