Chris has been researching, writing and budgeting Federal, state, and foundation grant programs since the year 2000. During that time he has experienced an exceptional rate of success, having won millions of dollars in funding for a wide range of projects in the areas of homeland security, public safety, fire, code enforcement, economic development, environmental protection, revolving loan programs, recreation, technology, youth crime prevention, education and historic preservation. He has been particularly successful with EPA Brownfields programs and Department of Defense scientific grants for colleges and universities, for which he has a 100 percent award rate. He has worked on behalf of dozens of cities, counties, special districts and community-based organizations throughout the nation, and particularly California. Prior to grant writing and consulting, he was an educator at Lake Arrowhead Christian School, teaching U.S. history, government & economics, geography and mathematics. He was also a leader in after-school programs. Chris holds a Bachelors degree in Political Science from California State University, San Bernardino, and is involved as a volunteer with several 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations including the C.S. Lewis Foundation where he participated in writing-related conferences at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. For the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society he provided fundraising consulting, press release and grant proposal development, and for Hughes Rehabilitation Services he provided extensive quality/peer review for a variety of writing projects. Chris’s knowledge of a wide array of complex grant topics, combined with superb writing skill make him a valuable asset to Harvest’s leadership.
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