Management Administrative Assistant

Susan E. Shoman

**** ****** ******, **********, ** 29440

843-***-****, ***********@*****.***

Executive Management

• Grants Administration • Fiscal Management and Reporting • Proposal Writing

Experienced non-profit administrator, with over 15 years of experience in management, grants management, budget development and fiscal grants management. Subject experience includes environment, sports and leisure, economic development, public services, emergency services, law, fire services, and arts and culture. Maintaining a proven track record in proposal development, problem solving, and strategic planning, strives as a passionate, innovative builder of programs and partnerships.

Core Competencies:

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Developing Program Policies

Non-Profit Management

Financial Management

Board Development

Working with individuals and groups

Program Implementation, Management and Evaluation

Maintaining, collecting, and analyzing information

Building Collaborations and Partnerships

Oral, written, and interpersonal communication

Summary of Qualifications:

2009 – 2010 Dorchester County, Grant Writer/Consultant, St. George, SC

Researched and wrote proposals for various agencies including city, county, and non-profit agencies

2009- Present

Access Management, Consultant/Writer, Georgetown, SC

Consultant/Writer for Local Government, Non-Profits, and Businesses, Research and Write grant and business proposals

1999- 2009

Grants Administrator, Georgetown County, Georgetown, SC

Grants Writer, Grants Management, Project Implementation, and Project/Grant Evaluation

Raised 5 million in the first 2.5 years

Proposals to EPA, Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, South Carolina Forestry Department, DHEC, South Carolina Arts Commission, FAA, and others

Additional duties: Web site, Emergency Response, newsletter, and Annual Report

1995-1999

Coordinator of Special Project, School District of Georgetown County, Georgetown, SC

Grants Writer, Grants Management, Project Implementation, and Project/Grant Evaluation

Proposals to Department of Education, Department of Justice, DHEC, and several private foundations such as GTE, International Paper, Santee Cooper, Ronald McDonald Foundation

1993-Present

Adjunct Faculty, Coastal Carolina University, Georgetown, SC

Teacher of Music 110: Introduction to Music

Teacher of Music 454: Music for the Elementary School Teacher

Continuing Education: Word, Powerpoint, and Use of the World Wide Web

1991-1995

Director, Access Management, Georgetown, SC

Consultant

Grants Writer

Research and Proposal Writing

1989-1995

Executive Director, Georgetown County Arts Commission, Georgetown, SC

Created and Implemented Small Grants Program

Created and Implemented Arts in Education Program

Created Arts Scholarship

Created Community Calendar

Other duties: artist management, budgeting, fundraising, publicity, staff supervisor, coordinating performances, policy development, correspondence, public speaking, long and short range planning, and working closely with volunteer Board of Commissioners

1986-1988

Administrative Assistant of Special Events and Membership, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC

Designed and implemented three performing arts series with duties including:

Grant Writing

Budgeting

Marketing

Season Ticket Sales

Contracting with Artists

Procurement of Additional Funding

Scheduling

Education:

1983

Master of Music, Voice Performance

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

1980

Bachelor of Music, Voice Performance, Minors in Foreign Language and Theatre

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfeesboro, TN

Professional Memberships:

Sigma Alpha Iota, Professional Fraternity for Women in Music

Alpha Psi Omega, Professional Theatre Fraternity

Georgetown County Rotary Club

Swamp Fox Players, Board of Directors

Theatre of the Republic, Board of Directors

Professional Training:

National Alliance of Local Arts Agencies: “Fundamentals of Local Arts Agency Management”

The Grantsmanship Center: “Grant Proposal Writing”

The Grantsmanship Center: “Grantsmanship Training Program”

Duke Institute for Non-Profit Management: “Non-Profit Management Certificate”

Management Concepts: Grants Management Certificate, including “Managing Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements”, Applying for Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements”, “Business Management Systems”, “Audits for Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements”, “Cost Principles: OMB Circulars A-21, A-122, A-87, and FAR 31.2”, and “Public Policy Compliance Issues”

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