FEBRUARY 2019: What Can GPA Do For You To Help Fuel Your Passion For A Successful Career?

Given the number of responsibilities we juggle daily, career goals aren’t always on the top of the list. Which of us, after all, has the time for more meetings and activities after spending a whole day of them? But thinking this way may cause you to miss the numerous benefits you can get for your grants career through GPA.

What’s your plan in 2019?

Get a promotion
Get a raise
Change jobs
Build your professional brand
Raise your visibility at work or in your specialty
Master a new grants skill
Increase your performance metrics
Get certified (GPC)
Feel happier at work

Join us for a deep dive into “all-things GPA.” Find out how you can invest in your career through GPA programs, opportunities, and benefits available. GrantZone, Mentor Match Program, webinars, continuing education, scholarships, consultants directory and more.

Email any question in advance, and we will have our experts answer them: connect@gpaorangecounty.com

Grant Professional Certification (GPC) Competencies covered in this session:

Competency #7: Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers  

01. Identify the advantages of participating in continuing education and various grant review processes.
02. Identify advantages of participating in professional organizations that offer grant developers growth opportunities and advance the profession

Presenters:

Before coming to GPA, Shelley spent 20 years working in higher education as well as for community development and social service not-for-profits such as the YMCA of Greater Kansas City and Angel Flight Central. In addition to her role as “Head Cheerleader” for the GPA Chapters, she is also active in the Kansas City community and has served as President of a local chapter of career professionals and served on the Board of Directors for the South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

Oswaldo “Ozzie” Perez
Orange County Department of Education
Grants and Funding Coordinator

Ozzie joined GPA/GPAOC in 2017. He attended his first GPA Conference in San Diego, and this past year in Chicago, he shared his mentee experiences during a GPA Mentor Match session. He graduated UC San Diego with a BA in Urban Studies & Planning, and Visual Arts. As Coordinator, Grants and Funding at the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE), he provides support and technical assistance to OCDE staff and partners desiring to secure funding for new and existing programs. Before coming to OCDE Ozzie has worked for FACT (Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation) as a Grants Management Analyst. He’s an avid runner and enjoys gadgets and technology.