Ben Richards
Public Servant - Impacting Communities - Leader in local government & non-profit orgs. Executive level consulting for NPOs that are ready to take it to another level. Networking to make the world a better place.
- Role
- Grants and Special Projects Administrator at Waukegan Park District
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Grants and Special Projects Administrator
Jun 2018 — Present · Waukegan, IL, US
Advocating for national issues with up to 1 billion dollars in Federal appropriations. • $10,962,815 of fund development to promoting a strategic transformation of a low-income community.• line item written into the Federal budget by working with the 10th Congressional District. • Collaborating with finance and planning teams on 39 million dollars of projects and programs.• Community relations representation with the public, news outlets, businesses, and government.• COVID-19 representative for the District on the Federal, State, and local levels.• Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) lead presenting to state finance leaders.• Audits, reporting, transparency and accountability with grant funds and programs.• Implementing and executing the District’s scholarship program.• Contributed to the District being nominated for the National Gold Medal for Park Districts. • Strategic and organizational consulting to the Waukegan Parks Foundation.
Education
University of Iowa
BA, Psychology and Communication Studies
1996 — 1998
DePaul University
M.S., Public Service Administration - Higher Education
2004 — 2006
Skills
- Public Speaking
- Non-Profit Administration
- Board Leadership
- Higher Education
- Adult Education
- University Teaching
- Research
- Student Affairs
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Grant Writing
- Grants
- Career Counseling
- Community Development
- Community Outreach
- Conflict Resolution
- Event Management
- Policy Analysis
- Program Evaluation
- Public Relations
- Recruiting
- Program Development
- Training
- Student Development
- Nonprofits
- Academic Advising
- Budgets
- Management
- Leadership Development
- Fundraising
- Instructional Design
- Career Development
- Curriculum Design
- Marketing
- Program Management
- Social Networking
- E-Learning
- Time Management
- Organizational Development
- Staff Development
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