Barbara Mann

Background

About Barbara Mann

Barbara Mann holds a BS in Biology (with a concentration in Botany) and an MBA, both from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a Certificate in Non-profit Management from Tidewater Community College. In addition to her current work as a Grant Development Specialist in the Office of Research at Old Dominion University (ODU), she continues to be involved in the arts. Check out her work at Mann Made Designs http://bmann8.wixsite.com/mann-made-designs. She was a Lab Manager at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology working on projects to map neural pathways which innervate the oculomotor and vestibular systems. She served as Program Manager at Virginia Space Grant Consortium for the NASA Global Climate Change Education program and Program Director at the ODU Business Gateway for a US Department of Transportation project supporting small businesses. As a producing studio artist, her first funded grants were from the Virginia Commission for the Arts Artist-in-Residence programs for schools in Richmond, VA. Since then, she has authored proposals to the National Science Foundation, NASA, Virginia Department of Social Services, US Department of Transportation, US Department of Education, Small Business Administration, Virginia Community College System, as well as a number of foundations. KEY SKILLS • Program Management – Managed grant funded programs with interests in climate change, medical research, small business, and arts education. • Grant Writing/Grant Development – authored complex grant proposals and won funding in areas such as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and the arts. Worked with faculty at ODU to bring added value to funding proposals for research. • Event Planning – Produced national conferences, complex webinars, training workshops, networking events, and art festivals. • Networking – Served as a catalyst for networking and collaborative efforts. Communication style that gets results with the ability to initiate buy-in from individuals in such diverse sectors as government, private industry, professional organizations, academia, and special interest groups. • Knowledge Base – Fluent in the nomenclature of business, education, science, and the arts. Understanding of financial principles within non-profit institutions, academia, and business. • Self Starter – Successful throughout career in developing new programs, directing innovative marketing initiatives, improving program recruitment, and producing awareness actions.