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We are a small consulting firm led by Principal, Lauren Medina Collens, MPA, GPC. Lauren has a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management and public policy from the University of Georgia. She was among the first five individuals in New York state to receive grant professional certification (GPC; conferred 2016). She has more than 13 years of experience in the grants profession with millions of dollars in funding secured and managed for various human services agencies across the state of Georgia and New York. Additional information about Lauren’s professional experience can be found on her LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-medina-collens-mpa-gpc. Her grant success rate is a result of thoughtful and ethical prospecting and grant narrative design. She has additional experience with fee-for-service billing, teaching, compliance plans, nonprofit boards, strategic planning, and EMR/EHR software implementation.