Certified Grant Writers
Every name on this list has completed the Certificate in Grant Writing through Spark the Fire Grant Writing Classes, a rigorous training program built on 25+ years of hands-on grant writing and reviewing experience. The course is approved for 24 continuing education points by CFRE International and GPC, and is taught by an approved trainer recognized by GPCI, GPA, and 501 Commons. Completing this certificate means these grant writers have studied the full grant lifecycle, from community insight statements through budget narratives, under that level of instruction and accreditation.
If you're an organization looking to hire a grant writer, this list is a place to start: every writer here has demonstrated the skills and standards behind the Certificate in Grant Writing. If you're a graduate confirming your own listing, welcome to the club, and thank you for the work you do.
The following individuals have received their Certificate in Grant Writing through Spark the Fire Grant Writing Classes:
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Angela Aaron-Benefield
Hafsa Abdinur
Hassam Abdulrazek
Tsehaitu Abye
Andrea Adams
Bailey Adams
Charissa Adams
“This was a really informative, educational course. Allison took the time to give really thorough feedback and even set up a meeting with me to give me guidance on making my proposal more cohesive. I have already been applying what I learned and feel so much more confident with the proposals I am submitting. I highly recommend this course!”
Sevan Agrippa
Nell Aiello
Kathleen Akers
Drew Alcoser
“The one-on-one feedback is so helpful. I was able to address my questions with valuable input from my instructor. The course covered every angle that we should be thinking about that a grantmaker might ask for. And-- tips for how to appeal to them. Our instructor had me dig deep within to really write in a way that is persuasive and concise.”
Diana Aleman
Gemma Alexander
Michelle Alfiere
Cynthia Allen
Dana Amromin
Ayesha Amsa
Maura Andersen
Jeannine Anderson
Kailena Anderson
Leayah Anderson
Edward Andrews
Tawni Andrews
Amanda Apitz
Crystal Araiza
Elynora Arellano
Michelle Arinaga
Gretchen Aro
Kathleen Ashelford
Nancy Asnicar
Dominic Aulisio
Anitra Austin
Lee Avallone
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Mary Baechler
Allison Baer
Christine Bagley
Grace Bagno
Hanisha Bakshani
Rebecca Ballantyne
Tiffany Ban
Christine Barajas
Meredith LeAnn Baran
Rose Barboza
Shelley Barker
Charlina Barrington
Jayne Barton
Ariel Bassom
Chester Beard
Lisa Beckrich
Alicia Beene
Henry Belanger
Makayla Belford
Marshall Bender
Samantha Benedict
Annika Bennett
“I started this course as a nonprofit employee who had picked up grant management as a small component of my day-to-day work. Over the last year, grant writing has become my primary job. This course was my first actual training in this field, and it has been invaluable, as has Allison's detailed, patient, and inquisitive feedback. I so appreciated the opportunity to learn at my own pace and ask questions along the way, and I'll be revisiting my coursework regularly as I continue to grow my career as a grant writer.”
Nicole Berlanga
Nadia Betkouchar
Nayla Bezares
Olympia Bhatt
Courtney Bird
Onetha Black
Julie Blaszak
Beatrice Blaylock
Tami Bloom
Susan Bohn
Kathleen Bono
Ruby Booras
Paula Bordenet
Sarah Boucher
Michelle Boudet-French
Sarah Bourn
Sydney Bowen
Melita Bowman-Murphy
Sheri Bradley
Pam Brager
LaKeisha Brass
Lisa Brennan
Julie Brewer
Colleen Bromen
Delores Brown
Ronda Brown
Sarah Brown
Sharon Raye Brown
Tiffany Brown
Crystal Brownlee
Teri Bryant
Jennifer Buehler
Monique Buge
Justin Burgess
Michelle Burton
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Angie Cady
Lucie Campbell
Susan Campbell
Tracy Campion
Dennys Canto
Caitlin Canup
Jailynn Caraballo
Gabriela Cardona
Carrie Care
“Excellent Course! I have been searching for a course like this for years! After learning a few of the skills and lessons presented here "on the job," it was so great to have this course to confirm some things I already knew, but also to learn about aspects I had not yet dealt with or considered. Having all the info about the business of freelancing so organized and all in one place, with checklists, materials I can use, and feedback from the instructor was invaluable! I also enjoyed connecting with other grant writers during the cohort portion. I cannot say enough good things about this course!.”
Soledad Carillo
Shawn Carkonen
Diana Carlson
Kyla Carlston
Faith Carr
Heather Carrie
David Casson
Nekaycha Cavil
Sandra Centeno
John Chabala
Danielle Charcenko
Chandler Charles
Kaitlin Chase
Rita Chavez
Nelson Chen
Tiffany Chen
Amy Cheng
Kaitlin Chester
Emma Chrisman
Heidi Christensen
Hanan Chudnoff
Supastorn Chupong
Jeannine Clarke
April Cluess
Marina Coates
Kara Cogger
Javay Coleman
Erina Colombo
Cody Cook-Winscher
David Corrado
Stevi Costa
Catherine Couture
Matthew Cox
Alexandra Cratsenberg
Michelle Crimmins
“I started this course as a nonprofit employee who had picked up grant management as a small component of my day-to-day work. Over the last year, grant writing has become my primary job. This course was my first actual training in this field and it has been invaluable, as has Allison's detailed, patient, and inquisitive feedback. I so appreciated the opportunity to learn at my own pace and ask questions along the way, and I'll be revisiting my coursework regularly as I continue to grow my career as a grant writer.”
Roxanne Cummings
Morgan Curry
Aimee Cusimano
Bianca Custer
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Najma Dahir-Abdulla
Ilham Dakane
Erin Daniel
Jennifer Darling
Pamela Daroff
Ruth Daughterty
Grace Davis
Shawna Davis
Mary Davisson
Malena Del Rey
Vanessa Delgado
Terry Demko
Veronica Depotty
Richard Desanto
Jade Dikelsky
Annie Dimitras
Melanie Dixon
Shanelle Dodson-Dance
Susan Dole
Emily Doughty
Rowan Dowgert
Laura Downing
Molly Doyle
Karisha DuToit
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Jamie Eby
Chris'She'A Edwards
Joey Elder
Kristen Elder
Tanya Elder
Hannah Elzig
Felice England
Pamela Erstad
Lydia Essex White
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Meaghan Fairchild
Kimberly Fauquenot
Liz Fenstermaker
Colby Fetters
Holly Fischer
Jordan Fischer
Brenda Davis Fisher
Henry Fisher
Sarah Fitchett
Eric Flatten
Grace Fletcher
Brooke Yaptangco Flinn
Alisa Flores
Lynn Follett
Callan Foster
Sharon Fowler
Laura Fox
Lauren Fox
Paula Fralick
Gretchen Frankenstein
Liberty Franks
Leah Frazier
Skyler Frazier
Sonia Frojen
Eva Fuentes
Lyn Fulkerson
Loren Fuller
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Scott Galbreaith
Meghan Gallagher
Liz Ganey
Arianna Garofalo
Kristi Gedeon
Sawnie Geer
Amy Geier
Gretchen Geltemeyer
Brandon Gilley
Marianne Gilman
Tara Gilman
Melanie Glock
Meredith Goehring
Adam Goldstein
Siarrah Gomez
Rebecca Goyt
Anna Grassley
Leigha Griffin
Susan Griner
Tammy Guill
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Emma Hacker
Katy Hadley
Jenny Hagemann
Leah Hakimi
Helen Halpern
Aliyah Hamaluddin
Tina Hammond
Karen Ann Hardin
Courtney Harris
Rhea Harrison
Andrea Hart
Kristi Hart
Anna Hartshorne
Teresa Hastings
Shelly Haverkamp
Katrina Hawking
Carlos Heath
Wendy Heaton
Amanda Heflin
Laura Helling
Amie Hendricks
Azalea Hermann
Natalia Hernandez
Shawna Herriford
Nathan Hersey
April Hichens
Kelly Hickman
Erin Higbee-Kollu
Auda Hill
Gretchen Hill
Haydee Hill
Angela Hodge
Shila Hodgins
Diana Holder
Maggie Holland
Chelsea Holmes
Marcus Hopkins
Morgan Hostettler
Mindy Houser
Ciara Howard
Nathaniel Howard
Kelsey Hunt
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“I am brand new to the grant writing world and learned a lot from this class. I feel that I have the tools I need to search and apply for future grants. I highly recommend this course, 3-4 hours per week was doable for me within a 40-hour full-time work week.”
Leah Idler
Heather Irwin
Corinne Isaak
Day M. Iseminger
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Jillian Jacobs
Michael Jacobsen
Sarah Jacobsen
Esther Jang
Benita Jangala
Julie Janson
Sterline Daphney Jean
Jessica Jenkins
Justine Jephson
Aaron Johnson
Brenda Johnson
Christy Johnson
Garrett Johnson
Kelli Johnson
Michael David Johnson
"I enrolled in the Spark The Fire grant writing course to see if the process was as difficult as I'd imagined and to help my all-volunteer fire district in Southwest Washington financially. Allison’s step-by-step and clear teaching style removed any doubts I had about grant writing. Each week, I expected it to get tough, but it never did. It was challenging but not difficult, thanks to how Allison explained everything from start to finish. Right after completing the course, I confidently submitted my first grant application and am nearly finished with a second. If you're interested in grants and grant writing, I highly recommend the Spark The Fire course as a solid foundation.”
Nichole Johnson
Anina Jones
Ethan Jones
Mindy Jones
Nia Jones
Terrance Jones
Teri Jones Villeneuve
Jodi Jonis
Allison Joy
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Carolyn Kading
Amy Kalember
Garrett Robert Kalt
Loren Kando
Kathryn Karcher
Kristin Kasa
Diane Kasparek
Julie Kelly
Molly Kernan
Rebecca Kessler
Yasir Khalif
Genna-Marie Kilduff
Stephanie Kilough
Angia Kincey
Audra King
Marilyn King
Terry Kinjo
Amy Kirk
Rori Kirkpatrick
Shamea Knight
Ashlea Koepke
Lori Kothe
Kyle Kuhn
Susanna Kutches
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Anna LaCombe
Angela Lamb
Erika Lamboy
Caitlin Lane
Sidney Lane
Rachel Lanera
Marisa Langlois
Heidi Larsen
Andrew Larson
Tatum Larson
Amanda Laskowicz
Nancy Leal
Helen Lee
Lelonni Leeper
Lilia Alejandra Levy
Jenni Lewis
Esther Leyva
Kenji Lianane-Booey
Gretchen Lilly
Jamie Lim
Annie Lindekugel
Ann Lipscomb
Rocky Lira
Kelsey Liu
Diane Longmoor
Kelsey Longrie
Kins Loree
Jennifer Losch
Desiree Louie
Melissa Luatua
Kimberlee Luckie
Karlle Ludwig
Alexandra Luke
Katie Lutts
Hunter Lydon
Sarah Lynch
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Nikoo Maher
Sarah Makay
Chelsea Manning
Alissa Manno
Andreea Marculescu
Sophia Marlantes
Grey Marsh
Jennifer Martin
Emanuel Martins
Todd Matthews
Andrew Maust
Joe Maxwell
Garrison McCabe
Rebecca McCabe
Kelly McCaffrey
Alicia McCarthy
Rachelle McCarty
Maureen McCauley
Kelsey McFarland
Molly McGinness
Koby McInnis-Fuller
MaryAnn McNamara
Vanessa Mehta
“Allison provided so many wonderful aspects to this class. These included video classes, mentoring, peer reviews, and an abundance of resources to write a highly organized, well-written grant in a persuasive manner. Starting as a novice, I had taken another grant writing class over the summer, but I did not feel prepared. I was offered the opportunity to take Allison's class which was fantastic to enhance my skills and participate in new learning. I feel ready to write another grant! I highly recommend this class.”
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Alix Melin
Wendy Menchu - Lopez
Audrey Meyer
Kelly Michaels
Jowynna Michel
Jennifer Miller
Morgan Miller
Nicolina Miller
Sarah Miller
Shannon Miller
Katherine Mindrup
Alison Mohrbacher
Megan Monroe
Ella Mora
Brandi Morang
Alberto Moreno
Henry Morgan
Michael Morrow
Julie Motley
Jesse Murphy-Hill
Jin Muse
Phoebe Muth
Kieva Myers
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Akhila Naji
Tracy Newell
Laurel Newnham
Emma Nickoloff
Anna Noble
Jen Nye
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Jennie O’Brien
Lisa O’Dell
Penelope O'Laughlin
Monique O’Neill
Kimberly Obbink
“This course was incredibly thorough and rigorous. As someone new to grant writing but familiar with proposal writing, this course took me through each and every important detail of the grant writing process. Allison, the instructor, is patient and so knowledgeable about her field. I highly recommend this course. So worth the money.”
Jessica Olarti
Edward Olwell
Rachel Oostindie
Jonise Orie
Akasha Orr
Marjorie Osterhout
Emanii Owens
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Anne Paper
Susan Pappalardo
Heather Parker
Anna Parnigoni
Katerhine Elaine Patterson
Sara Patterson
Iris Parker Pavitt
Delaney Pearson
Justin Pearson
Annitra Peck
Tara Peck
Irene Pellegrini
Melissa Penny
Eliana Perez
Alexander Peri
Grady Persons
Evan Petty
Elizabeth Phelps
Nichol Phillips
Keandra Piatt
Kathleen Pike Jones
Kesri Pinyo
James Pitts
Nicole Plastino
Heather Platt
Sharlene Popplewell
Laura Porter
Emily Pote
Veronica Prentice
Sierra Pribble
Lindsey Price
Sonja Pringle
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Kayla Rabish
Taylor Rain
Faith "Faye" Ramirez
Kristi Ramirez
Tomica Ransaw
Edith Raphael
Karen Reddington
Ashley Redfearn
Harmony Redmond
Silvia Reed
Lisa Reinecke
Crystal Reyes
Veronica Riberio
Cynthia Richmond
Hope Rieden
Susan Riemer
Renee Ringuette
Eve Rivera
Amelia Roberts
Chetanya Robinson
DeQuella Robinson
Timothy Robinson
Noel Roby
Carol Rodin
Heather Rogen
William Roller
Denise Rose
Sara Rosenberg
Maria Rostad
Lauren Rowe
Michelle Rowlett
Erin Royal
Tiffany Royal
Hannah Rudin
Kowan Russell
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Tina Sain
Megan Salazar
Julio Sanchez
Olivia Sandvik
Jenn Sankwich
Gabrielle Santarini
Stacey Sargent
Sasha Savoian
Sarah Sawtelle
Grace Scarborough
Lily Schmidt-McGrath
Bryanna Schiller
Jordan Schillinger
Tiffany Schira
Lily Schmidt-McGrath
Anne Schneider
Austin Scrivner
Willie Seals
Great Course!
“Great Course. This course was great. It provided a step by step process from beginning to end on how to write a grant proposal. I would absolutely recommend to others.”
Sequoia Selah
Kim Selber
Cheryl Selby
Ida Seshie
Tay Shaffer
Nishi Shankar
Lori Shapiro
Tanya Sharp
Peggy Sheffler
Allison Shields
Marla Shike
Connie Shirk
Stella Shor
Jenny Sicilano
Loren Silva
Adam Silver
Rhiannon Simmonds
Ari Simmons
Carrie Sinclair
Ashley Smart
Karen Sisel Smith
Nick Smith
Staci Smith
Kim Soares
Lora Sonnen
Kes Sorensen
Elizabeth Soto
Khanthong Southisombath
Matthew Spahn
Allison Spice
Samantha Squires
Alex Staben
Sasha Stel-Ferguson
Katie Stemmene
Anne Sternheim
Kimberly Stevens
Tracy Stewart
Brittany Stinett
Christine Stoll
Katerina Stoy-Pavelle
Emma Strevey
Jennifer Strunk
Audrey Stueckle
Sharyl Stumph
Will Suarez
Tamara Suber
Andrew Swanner
Meghan Sweeney
Andrea Swiedom
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Kimberly Taber
Liz Teal
Jacob Teitelbaum
Jacqueline Terrel
Sara Terry
Bezawit Tesfaye
Terri Tewey
Aubri Tharp
Manoj Thirupal
Kimberly Thomas
Marti Thomas
Danielle Thompson
Milagro Thompson
Martin Thordarson
Gina Thurston
Sierra Tiirs
Lindsey Toledo
Lacey Tolles
Bailey Tomlinson
Angela Trout
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Kate Ubermuth
Hunter Uechi
Fereshta Ullah
Lynette Unrau
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Jane Van Dae
Kamaria Sunshine Vaught
Tania Vega
Kristen Veldhuizen
Kevi Veldman
Dominick Vergara
Kathleen Vertner
Sarah Villafuerte
Tiffany Villigan
Dr. S. Pee Vululleh
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Brooke Wadsworth
Winnie Wakaba
Daniel Walker
Hazel Wallin
Jenna Ward
Rebekah Washington
Caitlin Wasley
Savanah Webb
Colette Weeks
Jori Weissert
Andrea Welch
Debra Westgate-Silva
Christianne White
Robin White
Lori Ann Whitehead
Sarah Whitmarsh
Vivian Wiese
Christine M. Wilcox
Allison Williams
Bruce Williams
Dulcie Willis
Christine M. Wilcox
Mathew Wiloughby
Michael Wisler
Daniel Wolff
Bridget Wood
Dan Wood
Anna Woodhouse
Jason Worley
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Noura Yahia
Tyla Yancy
Jerry Yoon
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Nathan Zabel
Yuchan Zhao
Yuki Zheng