Jerolyn Barbee

Background

About Jerolyn Barbee

CORE COMPETENCIES •Raised over $4 million for non-profit organizations from the Institute for Museums and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Columbus Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, The Kettering Fund and other corporate and private foundations. •Twenty years developing innovative community-based programs and customer service delivery coordination for federally and foundation funded programs. •Sixteen years of advocacy, media relations and special event planning experience including press conferences, tours, public meetings, workshops, annual meetings. •Fifteen years of publication development, writing, editing and layout experience. •Fourteen years of program budget development and oversight experience, managing budgets in excess of $3 million. •Team Leader for six neighborhood level strategic planning initiatives affecting over people. •Former freelance commentator for WOSU Public Media. Past freelance writer for Columbus Alive. •Serves as a peer grant reviewer for the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Specialties: Freelance writing and public relations; Fundraising and proposal writing; Project development and management, Event planning; Trainer in creating effective asset-building programs using Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) and non-profit resource development.