Kathleen McGovern Dinsmore

Program Officer, Organization Support, Division of the Arts @State of Delaware

Wilmington, DE, US

Provides technical assistance and subject-matter expertise to 100+ grant applicants annually for a state arts agency distributing over $5M in funding.• Serves as internal staff reviewer for dozens of grant applications, evaluating community engagement initiatives, general operating support, and board development proposals with a focus on programmatic goals and fiscal soundness.• Plans and manages five annual external grant panel meetings, including recruitment, onboarding, and oversight of approximately 25 panelists each year.• Applies comprehensive knowledge of pre- and post-award grants administration, including proposal solicitation, review, processing, and compliance.• Maintains and develops back-end configuration of Grants Management Software system (SmartSimple)• Conducts data analysis in support of program decision-making.• Monitors grantee performance to ensure contract compliance and evaluate alignment with agency priorities and program effectiveness

Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

Art History of France; early 20th century French Literature

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Arts Administration/Art History, Theory, and Criticism

Georgetown University

B.S., Languages, from the Faculty of Languages & Linguistics (French Literature)