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Professional Grant Writers List
For funding support, refer to Grant Proposal Seed Money at the Office of Research website.
Sarah Lifton
858.259.2299
Over 20 years of grantwriting and fundraising writing in general, with considerable success in obtaining funding. Particular expertise in STEM education, especially NSF, U.S. Department of Ed., USDA, foundations and private funders. Highly conversant with health care, business administration, sustainability and technology. Knowledgeable about the CSU, having worked for most of the Southern California campuses. A skilled and experienced editor, for both readability and length. Will play devil’s advocate to help identify proposal gaps and weaknesses so that they can be addressed before submission. Fee is $100 an hour, but will negotiate for regular/contract work and will provide estimates on request.
Carol A. Mudgett, Ph.D.
760.720.1357
Expertise in grant funding research and proposal preparation (writing or editing); health care, social services, community-based research, program planning, program evaluation, applied cultural anthropology and sociology, cultural competency and diversity. Experienced writing proposals to public funding (federal, state, county, city) and private funding (private foundations, family foundations, corporate giving, corporate foundations, individual donor development). Fees are negotiable. Degrees and credentials: Ph.D. cultural anthropology, M.B.A. University of Phoenix; CA secondary teaching certificate; over 20 years of experience in resource development; 18 years in north San Diego County.
Lisa (Elizabeth) Retamozo
NOSOTROS Education Center
469.450.7137
Specializes in US Dept. of Education, TRIO programs: Talent Search, Upward Bound; also experienced in writing proposals to HUD, DoJ, and DoL. Writing services contract for federal grant application is $4,000; technical review only of proposal application is $2,000. Demonstrated success (94%) in the funding of new and continuation grant proposals submitted to US Dept. of Education. Degree: M.B.A. Texas Woman's University.
Triveni Sheshadri
858.735.3076
A skilled writer, proficient in producing clear, accurate and compelling copy for a variety of audiences. Strong skills in editing for clarity, flow and accuracy. Experienced in developing grant proposals with attention to client needs and deadlines. More than 20 years of experience in journalism and marketing communications with published stories in The Los Angeles Times, UT San Diego, Westways Magazine and other publications. Knowledgeable about Cal State San Marcos, having covered the campus as a reporter for UT San Diego. Education: M.S. in Mass Communication, San Diego State University; Certification in Grant Writing from San Diego State University. Fees are negotiable.
Stephanie Sides
Shakespeare Writes
858.248.0421
More than 25 years writing/editing experience, including extremely large, complicated proposals (with many partners) for NSF, DOE, and the State of California. Areas of specialty include telecommunications/information technology and their applications, cyberinfrastructure, computer and computational science (in general), health care and medical science, and climate/environmental science. Typical charge is $100/hour but can bid a project with an estimated total amount based on a clear list of requirements. If time spent is less than estimated, the charge is reduced accordingly. B.A., Slavic Languages and Literatures, UC Berkeley; M.A., Translation and Interpretation (emphasis: Russian), Monterey Institute of International Studies; speaks/reads/writes competent Spanish and reads Russian.
