Mary Helen Petrus
Senior Program Officer @Stark Community Foundation
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Program Officer @Stark Community Foundation
Canton, OH, US
Review and analyze funding proposals for competitive and responsive grant making programs. Conduct supporting research to develop and defend recommendations to the Board of Directors including the Health Foundation of Greater Massillon. Highlights include:*Liaison for Stark Community Foundation in planning the 2023 Stark County Health Summit attended by close to 200 leading to vote on near term priorities for investments in behavioral health for the County;*Representative for Foundation in Stark County Behavioral Health Collective and Community Conversations; orchestrating events with outside consultant, collaborated with stakeholders, and communicating results to community.*Shape Protecting Stark\'s Future funding opportunity designed to motivate nonprofits in Stark County o collaborate on a neighborhood level to address the root causes of childhood poverty, using a data-informed approach.
EDUCATION
Northwestern University
BS
University of Chicago
Masters of Arts
NEOMFA (Akron University, Cleveland State University, Kent State University)
Master's in Fine Arts (candidate)
ABOUT MARY HELEN PETRUS
I have over two decades of experience in the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public policy sectors, and I currently serve as a Senior Program Officer at Stark Community Foundation. My role involves reviewing and analyzing funding proposals for competitive and responsive grant making programs, as well as conducting supporting research to develop and defend recommendations to the Board of Directors. My core competencies include stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, collaborative project management, and grant making. My mission is to support and empower organizations and initiatives that promote social justice and community development. Some of my recent achievements include planning the 2023 Stark County Health Summit, representing the Foundation in the Stark County Behavioral Health Collective and Community Conversations, and shaping the Protecting Stark\'s Future Fund grant opportunity. I am an excellent writer and an effective communicator who can present engaging messages to varied audiences. I hold a Master of Arts in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from Northwestern University.
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