LaShaun Burress Hathaway
New York ,NY
Summary
Motivated professional offering Bachelor’s in Communications. Resourceful with over ten years of experience communicating and collaborating effectively with all levels of personnel, agencies, and candidates to maximize the teams efficiency. Dedicated to providing communities with important resources to manage emergency needs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Grant Writer
Self Employed
Knoxville , TN
11.2015 - Current
- Completed grant applications with supporting documentation to secure funding proposals, grant application narratives and budgets to finalize with development prior to submittal.
- Researched grant opportunities based on funding amount needed, location and organization project.
- Investigated potential funding sources, including state and federal programs and non-profit foundations.
- Maintained master calendar of grants and prospects with associated files and correspondence.
- Developed and wrote grant proposals for non-profits, matching needs with available funds.
- Created key messaging, concept notes and supporting information to compel engagement.
- Completed writing assignments according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style and terminology.
- Collaborated with specialists in other disciplines, including engineers, product management, instructional design and support in development of internal and external user manuals
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
- Coordinated strategic goals and worked to secure grants for district churches, programs and needs.
Student Assistant
University Of Tennessee At Knoxville
Knoxville , TN
08.2013 - 02.2015
- Promoted student learning by providing individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topics.
- Prepared bulletin boards, classroom materials and individual student portfolios to support teacher plans.
- Leveraged excellent project management and leadership skills at school to coordinate group activities, complete projects and expand knowledge.
- Obtained and organized files and research papers to make important documents easier to find.
- Coordinated various events and activities to support operations of student organizations.
- Liaised with management and instructors to receive constructive criticism for areas needing improvement.
- Offered students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
A. T. Still University
Missouri05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Communication
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN07.2015
Skills
- External team collaboration
- Crisis management
- Strategic planning
- Collaboration
- Emergency Preparedness
- Proposal management
- Audience adaptation
- Data management
- Marketing strategy
- Brand-building strategies
- Data management
- Research and Data Analysis
- Training & Development
- Campaign performance tracking
- Analytical software (SAS/SPSS/R)
- JavaScript
- SQL
- HTML
- Tracking expertise
- Report writing abilities
- MS Office proficiency
- Project planning
- Marketing campaign
- Competitive and Trend Analysis
- Organizational skills
- Promotional marketing and advertising
- Excellent interpersonal communications
Timeline
Freelance Grant Writer
Self Employed
11.2015 - Current
Student Assistant
University Of Tennessee At Knoxville
08.2013 - 02.2015
Master of Science - Public Health
A. T. Still University
Bachelor of Science - Communication
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville