Christine Hempowicz
Bowie
Summary
Resourceful professional in management operations known for productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in strategic planning, team leadership, and operational improvement. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring seamless execution of project strategies and enhancement of team performance.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Managing Director
McAllister & Quinn
01.2023 - 01.2026
- As of January 28, 2026, I secured over $40.5 million in grants and earmark successes for clients.
- Managed 7 to 12 clients.
- Reported to the M&Q Vice President for each client, scheduling and developing agendas for client leadership meetings, and informing the client Vice President of specific issues.
- Developed and updated an annual matrix (calendar) of four funding opportunities per quarter for each year of the client contract.
- Organized and participated in onboarding new clients.
- Provided regular contact with clients as an M&Q client handler.
- Assisted in renewing client contracts.
- Worked with the clients in project design and project management, in grant and earmark development.
- Secured and served as the M&Q liaison for writers, reviewers, and copy editors on client projects.
- Served on the M&Q Foundations group.
- Managed the Grants Analysis operation for two years.
Director
McAllister & Quinn
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Managed 5-8 clients.
- Most activities same as Managing Director.
Principal Investigator
University of Bridgeport
01.2016 - 12.2021
- I wrote and was awarded a five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical/Biobehavioral Research Administration Development Award (BRAD) $447,252.
- Shared project management with a biomedical faculty member.
- Hired and supervised a grant-funded employee.
Director of Corporate, Foundation, Faculty, and Institutional Grants
University of Bridgeport
07.2019 - 08.2021
- Moved the Sponsored Research operation to University Advancement.
- Researched, evaluated, and recommended for development appropriate federal, private, and corporate grant opportunities for programming, capital, and some faculty-focused research.
- Responded in a timely fashion to grant opportunities as they were announced, and maintained a calendar of forecasted grants.
- Served as the institution's primary contact for grant consulting firms.
- Provided primary grant design and proposal writing in collaboration with departments, staff, and faculty.
- Maintained a portfolio of awards, including federal awards from the US Department of Education, HRSA, NSF, NASA (subawards), NIH, and DOJ, state agencies, and private funders; issued subawards on behalf of the institution, and managed subawards to the institution.
- Provided effective coordination and communication with administration, staff, and faculty to grow and maintain a strong grant portfolio; provided expertise as needed to support departments and faculty new to grant seeking and grants management.
Adjunct Instructor
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport
01.2010 - 08.2021
- Grant and Contract Writing for M.S. in Dental Hygiene
- Assessed student performance through tests, quizzes, projects, papers, and presentations.
- Used variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.
- Developed course materials for diverse student populations.
Director of Sponsored Research
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport
08.2008 - 06.2019
- Secured more than $10 million in programmatic and research funding.
- Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, I initiated strategic planning for research development, project implementation, and project assessment for sponsored research infrastructure and programming.
- Served as a senior institutional research administrator, managing both pre-award and some post-award administration for a modest external pool of research funding.
- Responsible for the timely submission of all grant applications, performing electronic submission, and assisting PIs/PDs in report submissions.
- Ensured that proposals met sponsored requirements, regulatory compliance requirements, University, federal, and state policies and regulations governing sponsored research.
- Responsible for securing all institutional authorization prior to submission.
- Provided assistance to faculty in the identification of potential funders, proposal development, especially the budget, and paying close attention to the interpretation of sponsor terms and policies.
- Ensured institutional commitments to institutional obligations, especially cost-share/matching requirements.
- Served as the institutional Human Subjects Research Administrator (ethics and regulations).
- Developed institutional policies, implemented, updated and supervised compliance with research-related policies and procedures:
- Human Subjects Research Protection Plan.
- Federal Wide Assurance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Intellectual Property Policy.
- Responsible Conduct of Research Policy and Plan.
- Significant Financial Conflict Policy.
- Effort Reporting Policy.
- Worked with the university controller and the accounting department to oversee grant expenditures and maintain compliant financial research administration practices, including annual audit preparation.
- Maintained the University's registration with the federal System for Award Management for Grants.gov, the National Institutes of Health eRA portal, the National Science Foundation’s grants submission portal, Research.gov, Health and Research Administration (HRSA) Electronic Handbook (HRSA EHB), and the federal clinical trials registration portal.
- Developed and managed an institutional seed money grant program.
- Organized annual University-wide Faculty Research Day (2010–2019).
- Developed, wrote articles, and published Breakthroughs, an institutional research review publication (three issues).
- Developed and maintained the Graduate Studies and Research website, and the intra-institutional portal content.
- Supported Graduate Council, Faculty Research Council, Scientific Advisory Committee, and Institutional Review Board.
- Supervised pre-award specialists, administrative coordinators, and graduate assistants who provided services to the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs.
- I served as an NIH special section reviewer for the final BRAD grant competition.
Director of Grants (University Relations)
University of Bridgeport
01.2001 - 07.2008
- Re-started the University’s efforts to secure external funding.
- Successfully secured grants from federal, state, foundation, and corporate funding.
- Increased institutional awareness of funding opportunities.
- Worked with faculty and staff to develop and submit proposals.
- Developed surveys, collected, and analyzed institutional data related to proposal development.
- Served as an institutional grant writer.
- Maintained stewardship of grant awards.
- Maintained accurate and updated records on institutional relations with funders.
- Established and maintained institutional registrations for federal and private grant submissions.
- Established and maintained the University of Bridgeport’s registration with the federal Central Contractor Registry, federal grants submission portal, and the National Science Foundation’s grants submission portal, Fastlane.
- Served as the University’s Sponsored Research Office representative.
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President for University Relations
University of Bridgeport
01.2000 - 12.2001
- Assisted in administrative functions related to rebuilding a fully-functioning department.
- Analyzed and created reports on funders’ history with the University.
- Conducted survey to identify, describe and estimate the economic contribution of University of Bridgeport community outreach programs.
Director of Community Relations, Health Sciences Center
University of Bridgeport
01.1999 - 12.2000
- Developed and implemented a new outreach plan to generate patients for the Chiropractic Health Center,
- Trained, evaluated and supported over fifty Chiropractic interns to achieve individual new patient goals.
- Doubled the number of new Chiropractic patients.
- Produced outreach training materials.
- Designed, developed and produced promotional literature for the Chiropractic Health Center and Naturopathic Medical Center.
- Wrote and submitted press releases and notices to area media for Health Sciences Center activities.
- Served as guest instructor in Chiropractic course, Business Procedures.
Administrative Assistant to Executive Dean, Division of Health Sciences
University of Bridgeport
01.1995 - 12.1998
- Handled multiple responsibilities in fast-paced, dual-purpose office
- Coordinated communication between the Executive Dean’s office and other University department as well as with organizations and individuals external to the University
- Assisted in generating reports and literature
- Developed and maintained all record-keeping: documents, database, financial
- Coordinated administration of $1 million study grant program
Occasional Per Diem Substitute Teacher
Board of Education, New York City, New York
New York City
01.1994 - 12.1995
- Specialized in middle school science.
- Also supported elementary schools, including special education classes.
Adjunct Instructor
Uzbekistan Ministry of Education, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent
01.1993 - 12.1994
- Taught continuing education seminars for English teachers.
Uzbekistan Education Director
International Education Foundation
01.1991 - 12.1994
- Taught seminars for teachers and administrators from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Ministries of Education (avg. 400 participants/seminar).
- Implemented and supervised character education courses for the Uzbekistan Ministry of Education.
Adjunct Instructor
Tashkent Pedagogical Institute (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Tashkent
01.1991 - 12.1992
- I taught English to advanced English as a foreign language undergraduates.
Education
Doctor of Education - Educational Leadership
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut05.2010
Master of Science - Education
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut08.1999
Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas05.1978
Skills
- Project development and management
- Grant writing, reviewing, and editing
- Budget development
- Funding opportunity prospecting
- Faculty development programs
- Sponsored project operations
- Client relations
- Team collaboration
- Mentoring and training
Affiliations
• National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Phi Kappa Phi
Certification
• Certified Research Administrator (CRA), Research Administrators Certification Council, Current
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), Biomedical Research, Conflicts of Interest, IRB Chairs & IRB Administrators, IRB Members, Social & Behavioral Research, (outdated)
• NCURA Federal Contracting Course, 03/01/10
• Grantsmanship Training Program, The Grantsmanship Center, 05/01/06
• First Course in Fundraising, Association of Fundraising Professionals, 09/01/03
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), Biomedical Research, Conflicts of Interest, IRB Chairs & IRB Administrators, IRB Members, Social & Behavioral Research, (outdated)
• NCURA Federal Contracting Course, 03/01/10
• Grantsmanship Training Program, The Grantsmanship Center, 05/01/06
• First Course in Fundraising, Association of Fundraising Professionals, 09/01/03
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Managing Director
McAllister & Quinn
01.2023 - 01.2026
Director
McAllister & Quinn
08.2021 - 12.2022
Director of Corporate, Foundation, Faculty, and Institutional Grants
University of Bridgeport
07.2019 - 08.2021
Principal Investigator
University of Bridgeport
01.2016 - 12.2021
Adjunct Instructor
University of Bridgeport
01.2010 - 08.2021
Director of Sponsored Research
University of Bridgeport
08.2008 - 06.2019
Director of Grants (University Relations)
University of Bridgeport
01.2001 - 07.2008
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President for University Relations
University of Bridgeport
01.2000 - 12.2001
Director of Community Relations, Health Sciences Center
University of Bridgeport
01.1999 - 12.2000
Administrative Assistant to Executive Dean, Division of Health Sciences
University of Bridgeport
01.1995 - 12.1998
Occasional Per Diem Substitute Teacher
Board of Education, New York City, New York
01.1994 - 12.1995
Adjunct Instructor
Uzbekistan Ministry of Education, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
01.1993 - 12.1994
Uzbekistan Education Director
International Education Foundation
01.1991 - 12.1994
Adjunct Instructor
Tashkent Pedagogical Institute (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
01.1991 - 12.1992
Doctor of Education - Educational Leadership
University of Bridgeport
Master of Science - Education
University of Bridgeport
Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
University of Kansas