Current Work
Planning and Leadership
 

Workforce Department Program Analysis: Strategic and performance analysis of 3.5 million dollar workforce development department for large regional non-profit
Family Self-Sufficiency Centers: Analysis of models and potential SF Bay Area target sites for implementation of an integrated center-based family self sufficiency model. Funded by regional intermediaries and foundations
Logistics Training Program Program Coordiation: Interim Coordination and implementation of a trade and logistics sector training program for a regional workforce collaborative and community college
One Stop Employment Center Development: Assistance with development of a new One Stop workforce employment center targeting especially low income community residents
Interim Grant Coordination: Interim implementation of multiple Workforce grants focused on transportation, green jobs, and bridge training programs
Grant Development
 

Workforce Development
DOL High Growth Inustry Training: $5000,000
DOL Pathways out of Poverty: $4,000,000
EDD Transportation Clean Energy: $500,000
EDD CA Green Job Corps: $937,000
DOL Logistics Training: $3.2 million
State Chancellor Logistics Training: $500,000
State Chancellor Green Job Training: $500,000
Education
Teacher Prep Pipeline: $200,000
After School Certification Program: $300,000
School Community Violence Prev: $500,000
School Readiness Initiative: $100,000
Community Development/Capacity Building
Community TA Initiative: $750,000
Comm Dev Financial Intermediary: 2 million
Evaluation
 

Evaluation
Rural Technology Distance Learning Project
Tobacco Use Prevention Education
Middle School Safe Schools Initiative
  Red Letter Mission
The mission of Red Letter Consulting is to provide comprehensive assistance to human service agencies to increase their ability to help vulnerable populations.
I founded Red Letter based on my experience in 25 years of work in human services program delivery, development, management, and consultation. What I've observed is that while every agency has areas of strength relative to their service mission, most agencies have limited capacity for fund development and organizational planning to help them access shifting Federal, State, and Foundation funding sources.
I have direct-service and planning experience in diverse Funding and Policy Areas with particular focus on Education and Youth Programs, Family Economic Self-Sufficiency, and Community Building and Development. My philosophy towards grant development and capacity can be summed up in the following four principles:
Proper planning yields better projects that your agency can implement more effectively and sustain down the road,
 
The pursuit of grants or other funding sources is a goal that needs to be embraced at every level of your agency's culture,
 
This year's grant is really for where you want to be three years from now!
 
Honestly evaluating the effects and outcomes of your programs is the best route to long term agency success.
The purpose of Red Letter is to help agencies understand how to embrace these principles and integrate them into a strong and effective growth and fund development strategy. While I have incredible success pursuing grants for my clients, I find that the most valuable thing I offer to clients is how to use grants more effectively more more effective programs and better services for their target community.